Widow PCHX ideas?

[Ulysseys]

Thinking of ordering a widow pchx - anybody have some wood ideas?  Right now I'm thinking of osage without phenolic in the limb wedges - whadda you guys think?

[Huntschool]

Here is what I think (sincs I am a widow person)
Order it, whatever....  LOL

That sounds good but I would talk to the guys about performance with or with out the phenolic..  Could be interesting.

Someone posted a PCH X with osage limbs and it was drop dead fine...  I can not remember what the complementary wood was... ???? I am gettin old....

[Warren Cowen]

I have a Ideas, Order what you like, thats what makes a custom Bow. What I like, You might not. Its all ways good to see someone ideas. Thats what makes it deferent.  Good luck and let us see it when you get it. Warren

[swampthing]

Osage, black glass only.

[BRITTMAN]

I like the Olive Ash limbs with a darker brown wood for the riser like Zercote , Bacote , or Iron wood . My PSAX has Olive Ash limbs with Iron wood riser . Its very nice looking and bullet proof with the Iron wood riser .

[kat]

I have osage limbs with a cocobolo riser.  It makes a really nice contrast.
My bows have phenolic in most of them.  It adds a little weight, and I like the contrasting look with light colored wood.

[huntin_sparty]

I like most of em, but bought a woodland camo PSA.

[Bowwild]

I have a PAX and a PCHX.  The PAX is Cocobolo in the riser and limb veneers. Very nice.

The PCHX has Mrytle limb veneers -- even nicer!  You might check out Idahocurt for limb veneers. I have two bows; Schafer and Widow for which the veneers were purchased from Curt by the bowyer.

[Gen273]

I have a all tiger myrtle pchx with no phenolic and no red, I really like the looks of it, but you might not.

I also saw one with bocote dark and osage it was a looker!!!

It is hard to beat a widow

[kadbow]

NO RED!

[Ulysseys]

does not having the phenolic affect performance?  I know my old mav is a shooter - never had one with phenolic to compare though.

[Crash]

Doesn't affect performance.  The reason they added it is for moisture resistance around the pin holes.  I like the bow without it as it is lighter.  I second the no red also.

[bigbadjon]

I think that osage limbs would be well complimented with cocobolo, kingwood, or rosewood. For the sythetic materials I think that Black Widow's use of phenolics and colored glass is what gives them their signature look, I would just leave it to them to best coordinate that feature.

[nschlag]

if i ever buy a new widow it will be a sa with bubinga riser and osage limbs. beautiful bow. i have seen a couple of guys with that combo and it is stunning to say the least.

consider changing the stripes in the riser too.

found a pic, can't remember who it belongs to though.

[BCWV]

I ordered another PCHX today. I hope it looks as good in real life as it does in my mind. I read threads here and look through many pictures of Widows and went with a leopard wood riser and olive ash limbs.
7 to 9 weeks from now, I'll know if I made the right choices.

[R. W. Mackey]

You know bows in general and especially woods are really a personal choice. What I like you might not, just look at as many combo's as possible and try one.  There is no law that says you cannot have a different one made later. I just ordered my second one, will be all Black and White Ebony, no Phenolic in the limb pads and no red.  I think this will be stunning, but you might not like it...    RW

[Ulysseys]

Couldn't decide on a wood combo so I went with a "classic" widow - ordered up a PCH graybark but with all black glass and diamondback skins - 56" 52#@28 - should be sweet.