Picked up a really nice piece of Kingwood yesterday for the riser in my next recurve bow. I need suggestion and pictures (if anyone has any) for what material to use on the limbs.
Troy
There was an in stock Cari Bow Slynx on their site that had beautiful Kingwood limb veneers.
I will watch this one. If I cannot sell my Kingwood PSAX I am going to have a new set of longer/ lighter limbs made. Was thinking of going with something other than Kingwood in the limbs.
http://www.cari-bow.com/RH_54_Slynx.php
Some highly grained mrytle would really look good with that Kingwood riser, maybe even an accent of mrytle in the kingwood riser. Just one of many possible combinations.
Don't think I would want to use Kingwood veneers in the limbs. This is one of the heavest woods I've tried and feel it would put too much weight in the limbs making them sluggish.
Troy
Lets hear more suggestions. Pics would be great too.
I know there has to be several bows with Kingwood in the riser out there.
Troy
Ron, I agree, that would be a great combo! Oh man, now you've got me thinking of ordering another bow!
Tulip wood looks good with Kingwood.
Pacific Yew makes a beautiful, high performance limb that looks great with Kingwood. Although it isn't highly figured, lams with figure as well as alot of small, solid pinknots can be found.
I agree with Rick,. I just built a beautiful figured dark walnut and yew bow. I used yew for the accent and yew for the limbs. No figure but it is really gorgeous together.
God bless you, Steve
How about flat grain zebrawood or tiger stripped myrtle.
Another vote for YEW for the limbs.
Kingwood riser, w/yew veneers under clear glass.
Purdiest bow I've ever owned.
(http://www.tradarcher.com/rickbarbee/hay_bale/Image3.jpg)
Rick
Yep Rick , The one I just built looks like that except the limbs are D and Rs instead of a curve.
Its and exceptional combination. You could get the same look with goncalvo alves too and probably a lot prettier veneer. It is close to the same red as the yew but some of it has a lot of figure. If you can find it with fiddleback and black stripes and that orange it is just gorgeous.
God bless you, Steve
QuoteOriginally posted by SaltyDawg:
Another vote for YEW for the limbs.
Kingwood riser, w/yew veneers under clear glass.
Purdiest bow I've ever owned.
(http://www.tradarcher.com/rickbarbee/hay_bale/Image3.jpg)
Rick
I don't feel so bad about the prospect of having a new set of limbs made for my PSAX!! Thanks Rick!
If you could find some yew veneers like this then that would be sharp. I found these surfing the net late one night and had them built with some really nice ziricote into a PAX, then sold it.
(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv133/DavidMcLendon/YewZircotePAX600dpi.jpg)
David, Thats just not right to do that. Hide that thing.
God bless you, Steve
I've been looking at different woods on and off all day. Right now Tulipwood is where I'm headed. That is unless someone else comes up with something that really kicks butt.
Troy
Crema etimoe. Caribow has some bows with that stuff. Looks neat and the contrast with the kingwood would be excellent.
how about Kingwood? if you grind the veneer down to 025 it's not that much wood weight.. lots of cocobolo,bocote and other "heavy" rosewood veneer bows built every day. Pic is of a BW PSA Kingwood I used to have, it was not any slower than my other BW bows (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/SANY0203.jpg)
This are both Bolivian Rosewood boards, gonna use them next year.. longbow veneer was called Santos Rosewood when I bought it (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/Bolivianrosewood2.jpg) (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/Bolivianrosewood3.jpg) (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/2ndlblimb.jpg)
I'd use curley walnut but I do that alot. Love the looks and the performance and I think that would set the kingwood off.
I made this one earlier this year using Curley walnut in the limbs, Indiana Black Walnut is very nice! (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/feb2012bow15.jpg)
David, that is beautiful YEW.
Mine have a little of the birds eyes in them, and have a lot of wavy grain giving them a ton of character. Nothin purdier than character YEW.
Rick
Call Mike at rosewood archery. Myrtle burl or olive ash would look good .
These are both kingwood risers with an ebony saddle. One has black glass and the other myrtle veneers. I think they are both great looking bows!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/mikebaker/DSCF0948.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/mikebaker/DSCF0944.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/mikebaker/DSCF1373.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/mikebaker/DSCF1376.jpg)
QuoteOriginally posted by SaltyDawg:
David, that is beautiful YEW.
Mine have a little of the birds eyes in them, and have a lot of wavy grain giving them a ton of character. Nothin purdier than character YEW.
Rick
Thanks Rick, I sold it in a weak moment to the head deer biologist for Iowa, I told him that if he parted with it that I had first dibs and I remind him periodically by email. The ziricote in the riser is just crazy but you have to get it out into real light to see it well.
How about curly/waterfall maple with a light stain?
Never tried staining anything for limb material. That opens up a whole new can of worms.....
Troy
Went to the local mill this morning and I think I found what I want to use. Ground these lams so I could really see what they were going to look like.
The fellow at the mill called it Flaming Ambrosia Maple. Sure looks sweet to me.
I left them thick so I can fell the worm holes with epoxy before grinding to veneers or if they will work to parallel and taper thickness.
Did I do good or what???
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/arrowman2/HPIM1792.jpg)
Here they are with the piece of Kingwood...
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/arrowman2/HPIM1791.jpg)
oh yeah! That looks sweet!
Great choice Troy. I have ambrosia maple in my Longwalker riser. Looks like a mermaid to me. That will make a great combo with the kingwood.
Owlbait,
I remember seeing that bow. Sharp as a tack.
The thing I'm wondering is if it's solid enough to use as lams instead of veneers.
Troy
I wish I could help. Is that where you stabilize it first? If that can be done on working veneers. They use spalted woods. Seems similar. Hope it works, that would look great!
Nice thread, I like to see the wood! I have made several with kingwood risers and yew veneers. It is one of my favorites. I always call them my tropical bows. For some reason the purple in the kingwood and the orange in the yew reminds me of something that would grow in the tropics. Weird, I know, but I like it for some reason. It seems like it would be two colors that don't go together, but it does. Chad