question on wood choices....opinions needed!!!!

[Cherry Tree]

Hey gang,
Im making a fiberglass recurve and its going to have a cocobolo riser solid no inlays or anything i like just natural wood look but for the limbs im wanting clear glass now to my question, what kind of wood would look great for the limbs? im very open minded so any opinions welcome....    

Thanks for your time, God Bless.

[bentpole]

Natural camo? I like dark stained red elm with a  cocoabolla riser..For performance; all bamboo limbs with dirty boo veneers smokes! Bacote and zebrawood is nice too.

[Matthew Bolton]

Curly maple isn't a bad option.

[YORNOC]

I love extra figured bocote with cocobolo myself.

[MikeW]

Figured Bubinga,Juniper or Pecan stained Bamboo would all look good. Or why not just use Cocobolo for the limbs too?

[YORNOC]

OOHHHHH, juniper. Yeah. Tulipwood too?

[habujohn]

Bocote and Cocabola for me.  However it is the limb cores that matter most to me as this effects the way the limbs perform.  I love the feel of bamboo and the way it shoots.  I do have limbs with carbon cores that are super fast but again pefer the bamboo.

[elk ninja]

Juniper gets my number one vote... its what my Centaur has.  Zebra also looks really, really nice.  Very contrasty, but birdseye maple looks sweet.  Bubinga, especially waterfall if you can find it, looks simply stunning.

Good luck, we expect pictures now you know...

[Looper]

Yew.

[ishiwannabe]

Some nice myrtle...

[TxAg]

I've had bows that were cocobolo with juniper and cocobolo with zebrawood. Both looked great. I'm also a fan of walnut, but I think that might be more of a riser material.

Currently, I have a cocobolo and tulipwood. It's a good looking bow.

[Cherry Tree]

Thanks guys ill kick some of these around and choose but you guys helped alot!
     
maybe when i get them done then ill see if i can get pics posted    

[rainman]

Walnut looks great in limbs and performs very well.  Ask Kennym.

[coaster500]

I'd give Curt aka Idahocurt a call Coco Bacoye is a classic combo and Curts got some KILLER Bacote, Myrtle, Walnut and Yew laminations....

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/Idaho%20Curt%20Bows/?albumview=slideshow

[SveinD]

Juniper here as well! Myrtle will also work, as will both Yew and Waterfall Bubinga.
Though Juniper and Cocobolo is a special match  

[Eric Sprick]

Juniper is really nice with Coco:



But Yew is pretty special IMO:

[Sixby]

Bacote, juniper , myrtle, figured tigerwood if you can find some would be my first choice.
God bless you, Steve

[hvyhitter]

Im hooked on yew myself.......