Hey there,
Anybody now or have pictures of any riser woods that are orange in color? I am looking at the Mexican Cocobolo and wondering if there is anything else out there.
Paduk (sp?) is very orange, but I think it has issues in risers if to big a piece is used
Ive had some very nice orange colored coco bolo on a few bows.Coco bolo diamondwood is orangish as well.
ummmm.... what about osage ORANGE? :knothead: :laughing:
The problem with Osage is it gets dark with age, I have had some that was bright yellow than orange than a dark honey cir! Paduak is orange In some form but is oily I believe and as said may be tough to do a Riser In! Shawn
I personally love how osage gets darker as it ages, but its all in what YOU want i suppose.
Narra is orange in color.
Here is a link to my Narra riser.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=31;t=001183
Mora?
If that narra is the same wood I saw in the Philippines, it also darkens some with age. I really like the effect. Kind of a caramel color and some of it has really dark streaks. Beautiful wood.
Thanks for the information guys I am looking them all up right now. I saw a piece of Panama Cocobolo on a website again today that looked beautiful, but again it will change. I appreciate the help.
I had a longbow with a riser that was orange cocobolo with bamboo limbs under clear glass--really pretty.
A few years ago, mike Treadway had some bow he made out of what I believed he called Mexican cocobolo. They were the color of a new basketball, I bought a piece of wood and sent it to Dale Dye. My Dye riser did not turn out to be the same color as Mike's. I was trying to have a Halloween bow made.
Tim in NC
QuoteOriginally posted by Bladepeek:
If that narra is the same wood I saw in the Philippines, it also darkens some with age. I really like the effect. Kind of a caramel color and some of it has really dark streaks. Beautiful wood.
Teak, may be?
What is the your best guess on this riser material.
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QuoteOriginally posted by DayTripper:
QuoteOriginally posted by Bladepeek:
If that narra is the same wood I saw in the Philippines, it also darkens some with age. I really like the effect. Kind of a caramel color and some of it has really dark streaks. Beautiful wood.
Teak, may be? [/b]
No, this was not teak. Teak has large open pores like oak - at least all of it I've seen does. This narra wood was very hard with no visible pores. Narra may be like iron wood. Every region has what it calls ironwood and its all different.
They make an Orange Diamond wood, it's more of a blaze orange, but it looks pretty sharp, I seen it on a Sarrel's if I recall.
I'll check it out...Thanks
paleo .....paeleo.... or something like that ...... very nice orange color ....... is sold under several other names which I cant remember right now ... :knothead: ....... google it and see what you can find
paleo ......... or something like that ...... very nice orange color ....... is sold under several other names which I cant remember right now ... :knothead: ....... google it and see what you can find
paela is primarily called Chakta Viga or orangeheart. It is a nice orange also, but not the quality of wood that the Panama cocobolo is. LF
Chakte viga is an orange colored wood and I have used it for risers . Any coco bolo will get darker and turn a more redish brown color within time . Its because of the oils in the woods . Curly nara is one of my favorite woods and have made myself several bows from it with accents of ebony. Under clear glass as veneers the glue turns it very dark and may show streaks but makes a great handle..Tim
chakte viga ........ thats it!!! ..... I use it for accent stripes and overlays ...... I have never used it for a full riser
chakte viga ........ thats it!!! ..... I use it for accent stripes and overlays ...... I have never used it for a full riser
Try to finds some pictures of bows for you made of orange paduk.
QuoteOriginally posted by Bladepeek:
If that narra is the same wood I saw in the Philippines, it also darkens some with age. I really like the effect. Kind of a caramel color and some of it has really dark streaks. Beautiful wood.
Yes, Narra is the "national wood" of the Philippines. I chose this wood because my wife is from there.
That the greatree archery ridgefire takedown if im not mistaken The riser is laminated with different colored hardwoods to make for a very strong and beautiful handle.but been wrong before
How about wood from an orange tree? It's hard and strong and somewhat orange in color.
Dave.
I have a couple pics of orange cocobola dymondwood on my site if you want to see the color. It's one of my favorite dymondwood colors.
Don't know if it is good or bad, but one moderately hard wood that is very orange is called Chakte viga (Ceasalpinia platyloba) .
ChuckC
How about Osage diamond wood
Shouldn't darken with age
Sorry Jason didn't see your post
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Tigerwood especially if combined with a dark wood for contrast
Dave
I made a riser out of Cocobolo Dymondwood and it worked out great. Absolutely bulletproof. Checkering was tuff on my tolls, but a fine wood to work with. Beauty of Dymondwood is it does not have the natural flaws of real wood. Roy
Osage?
osage doesnt keep its orange color ......... uv light will slowly turn it to a brown color
Check out Canary wood. Also, Mora aka Argentine osage may or may not darken with age, I'm not sure.
If you want orange and a good riser material with good mass weight and won't darken/ fade, I would go with Fiji orangewood dymondwood.
Lemonwood