Big JIm options- she has arrived!!!!

[Hummer3T]

I'm on the list for a Mountain Monarch, likely coming up in spring summer.  I know Jim is great at walking guys through the process of whats good, what looks good together, and what he can do.  But being me I need to research some option and see what I will want before talking to Jim.

I am looking at options for riser woods, I really like all the Maples, spalted, curly and my favorite being quilted.  I'm not set on Maples and am open to other suggestions also.  I also don't know if I would need a little more riser weight and density (like maybe an ebony). For limbs I'm looking for something that has a natural camo parttern to fit in with Jack Pine  / Aspen forests.

I have looked at lots of bows and wood options on this site and others, but would like to see some unique stuff if you wouldn't mind showing pictures.

I would also really like to see different and unique options for limb tips and riser overlays.

I'm not big into the snake skins, they are cool but just not for me.

Post away Merle, post away...lol

Thanks
Tim 

[Alexander Traditional]

Here ya go. The green one is stained green spalted. The other is buckeye burl. The last is gancola alves.

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[Hummer3T]

I have been thinking of stained Maple, seeing that Alexander makes me lean even more so that way.  That is a beauty and very unique.  Is that sheep Horn?

Thanks

[Alexander Traditional]

Yes,audaud.

[drewsbow]

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riser is Koa and macassar ebony , limbs are spalted myrtle burl

[BigJim]

Alexander Traditional, I'm going to correct you if you don't mind. The riser next to the buckeye is Che chen. The limbs may...or may not be goncalo, but then we can't see them in the picture.


The risers have some mass weight as they are due to the 3/4" I-beam of G10 in each one. Also any stabilized wood will have extra mass too. Most of the spalted and all of the dyed maple is stabilized. All of the buckeye is stabilized.


I recommend choosing your limb veneers first since they are the most visible to humans... Animals are color blind and "natural camo" means nothing to them.   Sorry, just something I hear so often that it picks at me a bit. After all, most of us hunt with feathers so bright that if there was a camo issue, the critters would certainly pick up on the feathers first.

All the bows pictured in this thread have what I call footed risers as well. It is an option.

Thanks, BigJim

[Hummer3T]

likely should have said natural contrasts and heavy grain instead of natural camo..Something similar to vias and asat camos...

[BigJim]

It's no sweat! I can even do the natural camo 
Hope you had a good thanksgiving.
BIgJim

[Hummer3T]

Please post some pictures of limb tips and riser overlays and let me know what material.

Thanks

[nineworlds9]

My sweetheart.  64" 2pc Monarch.

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I opted for different veneers on back and belly

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[Zradix]

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There are so many sweet looking veneers out there.
One type that has caught my eye for being a cool looking "break-up" type of natural camo is stained zebrawood (least I think it's stained) that was cut in a way that the banding goes across the limbs rather than up and down.
Pretty sure Big Jim would do these (Seems he does most everything)
I've mostly seen them on Silvertips.

I've also wondered about..dare I say it...stained black and white ebony.

[Possum Head]

Don't see a lot of Zebra veneers those are sweet!