Black Walnut limbs

Ron Haines · April 03, 2016, 02:02:00 PM

I am thinking about doing my next bow with Black Walnut limbs. It is hard to find some good photos of them on the net.

If anyone has a set of Black Walnuts limbs, please post them.

Thank you

damascusdave · April 03, 2016, 02:09:00 PM

Abe has a couple of in stock bows with walnut veneers on his Cari-bow website...my experience is that photos never do dark woods with lots of character justice...you can count on the actual bow looking better than any picture

DDave

bulldog18 · April 03, 2016, 02:38:00 PM

I have a Bamabows Expedition III with walnut limbs under curly maple veneers. Really like walnut for limb core.

rustyspike · April 03, 2016, 03:28:00 PM

I have black walnut on my Checkmate Attila. They look very nice. Will try to post some picks.

Rich K.

kennym · April 03, 2016, 04:28:00 PM

Here is a walnut bow I finished in late 2013, shot a doe with it 4 days after I sprayed it!

Here is the build if you wanna read a bunch!! LOL

More pics in the build...

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=010990;p=1

Robertfishes · April 03, 2016, 04:55:00 PM

Walnut burl and curly walnut.

BAK · April 03, 2016, 05:37:00 PM

Well, there is figured walnut, and there is furniture grade straight as good POC dark black walnut.

I prefer the later.

April 03, 2016, 06:50:00 PM

I love the black walnut on my Sarrels Blueridge longbow!

Bisch

Ron Haines · April 03, 2016, 08:20:00 PM

Those black walnuts look great. I have a few black walnut logs in my backyard that I have been drying for possibly a dining room table. I think I have enough to cut some strips to see if the bowyer can use them to build my new bow with. I think it would be cool to say that the bow was built by the tree that was in my backyard.

Shadowhnter · April 03, 2016, 09:36:00 PM

I dont have black walnut veneers, but I do have it as limb cores on my Maddog. I absolutely am sold on it for that. For its properties, it ends up being smaller mass limbs then many popular core woods, making for a nice shooting,great feeling bow. Plus it resist warp and twist.

Alexander Traditional · April 04, 2016, 09:55:00 AM

I'm not sure if these are black walnut,but they are walnut of some sort.

Russ Clagett · April 04, 2016, 10:28:00 AM

Never thought of walnut for limbs...why don't we see more of it?

Shadowhnter · April 04, 2016, 01:34:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Russ Clagett:
Never thought of walnut for limbs...why don't we see more of it?

Mainly because just like you, people just dont think of it... its a great limb wood.

Hermon · April 04, 2016, 01:56:00 PM

I have a Two Tracks Echo with walnut limbs. Very fast bow for the poundage. Think it is an underrated limb material.

Crittergetter · April 04, 2016, 03:34:00 PM

I have some awesome looking walnut from Big Jim that he sent me for a 3 piece design I've been working on. It was just to beautiful to put into a test bow, so I used something else and saved these till I get the results I want. Then I'll put them in a bow!!!

Ron Haines · April 04, 2016, 07:17:00 PM

Critter, funny you should mention Big Jim for that is who is doing my next bow for me. I just got on the list, so I have some time.

Crittergetter · April 04, 2016, 08:19:00 PM

I'll post a pic later this evening when I get home! I've never been disappointed with any veneers I've got from the big guy! Always beautiful stuff with lots of character!

Crittergetter · April 04, 2016, 10:44:00 PM

Well I took a pic but photobucket isn't cooperating! I'll try again tomorrow.

jess stuart · April 04, 2016, 11:00:00 PM

Walnut is a great core wood, one of my favorites. I have never used the highly figured stuff, or veneers but, have used it as the core many times.

dino · April 05, 2016, 07:21:00 AM

I have several black walnut bow but I ain't going to post any picture, you're guys bows look way better than mine. Awesome looking laminations!!!