Black walnut for core????

[snag]

Has anyone had experience with using black walnut for limb cores? I was thinking of using it with figured myrtlewood veneers and clear glass.

[Jeremy]

One of the sweetest shooting bows I've shot was black walnut.  It's a Highly underrated wood IMO.

[Pennsyltuckey pete]

The limbs in my favorite bow are all walnut. nothing else.  It gets the job done sweetly!  I am with Jeremy on this one.  Way underrated.

pete

[defiant]

Next to sassafrass black walnut is light and handles compression well,great bow wood under glass.Made well over two hundred laminated bows with walnut and never had a problem.

[TimZeigler]

I agree.  I really like black walnut as a core wood.

[HalfRack]

Perfect timing, was just ready to cut and grind some up for the first time.  I've got a ton of it, so this is good to know.

-Mike

[Tom Leemans]

Black Walnut is often overlooked for a core wood, but shouldn't be. My favorite hunting bow is bamboo and osage, with a full length 1/8" lamination of walnut.

[snag]

Good info guys. Looks like that will be the core wood on my next bow. Thanks, David

[Zradix]

 
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[jess stuart]

Good stuff one of my favorites.

[Dmaxshawn]

The walnut is a good core wood and I have used it before.  Turns out really nice.   The only problem is you need to add about 0.005 to your total stack because the bow will finish light.

Hope this helps

Shawn

[wood carver 2]

I have two bamboo backed tri lams with walnut cores. Both are nice shooting bows . One of them is very fast.
Dave.

[Bert Frelink]

I used Black Walnut as a core in this Recurve, it shoots great.

I also think it's an under rated limb wood in glass bows, probably because it shows the streaks in clear glass more that lighter coloured woods.
Bert.

[Walt Francis]

I had a Mariah Rick built me in the early 90s that was all walnut, veneers, cores,and riser.  It was one good bow!

[jsweka]

Originally posted by Dmaxshawn:
The walnut is a good core wood and I have used it before.  Turns out really nice.   The only problem is you need to add about 0.005 to your total stack because the bow will finish light.

Hope this helps

Shawn

I've had the same experience. Give it a little extra for a desired draw weight.  If you overshoot it and end up a little high, you can always thin the width of the limbs a little to bring the weight down.

[frank bullitt]

Haven't used it, but do shoot it.

Bamboo, walnunt lam, with osage belly, built by John McCullough, Griffin bows. Pretty sweet shooter!

Have walnut beams and lumber in my house structure. Try hammering a nail in it!

Gary Davis built a sinew backed walnut flat bow years ago, what a beauty!

[Walt Francis]

Bert,
That is one perty Bow!

[Bert Frelink]

Thanks Walt,
"Yellow Bear" made a little meat last year too, seems to working pretty good.

Regards.
Bert.  

[kennym]

Bert, theres more'n a little meat there!!