Glass color choices?

[longrifle]

Are there any other choices in glass besides the clear,black,brown,and white? I have seen some older bows with grey or olive green,just wondering.Also is Gordon's the only glass maker? Just looking for other options.

[jsweka]

Unfortunately, there's not too many choices out there and as far as I know Gordon's is the only manufacturer, so we're at their mercy.  I imagine laminations for use in traditional bows is such a small part of their business that maybe we should be happy with what we can get.

Great Northern and Northern Mist joined forces a couple years ago and convinced Gordon's to do a run of green glass for them.  Those two bowyers are the only two of that have that glass and I doubt they'll part with any.

Kenny M is now offering a new lighter brown color of glass.

[carpin'mark]

I second the green glass, you see it on the Bear bows I think its called 'Grayling green' and I do remember seeing it on the Great Northern 'Old School' limited edition a while back.
It is a great color, I have always wondered why its not a regular offering.

[longrifle]

I agree would love to get some of that grayling green glass,I hate not having more than one choice to buy products.

[jess stuart]

This isn't perfect or even the ideal but, one can paint glass and it seems to work pretty well.  I first tried it when some clear glass was just to streaky to use.  I sanded the glass as normal painted very lightly sanded and sprayed finish over it, it has held up for over a year now does have a chip to two where it was dropped. Just food for thought.

[LittleBen]

Sadly I think what's been said already is accurate. Might be interesting to call Gordon's and see how many strips an order needs to be for them to run a custom color. I've seen some grey glass and its really nice.

[longrifle]

Yeah I thought about painting but then what do you do with the edges? I guess we just live with the choices we have until someone gives Gordon's a run for there money.