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.

 

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.

   

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.

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