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Title: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: Three Finger on December 07, 2011, 06:15:00 PM
Ok I am ordering a mohawk longbow soon. Got the OK form the wife. I know what limb wood I'm going with. Boo cores with dirty boo veneers. I'm not sure on the riser wood. What I want and the wood I like the most is Osage but I don't know if that will look good with boo. I could throw a coco accent strip in the osage. What do you think.
Title: Re: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: awbowman on December 07, 2011, 06:18:00 PM
I say go for it.  Osage and boo  ..... thats the "peanut and jelly" of the trad bow world.
Title: Re: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: mikebiz on December 07, 2011, 06:49:00 PM
Remember that Osage Orange is very yellow when first cut, but should mellow beautifully with age.  It looks like a nice honey amber color after a few years.  Look around here for osage pics.  I think it will make a nice combo.  Bloodwood would be a cool accent.
Title: Re: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: njloco on December 07, 2011, 07:22:00 PM
Hopefully you can see this, the long bow has Osage limbs.

(http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h477/njloco/IMG_1627-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: RC on December 07, 2011, 07:48:00 PM
Get what you want. Life is to short to do different. Mohawks are top of the line.RC
Title: Re: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: bentpole on December 07, 2011, 07:50:00 PM
Hmmmm Dirty Boo with a cocoabolla riser and a Osage accent strip in the middle. Where's Eric when you need him!!?? I think he has one like that.
Title: Re: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: Three Finger on December 08, 2011, 05:33:00 AM
Thanks for the input. Yep I think i'm going with what I like. Should be Boo limbs and osage riser.
Can't wait to see it.
Title: Re: Need opinions with wood choices for my Mohawk order
Post by: ronp on December 08, 2011, 06:09:00 AM
Sounds like a good wood combo for a great bow.  Make sure to post pics when it arrives.