Lets see those curly maple bows

[perry f.]

Wanting to build a new bow with curly maple veneers. Looking for pictures to help me decide what I should use for the riser material. Thanks

[legends1]

That will be a tough choice, curly maple limbs go nice with so many riser woods. With riser wood matching wedges and fad outs. One of my favorite woods. Good luck

[MnFn]

Just picked up this Pronghorn. 48#@28"-66" longbow.
Curly maple and Birdseye Maple. May be prejudiced, but I think it is stunning. as usual photo's don't do it justice.
 

 

[Goshawkin]

I saw a pic of a bow with a walnut riser with maple accents and maple limbs on here once.Can't remember what kind of bow but it was gorgeous!

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I think Black walnut goes excellent with curly maple...IMO














But..... Black glass and Curly has it's appeal too

[Easykeeper]

Stained curly maple limb veneers and natural curly maple I-beam on a 59'er.

 

[Bladepeek]

My Lost Creek Legend maple and walnut

[zipper bowss]

Bocote and curly
http://www.zipperbows.com/images/wood_examples/bocotecurly_large.jpg
Another Bocote and Curly
http://www.zipperbows.com/images/wood_examples/curlybocote_large.jpg

That is the great thing about Curly Maple. You can completely change the look of it with just a little stain. I just built an all stabilized charcoal Curly Maple Nitro. I'll try to get a picture of it up.
Some great looking bows on here already and I'm sure many more to come.
Bill

[MCNSC]

Curley Maple has gotten to be one of my favorite limb veneers. Really didn't know it could look so nice in a riser. I have in mind (if I ever order another custom) of having Curly Maple veneers stained kinda dark but fading to darker stained toward the tips and butts. Any one done that? I

[Hummer3T]

 

not the best pics of the curly Maple but bow is a chek-mate with walnut and curly maple, the maple is getting nicer and nicer as the bow ages and is really getting some defined charater as the grain comes out.

[canopyboy]

Curly maple riser...osage and bamboo longbow.

[Michigan Mark]

Kirk those are some mighty fine looking Bows. Do you have any pic's or ever use Black Locust?

[Prairie Drifter]

Bow By Sierra Blanca Bows

Curly maple/zebra wood riser

Tamo ash & zebrawood limbs