I have money burning a hole in my pocket for a new Toelke Whistler. I need some ideas for the veneers that will blend in out west. Pictures and the name of the wood would be great.
Thanks,
Dave
I'm a fan of Tamo Ash........can be died dark if need be.
I like black limba.
i like his figured myrtle![attachment=1]
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Dan's Myrtle is usually the way to go for me, his mango is a looker too, although I don't particularly like it in my bows, but that's just me. Keep in mind that Dan and Jared do not use dyed wood since they claim it interferes with the glue-up. Yew, Juniper, maple and figured canary wood seems to be a good choice and they use it quite a lot as well. Veneer woods such as bocote are also on hand although I have found that most Toelke bows I've seen with them don't carry some of the crazy figure often seen on other bows. Can't say the same for their riser options: Whatever they have to offer regarding riser woods has always been great for me: the cocobolo, zircote and macassar ebony in my Lynx, Whip and Super D are fantastic.
Hope this helps, although I highly recommend telling Dan what you're looking for and have him recommend the ingredients since it seems like you're looking for an overall look rather than a specific type of wood.
Cheers! Pat
I have had Dan make me a number of bows, on a few of them I was at the shop and chose the wood there. After owning a number of them I ordered one and told him to surprise me. It's as pretty a bow as any I've had. I would trust his judgement, he can tell you just what he has and what he has that is exceptional.
I always had the best luck telling Dan to just use the best stuff he had available. When I tried to force his hand I had mixed results.
I think A nicely figured bocote would blend in well out west.
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Myrtle. Once I saw this no other would do.
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I have a Whistler coming on Monday that has the Myrtle venners, I hope it looks like some these pictures.
Thanks everyone for the information. mec lineman the Myrtle looks great on your bow. Is it a Toelke Chinook?
I will give Dan a call I am sure he will create a deadly piece of art.
Quote from: mec lineman on December 21, 2018, 10:01:59 AM
i like his figured myrtle![attachment=1,msg2838429]
This is a pretty one! I'm going to vote for the Myrtle. Wow...
Another vote for myrtle
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But I tend to like them all! Lol
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Big plus - the myrtle is domestic; I believe it's all from Oregon and California. Many of the exotic woods are imported. Not that there is anything wrong with imports but when I can I like having domestic wood especially when it's as gorgeous as myrtle.
Some spalted maple from Dan. I also like to let the bowyer pick based on what they have in stock.
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My two favorite veneers are Myrtle and Mango.
I've seen pistachio veneers on a bow a couple times, it looks awesome. Take a look at some of these veneers, https://www.woodfromthewest.com/bow-wood/veneers/pistachio/
Myrtle and Mango are my favorites with lots of variations, they'll probably shoot you some photos of what the have available. Here's a little YouTube I made of my Whistler, Linen Micarta riser and Mango veneers.
https://youtu.be/iGH9wj0rW_g
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