i am having my first custom bow, first new longbow to be exact built. i am wanting a farily heavy wood in the riser to add mass weight with beautiful limbs and boo cores. i was thinking about cocobola and ebony in the riser, birdseye maple limbs with boo cores. is this matched correct, or mis-matched? i am new to the wood stuff, so i dont know. mainly i am more concerned--will it all look good together? i am hung up on the birds eye maple after seeeing an all birds eye silvertip longbow. i get the birds eye and curly confused a times.
what do you think would be a great combo of woods for my bow to give me the looks, performance and mass weight in the riser?
show pics of your bows as well--cant get enough of beautiful bows!
Use the search box....type in New Schafer....you'll see pics on my newest Silvertip.
Rosewood Dymondwood riser, with Chechen Flare, Hawaiian Curly Koa limb veneers.
There are a gazillion wood choices and combos.
You have to decide for yourself what you like best.
Billy
TJ, those woods are certainly heavy enough. They are both fine riser woods. The color combos are just personal preference. Since you asked for my opinion, I'll give it to you! :) I think I would use two riser woods with more contrast. Both of those are quite dark. I think a ebony and osage would look fantastic, or maybe even ebony and hickory. Just my opinion.
(http://images.imagelinky.com/1242322989.jpg) (http://images.imagelinky.com/1242322989.jpg)
This ebony and mrytle wood
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/snag23/Blacktailsheduawengeriser.jpg)
If you have to have the birdseye (IMHO) I would go with a lighter colored wood in the riser. This bow has shedua w/ wenge footing in the riser. I love birdseye too!
If you go with cocobola and ebony I would choose the cocobola for the limb veneers. The reddish and black is classic!
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/snag23/8s.jpg)
Here is the same bow showing the figured myrtlewood limbs.
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/snag23/2.jpg)
Here is a cocobola and ebony riser with cocobola limbs. If you go to BlacktailBows.com you will see lots of combos!
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/horatio1226/taipan/taipan001.jpg)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/horatio1226/taipan/taipan007.jpg)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/horatio1226/taipan/taipan009.jpg)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/horatio1226/taipan/taipan012.jpg)
It has a yew core.The riser is african wenge and black locust with actionwood highlights that kind of change color in the light. It has zebrawood, fire cocobolo and one or two other woods that I can't remember.
I just got mine, today (RER XR 3 Pc. takedown).
Granadillo and Bocote riser. Bocote overlays on the riser.
Bocote veneers over bamboo on the limbs.
I think it's beautiful!
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/SBGobblers/Traditional/DSC01255Small.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/SBGobblers/Traditional/DSC01256Small.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/SBGobblers/Traditional/DSC01254Small.jpg)
here she is with my Mohawk. Mohawk is cocobolo and Bocote in the riser and bamboo cores and veneers on the limbs.
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/SBGobblers/Traditional/DSC01266Small.jpg)
Snag,
That second BT is just flat out beautiful!! Both are but the darker one rings my bell.
Here is a Mohawk I'm test driving before I buy with Cocabolo and Bacote. a real nice bow and a shooter.
The bottom is my Whisperstik with Tambootie and Blackwood, this is one beautiful bow, the limbs are Marblewood with Antler tops!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/BowHuntingFool/P1040453.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/BowHuntingFool/P1040450.jpg)
Man those Blacktails are knock down beautiful.
Beautiful Bows Guys!This is my Shane Hyme Hybrid. Ebony Bacote and Osage. With amber boo limbs. Man I'm glad i picked em. He was mad because this is the bow he wante to make for himself.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2995752843_a0b43578ae.jpg?v=1225655379)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2996591126_de550c2e90.jpg?v=1225655466)
This is my Shane Hyme 66" longbow. Rosewood and cocobolo, with cocobolo limbs.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2996591632_b57448701c.jpg?v=1225655574)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2995752111_f5bac99476.jpg?v=1225655608)
This is my Shane Hyme 64" longbow. Rose wood and purple heart, with purple heart limbs.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2996590930_446900fb04.jpg?v=1225655689)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2996590782_834ac61280.jpg?v=1225655705)
i like the light/dark in the riser--buti really want to put the birdseye in there somewhere. i have even thought about the ebony/birdseye riser with birdseye limbs and boo cores or cocobolo/birseye the same way.
can someone show me a comparison of birdseye and curly maple?
sorry for the questions, but i am ignorant when it comes to woods on these bows. i am wanting this bow to be a real looker!!
Here"s a few different wood combos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isrvmj-qQXc&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVf-3eYTfOM&feature=channel_page
My Mojostik
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w301/Easternarcher/WHISPERSTIK/MYburlriser.jpg)
Cocobolo with Eucalyptis burl(kinda like birds-eye maple)and black phenolic spacers.
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w301/Easternarcher/WHISPERSTIK/MYburlriser2.jpg)
Heartwood Juniper limb veneers -Boo core with Cocobolo -Juniper-Phenolic riser overlay.
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/JWilson1_2007/centaur1.jpg)Centaur Carbon Elite, w/ebony accents.
i wish i could give you a pic of my new bow but it ant here yet i will pnce she comes in but she is camo ash limbs wit sasafrace cores and the riser is wenge with bocote and blood wood accent stips
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P2160001.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1170008.jpg)
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(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/PB010002.jpg)
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Old thread but good topic so I am posting a new picture of my new Shane Hyme Hybrid Longbow - it shoots like a dream and is very quiet. I found out from the origianl owner that Shane is Owner/Manager of Lancaster Outdoors in Lancaster Ohio and I am hoping to talk to him about this bow and ask if he is still building bows. He does great work and this bow weighs in at 1# 6oz. It is 60" AMO and 45#@28".
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae70/Golfbuddy45/ShaneHymeCustomLongbow002_zpsf0baf941.jpg)
GB45
I talked to Shane Hyme and he still makes bows but sells them mostly through his shop in Lancaster, Ohio. If I get up that way I will have to check out his shop and range. He explained to me that the "083109" on the lower riser identifies the date it was completed so my bow was built Aug 31, 2009. He specifically designed these relatively shorter reflex deflex longbows for bow fishing that he does a lot of out on Lake Erie . . .
GB45
Here is a cocobolo riser with bocote limbs over bamboo. One of my all-time favorite wood combos!! (http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r603/DonEggleston/whip2.jpeg)
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r603/DonEggleston/whip7.jpeg) (http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r603/DonEggleston/whip5.jpeg)
Bubinga Riser
(http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee393/seanb45/IMG_0242.jpg) (http://s1225.photobucket.com/user/seanb45/media/IMG_0242.jpg.html)
Olive Ash limbs
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JD Berry made this one for me.I just said I wanted a mix of light and dark woods in it.Couldn't have been any happier when it got here! :D
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc156/goshawkin/photo-165.jpg) (http://s216.photobucket.com/user/goshawkin/media/photo-165.jpg.html)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc156/goshawkin/photo-171.jpg) (http://s216.photobucket.com/user/goshawkin/media/photo-171.jpg.html)
I've sold and traded alot of bows.This one and one other are the only ones I regret getting rid of. Bocote belly and rock python skin backed.
If I am not wrong, futurewood or dymondwood are heavier than any non processed wood.