Some wood help?

[GladwinHunter777]

Hello!
Gonna place an order with Maddog and would like some help deciding what woods I want for the riser and limbs.
I like dark woods with a warm classy look to them. Like lots of grain or swirls.. I'm really lost when it comes to wood.
If anyone has some combos they think would look nice or some pics to back it up I'd appreciate it!

Thanks
Caleb

[David Flanrey]

Long bow or recurve?  What are limbs gonna be?

[GladwinHunter777]

Longbow! I don't know I'm asking for help on both

[David Flanrey]

Exotic wood like zebra and bocote have lots of grain and really pop when the finish is put on.

I personally love black walnut.  No two pieces are the same.  Lots of color.  I just posted a pic of two wood riser that had walnut and pecan on the trade bow thread.

[GladwinHunter777]

I have a few woods I'm liking. I have always lied black walnut.
-cocobolo
-black walnut
-Bolivian rosewood
-bubinga

What combinations of these woods would fit best

[David Flanrey]

I like the coco/rosewood combo.  Something light on the limbs like zebra.

[GladwinHunter777]

Wait are you saying cocobolo and Bolivian rosewood both on the riser and zebra wood limbs?

[GladwinHunter777]

Liking red elm too. Maybe a red elm limb with coco and rosewood riser??

[David Flanrey]

I like two wood combo on risers.  Look good and are stronger.  I am at work and cannot access photo bucket but I'll try to send a pic of my bow that has coco/rosewood together.  I like dark color riser with light color limbs or vice versa.

[Al Dean]

Pau Fero is a warm feel darker wood that is gorgious.  Accent maybe with zebra.

[David Flanrey]

Caleb,
Here is a coco/rosewood riser.  It is the one on the right.



Here are some longbows with a two wood combo in them.

[KenH]

I suggest you go to the Wood Database --  http://www.wood-database.com/   and browse through the wood pix until you see several species that turn you on.  Then approach your bowyer and ask if he has or can get the woods you like the looks of.

[GladwinHunter777]

Thank you both very much! David, thank you for the pics. They helped! Ken thank you for the link

[MB_Sweden]

My favorite wood combo is Bolivian rosewood mixed with Zebrano

[GladwinHunter777]

Beautiful thanks!

[Bodork]

Macassar ebony is the nicest dark wood to me. This bow is mac ebony and east indian rosewood.

                                                 This one got ruined in glue up but it is bacote and african blackwood with a little bloodwood.

 
Or there is always walnut with mac ebony. Myrtle lams from Troy Breeding.