QuoteOriginally posted by Frenchymanny:
All my bows are osage and cocobolo    

F-Manny

Love your Buffalo by Big Jim.
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Joe, ask John to see the ebony he has. I am finishing a bow he made right now with it. It is killer, look good with osage in my opinion.

ziricote or really dark pau ferro

What brand bow is that Charlie?

QuoteOriginally posted by xtrema312:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Frenchymanny:
All my bows are osage and cocobolo        

F-Manny

Love your Buffalo by Big Jim.
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Thanks Todd
The osage aged on this bow, it really looks nice with the cocobolo

She's the second from the top
 

QuoteCharlie, That is the best looking handle that I have ever seen!

Agreed! Beautiful!

Sure are some beauties here, Thanks fellas for the pics! I have a Bacote and Osage bow, looking to change it up from that. I tell ya, it sure is a hard combo to beat!

QuoteOriginally posted by Bigriver:
Joe, ask John to see the ebony he has. I am finishing a bow he made right now with it. It is killer, look good with osage in my opinion.

Brian, do you have a pic of the Ebony by any chance?? You ever work with Wenge, wondering how that would look with Osage...

QuoteOriginally posted by Hermon:
Cocobolo and Osage

 

Same bow 20 months later
 

different lighting, but the osage has mellowed nicely.

I had a Fox longbow bacote and osage,it looked great when the osage aged,wish I had pic's.

Killer Bee... that's a "Sunbear" made by an obscure bowyer in Missouri. I don't think he makes them anymore.

Real nice checkering Charlie. I have done that same pattern a lot of times. Buttttttt on rifles. I love the ribbons going through it. very classy.
God bless you all, Steve

Brian, I plan on visiting John the first of March. I have a gift for him, plus I have to see what he is working on and see if I fall for another of his bows. I want to find out about building a bow from wood from our farm. How often do you get over by him? I am about 40 minuts away. Is the bow you are working on, still there?

QuoteOriginally posted by Bob B.:
Dark stained curly maple looks cool.  Gabon Ebony ( most guys I know hate to work with it ) is real dark and would contrast nicely.  

I think Good dark cocobolo with osage is jsut plain sexy - especially if one uses accents of each in the bow.

Good luck Joe.

Bob.

Bob, I like the looks of the Gabon as well, I'm thinking this would go great with Osage!

Joe, How about some highly figured rosewood?  It comes from a real gray color to a deep red color.

Charlie, can you still get Rosewood, I thought it was banned?

How about Honduras Rosewood and Osage?

Cocobolo / Osage Flare

Osage Limbs with curly Bocote....

Joe sent you a PM with a link.  check out their clearance rack.