QuoteOriginally posted by Diamond Paul:
J. Holden, what is that bow, by the way?  Don't recognize it.

This is a bow that I helped build when I was in high school.  A pastor at our church that I grew up attending made them.  I cut his grass, watched his kids and helped in the church sound booth to pay for it.  Not going to find another like it...

-Jeremy  

i recently picked up a silvertip that i really like the looks of, simple dymond wood and black glass  dave did a great job staining the riser but it almost has a utility look if ya just glance at it but looking harder the craftmansship really shows and this bow is a shooter !!  kinda reminds me of the old first gen. Copo  camaros  with the steel wheels and hub caps and plain jane look but at the top in performance...  i really like that look.......

Kirk, that Iron wood with the dark brown glass is an awesome looking bow.

I don't think you can find a tougher riser wood out there than Ipe. It just doesn't have the fancy looking grain patterns most guys prefer. Some of it is pretty straight grained too.

DP...Got a Palmer made exactly like that..and an old Hatfield TD that I like very much...shoots right alongside the Palmer.

my hunting longbow is plain. Maple lams and handle with black glass.

I do both...

Recurves:

PSAX, Zircote and Spalted Maple w/Copperheads
PCHX, Zircote and Tiger Myrtle
CHX, B&W Ebony w/Black Watermocs
PSA III
SA III, w/2 sets of limbs
SA II, w/2 sets of limbs
MA II, w/2 sets of limbs

Longbow:

Thunderstick MOAB, Osage and Bocote riser, Curly Anigre and Osage veneers w/Moose tips

Can grab any one of them and get the job done!    

I like black, brown or green glass. if they come already banged up that's good too.

- an Old Hatfield TD that i like very much-
Me too!    

I like a bow that SHOOTS the best, regardless of what it looks like.  After that, the prettier the better in my opinion.  If it gets a few nicks and dings, then it's been earning it's keep and that is OK.

I like bows with nice looking woods, I enjoy studying the character of the wood while on stand when nothing else is going on. As for dings and scratches that's just memories of where you've been with it. With that being said probably the smoothest easiest bow I have ever had the pleasure of owning was a northern mist baraga brown glass limbs with some dark wood in the handle. It wasn't much to look at but it was sweet.

They're all pretty even when they're ugly!!

What Izzy said.

I guess my bow is pretty plain, 64 Howatt Hunter, all Rosewood riser (no accents) and black glass. I think it's a beautiful bow though. Especially when I'm shooting it.  

I got a couple nicer bows and a couple basic ones, they all hunt and get treated the same. Every bow is bought with the intention to go hunting...and suffer the consequences.

until my boss gave me a custom recurve with cocbolo veneers under clear glass for xmas last year, I was ready to pull the trigger on a used Quinn stallion. They dont come mush plainer than that, or much better, in my opinion. Colonel Townsend Whelen once said "only accurate rifles are interesting". Same goes for bows.

"plain jane" bows are my cuppa tea.  mike @ 7lakes sent me u-finish longbow with action-boo cores, black glass and an ipe riser.  he cut the shelf, i shaped the grip, did all the sanding, added the tip and grip overlays, then sprayed the clear coat finish.  she's now my absolute favorite "hill style" longbow, 68" w/string follow, 47@29.

Darn nice work Rob! Really like the looks of that bow.  

I like plain bows...green glass....no fancy wood for me.

I like the Good Ol' Plain Best Shooting LongBow I have! No Frills or Bells or Whistles. Just a Dang Fine Bow that I Love to Shoot! "Old Faithful" I call her, she hasnt let me down yet!
Too bad I cant say the same about the Women I have been Foolish enough to choose every now and again.     But a Good Woman is out there looking for Me, and I am Looking for Her!!