Any issues with Zircote as riser wood?

[mooseman76]

Any issues out there?  Is it prone to checking/cracking?  Anything else to think about?  Thanks for any info...Mike

[owlbait]

I had a bloodwood and zircote riser. No issues what so ever. It was a Zipper SXT riser. I would have no reservations asking for it in the riser as long as my bowyer was OK with it!

[Lamey]

Ive used it alot in knife handles and found it overall very stable, tough, serviceable etc.   It has very close "family" ties to Bocote,  but in my experience is less prone to issues then some Bocote can be.

[david janssen]

I had zirctoe in a Thunderstick MOAB riser.No Problems.It looks great with ash.

[Bobby Urban]

I have a Great Northern Ghost that I had Rick and Jerry build with some Zircote I brought back from a trip to Belize.  I have had this bow for probably 15 years with no problems as all.  Riser and tip overlays Zircote, Hickory sap wood limbs.  Looks really nice in contrast to the light limbs IMO

[Keefer]

Mooseman,
This is my Hoots recurve and has Ziricote riser and Moose stippling and I have no issues with the wood! I wanted to post these pics cause it's fitting to your handle name and the overlays are moose antler as well...

[LoweBow]

My Zircote Tall Tines.  Zero issues w/ this bow and I'd have no problem w/ building one from it...


 

[hybridbow hunter]

Ziricote and bocote and no issues

[MJB]

Zircote Silvertip. No issues
 
 
 

[mooseman76]

That is what I'm wanting to hear.  Thanks for the pics, guys.  Just making my decision easier and easier...Mike

[Gen273]

It makes a fine riser wood.

[medic77]

That 'Tip is smooth.

[JRY309]

I had a zircote riser RER Vortex,had no issues with it.Looked beautiful with the waterfall ash limbs!

[helo]

Those are some really good looking bows.    

[LoweBow]

Wow....that Tip was made from a great board!

[owlbait]

[Keefer]

Mike,
That Talltines is a nice chunk of board too...The Chocholate Ziricote with the black  wavy grains really look sweet! Throw in some Olive Ash Burl on the limbs and you have a mouth watering bow...

[LoweBow]

I love that zipper riser!  Did you ever sell it?  

Thanks Mike.
It's matched up w/ some nice Myrtle.  Brian did an awesome job on this one!

 

[Keefer]

Brian did do a sweet job on those limbs...I saw a few bows on his website a few weeks back and man he knows how to "Dress a Bow" to make us men do a double take...  

[owlbait]

That SXT riser and some neat limbs were traded to KHALVERSON.