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Title: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: woodbender on August 18, 2013, 10:40:00 AM

is the colored wood they used in the old bears risers impregnated with some kind of stabalizing compound? if so what did they use? thanks

Title: Re: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: Shane Reed on August 18, 2013, 11:52:00 AM

You should check out Rutland Plywood. It's a place in Vermont that makes the wood for some Bear bows. You may find the info your looking for. They advertise the new Dymondwood which is made from birch.

Title: Re: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: woodbender on August 18, 2013, 01:25:00 PM

thanks shane ive used there wood on my risers before. i was more wandering what there process was in the early 70s

Title: Re: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: Shane Reed on August 18, 2013, 03:24:00 PM

It may take me a little while but I can try and find out as it is a local manufacturer near me. I used to work for Carris Reels right nextdoor. Have seen baseball bats and gun stocks made of the old "future wood"

Title: Re: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: Robert Marvin on August 18, 2013, 03:47:00 PM

According the the RR1Grayling video it was a resin impregnated maple

Title: Re: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: jeff w on August 18, 2013, 07:41:00 PM

What Robert said;   resin-impregnated maple. Dyes could be added to the resin to give the different colors of the risers.   Futurewood was made from solid blocks of maple, Dymondwood is made much like a plywood---if you look at them side by side it is easy to see the different characteristics each has.

Title: Re: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: 2treks on August 19, 2013, 05:51:00 AM

Future wood was and is a dyed and resin stabilized solid wood.(not laminanated)

Bear started it and if I am right, it then went to Bighorn who called it Ramwood, Bob Lee and now Ron Pittsley at Predator bows.

 http://www.huntersniche.com/predator_futurewood

Title: Re: ? about old bear future wood
Post by: bamboo on August 21, 2013, 08:56:00 AM

http://www.hightemptools.com/nelsonite.html
something like this---