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Title: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: critman on January 12, 2014, 12:05:00 AM

Gonna make my third 'glass bow a mild R/D. Just can't decide what kind of wood for riser and what color 'glass. I used the brown from 'ole kennym and it was gorgeous. So what do you folks like?  Please include as many pics as you can. I love checking out your bows. This is your chance to show off. You guys do have bragging rights......  :campfire:

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: jsweka on January 12, 2014, 10:18:00 AM

Really, I guess I like them all.  My last couple bows for myself have used colored glass to give them a classic look. Here's a couple, but probably my favorite is the one I made with a cocobolo riser, black glass on the back and clear glass on the belly - the best of both the colored and clear glass options.

 (http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/ReflexDeflex/CAM_2099.jpg)

 (http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/BowBuild/SAM_0652.jpg)

 (http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/BowBuild/SAM_0653.jpg)

 (http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/BowBuild/CAM_1808.jpg)

 (http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/BowBuild/CAM_1809.jpg)

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: critman on January 12, 2014, 08:46:00 PM

Beauties John, thanks.

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: fujimo on January 12, 2014, 09:49:00 PM

very, very nice!!

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: bigbob2 on January 13, 2014, 12:18:00 AM

Very sleek indeed!. I also seem to prefer black glass on back wand clear with veneers on belly though I made one with brown glass all round I liked.

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: canopyboy on January 14, 2014, 07:20:00 AM

Right now I'm a bit partial to black glass on yew...

  (http://i.imgur.com/J02wBye.jpg)

Excuse the crummy phone pic.  It needs a couple more coats and a handle wrap, but I think I'm in love.

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: critman on January 14, 2014, 01:26:00 PM

Gotta love black glass.....

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: red hill on January 14, 2014, 07:53:00 PM

Clear glass with interesting grain underneath is gorgeous! Although, I have an r/d longbow with brown glass that looks pretty nice, too!

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: kennym on January 14, 2014, 09:16:00 PM

Gotta have clear glass or I end up painting it camo........

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: Sharp Shooter on January 14, 2014, 10:42:00 PM

I like clear glass with some crazy grain veneers.
  (http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa473/SharpShooter6/IMG_0481_zps46965a0b.jpg) (http://s1199.photobucket.com/user/SharpShooter6/media/IMG_0481_zps46965a0b.jpg.html)

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: bigbob2 on January 15, 2014, 05:29:00 AM

sweet splice.

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: BigJim on January 15, 2014, 06:56:00 AM

I will use any glass as long as it is clear glass....or clear glass. It can be frustrating at times to build a bow with beautiful wood and see a minor streak here or there, but I quickly overlook that to see the beauty of the wood beneath.

I have never seen a perfect bow, woman (don't look at men ), deer, shotgun, dog, etc, etc. They all have their blemishes. Heck, one of my favorite critters are wart hogs. They have a face that only a mother could be tolerant of but I sure do like em.
BigJim

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: critman on January 15, 2014, 01:04:00 PM

X2 Big Jim
Critman

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: Swissbow on January 15, 2014, 03:53:00 PM

I fully agree with BigJim. I don't mind the color of the glass as long as it's clear. I have used some black glass lately but it didn't fully convince me. A piece of wood is something so simple but it's pure beauty and it's kind of sad to cover it up with black/brown or whatever colored glass.
__________
Andy

Title: Re: What wood type and glass color do you like best?
Post by: chackworth3 on January 15, 2014, 04:23:00 PM

X4. Pacific yew under clear glass is my favorite but there are a lot of other pretty ones too...
   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps4663874f.jpg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps4663874f.jpg.html)