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Title: Riser wood?
Post by: bkupris on February 08, 2008, 03:55:00 AM

One for the experts, (not me)

1973 Herters takedown. Doesn't look like the Brazilian Rosewood on some of the older Herters bows. Any idea what wood it is?

 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=490&g2_serialNumber=2
 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=494&g2_serialNumber=2
 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=497&g2_serialNumber=2

Thanks
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Title: Re: Riser wood?
Post by: d. ward on February 08, 2008, 06:38:00 AM

Pending on the grain,Brazilian has many different apperances.Another thought is back in 1973 the bow finishes used had no UV blocker.Which causes the Brazilian to get a light color,caused more from the finish yellowing.But I would say there were really only 2 woods used by Herters in 1973 on your model,Brazilian and Hondurin rosewood..But I bet yours is just light colored Brazilian rosewood.....bowdoc

Title: Re: Riser wood?
Post by: bkupris on February 08, 2008, 10:36:00 AM

Sorry guy's, my photo skills are limited and my knowledge of wood even more so    :)    What I can say is that I believe the wood is very dense. It is a HEAVY riser for it's size. It weighs 2 lbs 14 oz including the metal limb pocket brackets.

EDIT-more photos

 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=506&g2_serialNumber=2
 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=509&g2_serialNumber=2
 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=512&g2_serialNumber=2
 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=515&g2_serialNumber=2
 http://brian.ckupris.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=518&g2_serialNumber=2

Title: Re: Riser wood?
Post by: bkupris on February 08, 2008, 04:30:00 PM

Could it be Goncalo Alves? I heard somewhere that Herters used it in some of their bows??

 http://www.tropicalhardwoods.com/htm/tropical_hardwoods/goncalo_alves.htm

Title: Re: Riser wood?
Post by: Horney Toad on February 09, 2008, 12:28:00 AM

Interesting question. I have a herters as well with similar wood. In fact, I bought it at the Baltimore shoot and Rich you said it was rosewood. I don't think it is rosewood as the brazilian rosewood I am familiar with is redder and darker. And it doesn't look like bubinga, it is different grained.

bowdoc says it might be honduran Rosewood. I am not familiar with that wood.

Title: Re: Riser wood?
Post by: bkupris on February 09, 2008, 04:43:00 AM

Are any of the people that built these bows still around? Maybe they could enlighten us?