What are your favorite Bow wood combinations?

[Raging Water]

I like this combo from Arnold Smit!

 

[Stiks-n-Strings]

I think my next one is gonna be Moradillo limb veneers w/ moradillo, pau ferro, in the riser with some osage tip accents and overlay accent on the riser.

[Uncle Buck]

bocote with any dark wood for accents or even just Bocote by itself

[Gene R]

I have a Killum with spalted myrtle limb veneers, Cocobolo riser with ebony flares, it is a really pretty bow. but I saw one just like it with juniper limb veneers and that is even nicer. But I really like osage and bocote too, man how does a guy pick they are all so nice!

[Bowwild]

Predator Anniversary (you can see on their website -- I have #31). Macassar ebony in the riser looks like "leather".  I'm having one made now by Rose Oak: Leopardwood and Bolivian rosewood in the riser with Imbuia limb veneers. While it isn't wood, I think Phenolic (black) looks very good in a riser grip area and it is tough as nails. I have a Fox High Sierra with Shedua and Coccobol in the riser and Osage under clear glass limbs. The limbs started out fairly bright yellow but quickly aged to a very dull yellow which is a terrific look.  One thing the bowyer, Brandon Stahl told me was not to put too many different woods in the riser and limbs or the bow starts to look like its made of spare scraps. By the way, I have several customs that I really like but I think Stahl's bows (if you like recurves) are fantastic! I have two on order- a one-piece Super Wildcat and his new TD Super Wildcat.  His build time is very long -- his waiting list is December 2010 at this moment but after trying out his loaner Super Wildcat I know I won't anticipate receiving a new bow more than I will this one--I'll be fit to be tied a month out!

[Bowwild]

One more thing.  A great site to see different combinations is Predator's site at Hunters Niche. Go to bows in stock and you'll see many combinations for the riser. Brandon Stahl's web site (Rose Oak Creations -- sponsor here) also has terrific pictures.  If you can tolerate a high-gloss finish the Phenolic riser's (Grip Half) look like obsidian glass --beautiful!)

[Bowwild]

Oh yeah, I like a colorful accent strip in the riser -- the Inlaid Double V by Stahl is way cool. Fades on back of riser and limb tips look great in a contrasting color or even white. I'd love to get some sheep horn on the limb tip overlays and back of the riser grip some day.

[cacciatore]

Cocobolo/Ebony is one of my overall favorite.The dense grain and heavy mass weight make them very stable too.

[cacciatore]

Same combination different bowyer,same beauty.

[cacciatore]

Another Robertson,with the Pierce P oints inlays.

[cacciatore]

This combination makes a small riser more stable and forgiving adding mass where you need it to this Morrison Shawnee 15" riser

[cacciatore]

This is another one nice combination with Ebony/Moradillo,i call this bow Chocolate beauty.

[tj69]

Bocote and Cocobolo. Beautiful and heavy.

[Rob DiStefano]

imo, what really matters most is the limb core and veneers, and i'm a big believer in tonkin cane, bamboo, or actionboo, for super smoothness.  the rest of the bow materials are mostly all about personal aesthetics.



 

[kahunter]

Thanks for all the replies, guys.  You all have some beautiful bows.  When I get mine I will have to throw it on here as well.

[acadian archer]

Chocolate beauty- indeed !!!!!!!!!!!

[John3]

Osage, osage and more osage...

[Mike Mecredy]

As someone who's used just about every limb core I can think of, I like ash or maple limbs with brown fiberglass, and any sort of diamond wood riser.  The close second for risers material is a tie between bocote and cocobolo.  

Ash and maple just seem like good limbs to me.  I like bamboo for "workability" as it's easy to make a lamination from bamboo, but I just like the way ash or maple shoots.  Can't explain it.

[lpcjon2]

I think the leopard looking wood JC had was the coolest wood I have seen.

[Bowwild]

Caccitore,
What bow is that one with the double accent strip that flares at the top and bottom of the riser (your 3:06am post 2 pictures above)?  Wow!