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Title: blackwidow PCH
Post by: widow sax on December 31, 2009, 12:17:00 AM
Blackwidow has put the NEW PCH on there website just thought all you may like to know awsome looking bow may have to have one in the X style. Widow
Title: Re: blackwidow PCH
Post by: Hogdgz on December 31, 2009, 08:02:00 AM
Thanks for the info.
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Post by: Terry Green on January 13, 2010, 08:16:00 PM
I'm not up on BW lingo.....what the 'X' style???
Title: Re: blackwidow PCH
Post by: TimDougan on January 13, 2010, 08:22:00 PM
Terry the X is for exotic woods. Kingwood, bocote,osage,and so on. TD.
Title: Re: blackwidow PCH
Post by: Blackhawk on January 13, 2010, 08:22:00 PM
I was going to say "X" means "Crossbow", but thought you might   :knothead:   me.

Yes, X means exotic or custom wood, not their standard "plywood" as some refer to it.
Title: Re: blackwidow PCH
Post by: Terry Green on January 13, 2010, 08:49:00 PM
Thanks!!!

OK Blackhawk.....I've backed off 'The Button'.    :biglaugh:
Title: Re: blackwidow PCH
Post by: Gooserbat on January 13, 2010, 10:17:00 PM
I shot one of the prototypes about a year ago while I was at the widow factory.  If a guy likes a short riser with a small sight window then this is the widow for you.  Basicaly a PSA minus abiout a 1 1/2" in the riser.

I liked it!
Title: Re: blackwidow PCH
Post by: The Vanilla Gorilla on January 13, 2010, 10:21:00 PM
Just curious..

Why is osage considered an exotic wood?
Title: Re: blackwidow PCH
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on January 14, 2010, 12:55:00 AM
I've never seen any osage, so it's pretty exotic to me!

Black Widow's base model bows are, I think, stained actionwood or maple or something (please correct me if I'm wrong).

Their mid-range bows have an "ironwood" riser and stained, vertically-stacked bamboo (is that a term for "lamboo"?) limbs.

Their top-of-the-range bows have a riser of any exotic wood on offer, and veneers of that or other timber over the vertically-stacked bamboo limbs, except in the case of osage bows, which don't utilise any bamboo, just the osage (and glass / carbon).