I know I want Cocobolo  in the handle and maybe osage or yew veeners on the limbs .

What do you suggest ? Anyone have pictures of Cocobolo and osage or yew in a Schafer recurve ?

If I were going to order cocobolo as a riser I would think about a burl. The elm burl or maple burl would be my choice.

Regards,
Grouse

Jack, you know I'm green with envy...even though I got "Angelina" back!    

I can never thank you enough for sending her home!    

Best of luck designing your new 'Tip...that is the most exciting part!

Yeah Allen I just want to make the choice only once  

The tradegy of this story is it will be wrong handed and I won't be able to test drive it.

Jack,

I have a Schafer two piece longbow with Osage veneers, I'll try to find some pictures of it.

Thanks Walt .

Bic you can stand on your head and shoot it   :D

Mine is all dark, Cocobolo-Maccaser Flair with Koa limbs. When I was picking my veneers, Beth sent me some pics of Tamo Ash limbs,(these were stained dark) but they were absolutely awesome. If you left them natural, they might fit the bill. Get some pics from Beth, let her know what you're looking for, and she'll fix you up.

This is a Cocobolo and Osage PSAX BW. Probably the nicest looking combination I have owned.

Jack, here they are, sorry for the poor quality of the pictures.  Like any osage bow it was yellow for the first few months and has darkened over time.  These were taken in 2006, around five or six years after it was made.  It has darkened up some more since then.


 

 

Please go with the yew veneers and 50# @ 28" and put me 1st in line if you get tired of it. Ever seen how easy it is to find one in the classifieds?  

Cocobolo with an ebony stripe and tamo ash limbs would be beautiful.  So would yew, osage, tiger maple, elm...lol.

Any wood choice will be excellent on a one piece Silvertip!

So many great comnbo's out there, I had a tough time deciding, so I went with rosewood!!  

I think a charcoal gray one piece will be on my short list! Good luck.

Keep us posted

Yeah Izzy only been looking for 5 years or so  for a 1 piece schafer LH . Never have saw one , I may have missed it but I don't think there has ever been one up .

Keep posting guys , it will help me decide .

Walt thanks for the pics ,I love how osage turns a burnt orange after a while .

Jack, Th is one is macassar and osage. Good Luck.

I'm seriously considering becote limbs .

Congratulations on getting to order your Schafer Jack. I'm sure the game in WV is not going to be as happy about it as you are.

Hitman have you been giving the turkeys a hard time ?