Well, I pulled the pin, took the plunge, made the call... My loving wife told me I should treat myself for Father's Day and order a new bow I have been longing for over the past few years.
This afternoon I called Abe Penner and discussed a 2 piece featherhorn. 62", looking at around 56@26". The only thing I am certain of is that I want yew on the belly. I am leaning to a cocobolo riser but am not married to the idea. I want something other than yew on the back; bacote, kingwood, suggestions?
Oh my. Have Abe send some pics. He has a ton of awesome veneers and woods to pick from. Even stuff prettier than plain grain yew. Yew is good stuff though. You made a good choice for a bow. I have a 2pc Slynx on order. Congrats and good luck.
Should be a great choice. Look on the classifieds as I have a Toelke Whip in Coco and Yew for sale there. You can see the color contrast in the pics. Hope it helps and best of luck.
Juniper
Koa.
Curly Bubinga on back with yew on belly
I second Koa. Check out my Tuktu thread by doing a search and you'll see my Koa veneers. Pretty neat stuff.