I am getting the custom bow bug, but I am not sure what wood I want to get.  Help!  

What are your favorite woods or combinations of woods in riser and limbs for both performance and looks?

Pics of would be very helpful!  

millions out there by by current is purpleheart and graybark

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Metal amd maple.  

This dark Cocobola and Chechan sure turned out well. Western Juniper veneers. Bighorn Sheep overlays, grip, thumbrest and tips.

 

I'm real simple, Yew or Osage limbs with a cocobola riser...

There are too many beautiful wood combos to choose from. I do really like my osage limbed, black walnut risered, one piece, 56" Pronghorn.

This might be my new favorite. Wenge and bacote.
 

Wenge and Bocote does indeed rock!!!!!!!    

I've always wanted an Osage and Purple heart riser with Osage/bamboo limbs. Just never seemed to make it happen.    :rolleyes:

Any darker wood with Osage,how can you go wrong!!!

I have an osage and shedua bow. I think they compliment each other real well. But I do like simple bows... I want it to look like it was carved out of one piece of wood. My next bow will probably be all one wood. I had an all bocote bow once. I think that can be a REAL nice bow but it depends on the quality and grain of the wood.

In summary... I think a real nice piece of wood is what makes a bow. You can have a boring piece of cocobola that needs complimented or a fantastic piece that needs nothing with it.

Osage and osage. Having said that I have a macassar ebony and cherry bow on order  

Too many good combos..that's why I keep buying Blacktail Bows!  

My personal favorite is highly figured curly maple limbs with rosewood (take your pick:  bolivian, brazilian, cocobolo, etc...) in the riser.  Too many nice combos, though.  I also really like osage and cocobolo...Mike

Bocote and red elm.

George

I like a dark wood such as Ziricote or Macassar Ebony combined with either Bocote or Zebrawood with some lighter Maple accents.  Cocobolo with Osage or Juniper also looks really nice!  Snag is right...this is part of what keeps us coming back for more...

Wow, those are some pretty bows!  Too many combos for sure.  But it's fun to keep trying!

I really like the look of Bocote paired with a darker wood like coco. But I do have one with bacote and osage that looks really sweet.

Rose Oak King Panther
Cocobolo and Zebra

 King Panther

Macasser ebony and bocote riser is my favorite with bacote limbs or snakeskinned limbs

snakewood and wenge riser with yew limbs

cocobolo riser and yew limbs