Red Elm Bow pics!

gobblegrunter · January 25, 2011, 04:41:00 PM

Another thread on here has sparked my interest in Red Elm. I'm wondering, if used as veneers, what riser wood would go well with them? Can anyone share pics of their bows with red elm limbs?

Rick Butler · January 25, 2011, 04:44:00 PM

No pictures but I've had a number of bows built with red elm limbs and cocobolo risers-very nice combo.

Green · January 25, 2011, 05:02:00 PM

I'll post up some pics this evening....don't have 'em on the work 'puter.

**DONOTDELETE** · January 25, 2011, 05:07:00 PM

dark color red elm = light color riser ( Osage )

light color red elm = dark color riser (Wenge)

This is My $.02

Green · January 25, 2011, 07:56:00 PM

Here you go.......

Coonbait · January 25, 2011, 07:58:00 PM

Beautiful wood! Nice looking bow!
GLENN

HATCHCHASER · January 25, 2011, 07:59:00 PM

Cocobola was made for red elm.

Robertfishes · January 25, 2011, 08:26:00 PM

this is a red elm mahaska recurve I had a few years ago.

gobblegrunter · January 25, 2011, 10:11:00 PM

Thanks everybody. Green, what is the riser? walnut? Very sharp.
Robertfishes, great looking red elm! what is the riser made of? Is the whole bow red elm?

Eric Sprick · January 25, 2011, 10:32:00 PM

The Mohawk on the right has the Red Elm limbs with Cocobolo riser and accents.
Makes a good combo I think.

Eric.

Green · January 26, 2011, 05:22:00 AM

Gobblegrunter....honestly can't remember. This bow was built for me by Roger Hollenbeck about 15 years ago. I want to say Cocobolo or Bocote.

Apex Predator · January 26, 2011, 05:46:00 AM

Cocobolo and bocote in the riser, with red elm limb faces. This elm had some pretty fish eyes in it.

Dick in Seattle · January 26, 2011, 06:41:00 AM

gobblegrunter... my photobucket account is currently close to swamped with photos for the swap bow thread and I don't want to make it worse, but if you don't mind a link, here is a red elm with cherry riser longbow I did a couple of years back. Not fancy, just a nice looking bow...

http://dickwightman.com/archeryactivity/bowbuilding/gallery/lookatme/lookatme.html

WESTBROOK · January 26, 2011, 10:03:00 AM

The nice thing about elm is it is a light wood and can be stained to go with about anything.

Eric

Robertson, elm w/ cocobola riser

Northern Mist, Elm w/ bidseye handle

Norther Mist, Elm w/ laurel Preatoe handle

Northern Mist, Elm w/Bubinga

Northern Mist, Elm w/ osage

Blackstick · January 26, 2011, 01:27:00 PM

Here's my Martin Dreamcatcher. I don't know the riser woods off hand, but the limbs are red elm.

Robertfishes · January 26, 2011, 04:44:00 PM

Gobblegrunter, I sold the bow about 3 years ago, I think it had Shedua in the riser?

gobblegrunter · January 26, 2011, 09:02:00 PM

As always, thanks very much guys! Great looking bows!