I'm thinking of ordering a Northern Mist Superior with green glass; just looks cool to me. I'll go with either yew or boo limbs but can't decide what riser wood will compliment the green glass. Most of my bows have bubinga; I like the look and weight. Anyone have pics of your green glass longbows to share?
how about spectraply?
I like the camo extreme, evergreen, and evergreen onyx...
http://www.cousineauwoodproducts.com/store.php?category=spectraply
I'm wonderin the same thing, I like the green glass but cant think of what would go well with it.
Eric
Myrtle.
We're it me I'd go for Pau ferro with all bamboo limbs in a green glass bow. Very nice.
I can't remember where I saw it, but it was a Northern Mist bow with green glass and a walnut handle. I thought it was quite the looker!
East Indian Rosewood
QuoteOriginally posted by zipper bowss:
East Indian Rosewood
Ditto for me.
Osage.
The green is for your monies, and the gold is for your honey's.
Myrtle or Maple would be my choice.
X2 for Osage.....get a John Deere theme going...lol!
OSAGE!! That would look great with green glass I think.
(http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n486/Shedrock1/P1010800.jpg)
Shedrock...
That's way cool man!
Adding the riser wood to the wedges really looks pro.
:bigsmyl: :thumbsup:
Think the Osage will look great with the Green.
Have 2 bows with Osage one in the limbs and one in the handle.
Rich K.
I have 3 older recurves with green glass limbs. One is a Shakespeare Yukon that has a natural maple riser and it looks pretty good. The other two shown below are bows that my father made and I have refinished.
This first one has a walnut riser that has a Truoil finish on it. Sorry the pics of this one aren't very good, but you get the idea.
(http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp107/lotusf14/Mapleriser006.jpg)
(http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp107/lotusf14/Copyofrefinishedbows001B.jpg)
This second one has a maple riser that I dyed with a reddish brown pigment. This picture was taken before I knocked the gloss down with 0000 steel wool. The other side of the limbs are diamondback snake skins.
(http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp107/lotusf14/060.jpg)
Wenge or bolivian rosewood (Pau Ferro)
Stinger, your bows look like the old Sanders Sportsters. Same color riser with green glass...pretty cool!
Curly narra.
Dan, I went with myrtle on my shelton. It has green glass on the back and white glass on the belly. Very classic looking bow. God bless, Scott. (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww33/pricklybuck/100_0010.jpg)
QuoteOriginally posted by Scott E. Thomas:
Dan, I went with myrtle on my shelton. It has green glass on the back and white glass on the belly. Very classic looking bow. God bless, Scott. (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww33/pricklybuck/100_0010.jpg)
That is a classy looking combination; I like it.
Cocobolo.... That would be sssweeeettttt....
I went with myrtle too on my Shelton.
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy241/davidmitchell_6466/NM%20Shelton--green/GreenNMShelton002.jpg)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy241/davidmitchell_6466/NM%20Shelton--green/GreenNMShelton007.jpg)
Shedua on a Northern Mist Classic
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/molson410/NorthernMist007.jpg)
Shedua Dymondwood on a Great Northern Lil Creep
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/molson410/08022011032.jpg)
Tim, David, Pretty bows! The Shedua & Myrtle definately work well.
Heres a couple others that I'm thinking of.
Bolivian Rosewood on the left
Goncalo Alves on the right
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h121/mandoman_2006/bolivian-rosewood.jpg) (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h121/mandoman_2006/goncalo-alves.jpg).
Eric, either of those would be outstanding. Steve does have some really nice shedua as seen above. My brand new Classic is shedua with brown glass.
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy241/davidmitchell_6466/Brown%20NM%20Classic/NMClassicbrown003.jpg)
David, I shot one almost exactly like that at Kzoo, boo, brown glass, 46@28.
That is very sharp!
Steve is lucky, he has a great hardwood distributor right there in little Ishpeming MI so he has access to most any thing.
bellforestproducts.com
Eric
Eric, that is the bow--my bow now. :thumbsup: My buddy who was there was aware that I had seen the bow on Steve's Inventory on his web site and had commented about it to him. He called me and described the bow--I told him to bring it! We met Thursday and stump shot when I picked up the bow from him. For the weight it has excellent cast and speed. I'm reeeealy happy with it.
I shot that and Whisper quite a few times, but talked my self out of it. I have learned that I really do need a bigger/deeper grip, I just shoot them better. Thats why my Classic is for sale.
He has a very good limb design, his lighter weight bows dont lack any horsepower.
I'll probably call Steve monday and get in line.
Shedrock, that's a great color bow. One of these days I'm going to have one made like that. I saved that picture of yours to use as a reference!
David that brown glass is really nice with the Shedua!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks for all the suggestions. I went with bamboo limbs, green glass and curly hard maple for the riser and tip overlays. Sort of an East meets West theme with the bamboo and maple. Now all I have to do is wait and wait and ...
OOps! I see you have already ordered. :thumbsup:
Gene