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Title: Black Widow Riser
Post by: The Whittler on January 16, 2008, 07:28:00 PM
The BW risers in the exotics like osage, coco-bolo, kingwood etc.

Do they laminate the exotic wood, like the regular birch they use. Or are they just one piece of wood.

I know I should just give BW a call but I thought maybe someone here might know. Thanks for any reply.

Alan
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: Blackhawk on January 16, 2008, 07:41:00 PM
Here's an MAX in cocobolo with the laminations which helps make the riser even stronger.

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d108/lwscott/BWMAX.jpg)


You can choose your color of lamination(s), but I'm not sure if they will make one without it.  Every one I have seen had the lam in the riser.
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: Otto on January 16, 2008, 09:02:00 PM
Here's a PSAX in Cocobola with an Osage stripe.

(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Ottodude/PICT0389.jpg)

The Coco is made up of different laminations and thicknesses.
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: LazerRay on January 16, 2008, 09:23:00 PM
beautiful
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: Widowbender on January 16, 2008, 09:42:00 PM
Those are some fine lookin' bows, fellas.

David
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 16, 2008, 09:47:00 PM
Alan, the exotic wood is one-piece it is not a bunch of layers. I think that is what ya mean the exotics do not have as many glue lines in the risers as a Greybark or AO. Shawn
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: mooseman76 on January 16, 2008, 11:49:00 PM
My exotic widow was a bunch of layers of wood just like the standard versions.  In fact, the test drive bows I had in exotic were as well...Mike
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: J from Denmark on January 17, 2008, 02:22:00 AM
Whittler, as you can see in Ottos post, they laminate the smaller wooden part that is farthest away from the shooter but not the biggest wooden section in the middle of the riser.
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: Jim Picarelli on January 17, 2008, 06:36:00 AM
PSAX bocote
 (http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s128/JCPic/Bows/PSAX.jpg)
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: Russ Clagett on January 17, 2008, 12:44:00 PM
wow, I have a PSAV in ironwood, and I thought it was gorgeous, Jim that bocote is fabulous.

Now I gotta get one of those!
Title: Re: Black Widow Riser
Post by: The Whittler on January 17, 2008, 08:09:00 PM
Thanks guys for the info. it's what I was looking for. And thanks for the pic, very nice.

Alan