I'm going to vote for the cedars.

That's a tough call!  The apple on the last bow you built looked amazing, however, the cedar looks awesome with the knots and will give good contrast.  I vote cedar as well but it's a close race!

I'm personally digging the cedar, but either will look awesome.

The last walnut I stabilized gained quite a bit of weight.I think it got some resin all the way thru but seemed more on the outside. I have some Claro vacing now for 48 hrs. They are saying let it soak for a week or longer after releasing the vacuum. we will see. I was concerned that if the wood still floated after vac that it was not penetrated. The founder of the juice said float or not does not matter. Some woods will not and some will depending on specific gravity of that wood.

I have picked materials for trade bow.
Handle is straight pieces of Purpleheart and Courbaril with some overlay on back.
Limbs is Walnut lams with .0015 taper, Uni-Weft, Bjorn clear glass, Purpleheart wedge and Linen Micarta tip reinforcement.
Nothing extraordinary, but I have used this combo before and it makes a nice shooting bow.
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what Cockle burr wood  never heard of that courbaril wood.

Another cockle name for Jatoba, very strong, tough wood.

Guess this tells it is a TD ... 


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Very nice Bocote there Kenny!

Its only on belly, this bow  is from the scrap bin...  LOL

Stuff I just couldn't pitch...

I knew I shoulda drawn your name...

That's some good look'n scrap wood Kenny!

Nice Bocote.

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Nah Tim just send to me 
Okay victim got a start today. Gnna be a TD longbow. This will be the riser. have not decide on the veneers yet. I have some blue angel spectraply. What do you think?? BTW these pics come from Imgur. could get them to work out of my files and Tapatalk aint working. Installed Imgur on my phone and transfered them there to Imgur then post them here off of the PC. Is tapatalk working for you guys?

I like the blue Stic! A lot progress happening early

Nice combination Crooked Stic. A lucky victim!
I am curious about you template. What are the holes and pins for?

They are location pins for marking to cut in two. and the main jig has pins also for locating the pieces for grinding.

Ooh, interesting! No room for error there. Thanks for sharing

Veneers, I guess they could be used for something.
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