QuoteOriginally posted by Flying Dutchman:
Could it be that Kirk is the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" of all bows???

Obi-Wan was a pretty cool dude, but "Yoda" was the bad ass of the bunch.     ...  

but you don't need to use the force to measure the deflection between two different types of glass and see the difference on the chronograph.

I'm nobody special. i'm just an old carpenter with a passion for building bows, and a little common sense. The only powers i use were handed down from my Dad & my grand dad... "The power of observation is worthless if you don't pay close attention to details and apply them to your trade."

You can spend all day splitting hairs and throw them over your shoulder when you are done, and a lot of folks think its a waste of time.... but once you sweep the floor and look at the pile you realize all these little things add up pretty quick.

"Use the force Luke"   .... LOL

I like the looks of black glass. Especially with a Charcoal Dymondwood riser or a real nice Cocobola Riser.

With Kirkill I agree, add up these little hairs do when the floor they hit!

Mike I agree depending on riser brown or black is classic

here is a black glass bow with some class.

I loves it!!!

I do not understand why more people do not order bows with black or brown glass. Especially in the longbows it just looks fantastic to me. Performance wise I have the same experience as Kirk,. bows built with the same stack and same materials seem to come in a bit heavier in poundage than those built with clear glass. Kirks bow is a fine example but that black glass with curley maple longbow just flat out rings my bell.

God bless you all, Steve

I haven't really tested it but I believe black glass and maple cores is established as standard stock materials because this combination yielded the fastest and most consistent bows. For the people who say that a bow must have the fancy clear over exotic limbs to be pretty, I challenge them to find a prettier bow than a Jack Howard Gamemaster Jet. Then find a custom bow that will out shoot it.

I just built my first ever one piece bow with Brown glass .Not my first bow build but my first with colored glass. Mainly cause I didn't know how it would turn out poundage wise etc. I've got to say it's one of my neatest looking bows and I'v made some neat looking bows with clear glass.

Trying to remember the name of the guy who built my bow.
Kirk might remember.
Hands down the fastest flattest shooting recurve I ever laid my hands on

Are all colored glass the same? Or there is some difference, like with the clear and the black?

I build a lot of bows with black glass these days. I like the old school look like many of you. Only down side that I see in the black glass is they get abit hotter in the summer that clear glass. So just have to be more aware of that.