Macassar Habu

[Andy Cooper]

Someone PMed me and asked to see pics of my macassar ebony Viperkahn last week. I *THINK* the PM was lost when the original thread from whence it originated was deleted. I don't remember who asked, but here are some pics from my phone...which aren't very good. Our camera seems to have gone walkabout.
   

[joekeith]

Nice lookin' bow.  

[Andy Cooper]

Thanks Joe. I picked it up from a fellow Trad Ganger. It's one of my favorites...right behind the 3 Eaglewing bows I have! It really isn't a good comparison to Sixby's bows, though. The Habu is 50@28, while the EW's are 62, 65, and 69@28. When I shoot the Habu beside my other 50# bows, it draws the smoothest and shoots the quietest.

[habujohn]

Nice looking bow.  Do you know the year that one was made?

[JV Rooster]

Very nice looking bow.

[rastaman]

Habujohn, it was made in 2010.

[Mike Vines]

I love the look of Macassar.  Very nice looking bow.

[Andy Cooper]

Originally posted by rastaman:
Habujohn, it was made in 2010.

You should know, sir!  

[Friend]

Does it have Bocote limb veneers?

[rastaman]

No..Macassar ebony..(sorry Andy!) Striped ebony.

[Sixby]

No, copperheads
   

God bless you all, Steve

[Andy Cooper]

Originally posted by Sixby:
No, copperheads
   

God bless you all, Steve

Copperheads on the back...macassar on the belly. It has changed a tad since I got it from Randy.

[Bowwild]

Thanks Andy. I was at least one who Pmed you wanting to see this.

Nice looking bow!

[Sixby]

The grip on that bow feels like a million dollars.
Hats off to Chris.

God bless you all, Steve

[Margly]

Nice  

[habujohn]

I love my VyperKhan's, I have two of them.  Never saw that wood combination though but I sure like it.  Do you have carbon cores of bamboo?

[Andy Cooper]

Hi John,

Sorry to have missed this for so long! It appears to me that this triple carbon bow has the following: back veneer macassar ebony, then carbon, bamboo, carbon, bamboo, carbon, macassar ebony veneer on belly. Rastaman was the original owner, so he may know sumpin' I don't!

Regards,

Andy

[Duker]

SWEET  

[habujohn]

Thanks Andy I appreciate the information.  It sounds a lot like my newest bow except it is in cocobola.
John

[Bowwild]

I'm hoping for a Macassar version (recurve) in 2013. I've been on the list for 15 months but don't expect the bow for another 12 or so.

I may be asking a bowyer who has me on a late July build list to mimic my Habu grip on his bow. The bowyer in question seems to be, from posts, e-mails and conversations, one of the most accommodating in this way of any I've worked with. He knows who he is.