What wood type and glass color do you like best?

[critman]

Gonna make my third 'glass bow a mild R/D. Just can't decide what kind of wood for riser and what color 'glass. I used the brown from 'ole kennym and it was gorgeous. So what do you folks like?  Please include as many pics as you can. I love checking out your bows. This is your chance to show off. You guys do have bragging rights......  

[jsweka]

Really, I guess I like them all.  My last couple bows for myself have used colored glass to give them a classic look. Here's a couple, but probably my favorite is the one I made with a cocobolo riser, black glass on the back and clear glass on the belly - the best of both the colored and clear glass options.

[critman]

Beauties John, thanks.

[fujimo]

very, very nice!!

[bigbob2]

Very sleek indeed!. I also seem to prefer black glass on back wand clear with veneers on belly though I made one with brown glass all round I liked.

[canopyboy]

Right now I'm a bit partial to black glass on yew...

 

Excuse the crummy phone pic.  It needs a couple more coats and a handle wrap, but I think I'm in love.

[critman]

Gotta love black glass.....

[red hill]

Clear glass with interesting grain underneath is gorgeous! Although, I have an r/d longbow with brown glass that looks pretty nice, too!

[kennym]

Gotta have clear glass or I end up painting it camo........

[Sharp Shooter]

I like clear glass with some crazy grain veneers.

[bigbob2]

sweet splice.

[BigJim]

I will use any glass as long as it is clear glass....or clear glass. It can be frustrating at times to build a bow with beautiful wood and see a minor streak here or there, but I quickly overlook that to see the beauty of the wood beneath.

I have never seen a perfect bow, woman (don't look at men ), deer, shotgun, dog, etc, etc. They all have their blemishes. Heck, one of my favorite critters are wart hogs. They have a face that only a mother could be tolerant of but I sure do like em.
BigJim

[critman]

X2 Big Jim
Critman

[Swissbow]

I fully agree with BigJim. I don't mind the color of the glass as long as it's clear. I have used some black glass lately but it didn't fully convince me. A piece of wood is something so simple but it's pure beauty and it's kind of sad to cover it up with black/brown or whatever colored glass.
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Andy

[chackworth3]

X4. Pacific yew under clear glass is my favorite but there are a lot of other pretty ones too...