I saw a tigerwood bow this past weekend,and it was a real looker.
Now I would like to see some more.
Also,what is the other name for Tigerwood?
Goncalo Alves?

Post some pics if you got them please
Thanks
Chuck

Some its times called Zebrawood.

Tigerwood and Zebrawood are two differnt woods, generally zebrawood is alot blonder whereas tiger is darker.  x2 on the look up of the 1969 Bear K Mags and Hunters for some stunning examples of tigerwood bows. A hand full of 68' k hunters can be had in tigerwood as well.  In general tigerwood is harder to come by in the old bears than zebrawood.     I personally think that the 1969 K Mag in tigerwood with the black glass inlays and tips is the best looking of the k mags.
Wish I had some pics for you but I don't.  Example of both can usually be found on the big auction site.  Zebrawood can be found in old grizzlys, polars, alaskans, tigercats, k specials, little bears and others.  As far as I know the tigerwood is only found in the 68 and 69 k hunters and the 69 k mag.

Your second name is right, It is hard to work with because the oils irritate skin

Chuck,

Here is a lefty 69 Kodiak Hunter Tigerwood from my files.

Puuurrrrdddyyyy.....

Thats purty Jack. Did you see the one Lonnie had on his table this past weekend?

Thanks all

CTT

These are NOT mine....they belong to a gentleman in Italy.  Excellent examples of Goncalo Alves.....or as Bear Archery called it..."Tigerwood".  And as noted, it is NOT Zebrawood.

Chuck,

I must have missed that one on Lonnie's table. I did pick up a aluminum lam Grizzly from him though.

Check out the 67 Tiger Wood Kodiak Hunter listed tonight...if it was a lefty I would be all over that one...amazing wood

Listed where Roy?  on the bay?

This one eh Roy?

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Very nice looking bow. Thanks

:D

Here are some excellent pictures to show the obvious difference between Zebrawood and Tigerwood or its real name Goncola Alves

I wonder why they didn't continue to use more of this wood. It sure is purrrrrrrdy.

Smith and Wesson has used it on their handgun grips for years, and it was tough to match grain patterns.  By the way, I think I bought more than one S&W just because the grips were so purrrrrdy.

I believe I read somewhere that these huge trees are not being cut down anymore in Brazil, but existing lumber can still be imported.