Bocote bows

[Shawn Leonard]

Bacote is oily and can create problems. I am currently sending a bow back due to the bocote. It is kind of light as well. I have seen problems with it on lots of bows. I will never use it again, but to each his own. Shawn

[Chris Wilson]

Hey Shawn.....What kind of problems have you seen/experienced?

[Bodork]

Mr Magoo, what's the dark wood in that bow?
I sprayed a bow today that has bacote in it and if this thread is still around in a few days I'll show it here. Otherwise, I'll add a new topic. Mike

[Mojo Rising]

Sorry to hear you had a problem Shawn, what was it? It seems like alot of Bocote bows get built so I wonder if anyone else has had a bad experience with this wood.

[SOS]

Here's a Earth Archery Ridge Runner longbow in bocote along with a bocote knife handle.  The oil in it made the handle hard to put on a finish.  

[Shawn Leonard]

The bacote pulling away from the fibergalss overlays or other woods it has been adhered to. It also has quite a bit of checking in it. It seems fine for venneers but I personally do not like it for risers. Shawn

[Mr.Magoo]

Bodork ... the dark wood is Macassar Ebony.

[BUFF]

Black Widow
 

[Straitshot]

Jason R. Wesbrock,

Your bow is realy nice looking. Who made it?

[bentpole]

Shawn,sorry to hear about your bow.Maybe your bowyer had a problem with a batch of bocote he had. I know that bubinga is a very oily wood maybe it wasn't dried enough?That Fedora I had was in perfect shape, bocote riser and veeners,And my hornes brushbow is the same wood combo as Hope and Faith only in a one piece you saw no ill effects on those bows with their bocote/cocoabolla risers?I have bocote veeners on mine. I like the way bocote looks on a bow . Maybe we can get some bowyers involved in this thread???Kenny that hybrid you made sure came out sweet looking!

[bentpole]

Brian that Checkmate of yours is awesome! They make some bow for the bucks!Beautiful bows guys! Bocote make a bow sure look purty!

[BMOELLER]

Thanks Bent,  it shoots really good too.

[BCD]

Mr Magoo-

What kind of bow is that?

BD

[Pete W]

 

Abe has a lot of bows with bacote on his site in the inventory pages at   http://www.cari-bow.com/

[Mr.Magoo]

BCD - It's a Palmer.

[Chris Wilson]

There are some mighty fine looking bows on this thread.  Gives me the itch waiting on mine to arrive.  I've got a cocobolo and bocote risered chekmate coming soon.

[Ray Hammond]

here's my Centaur...

[Chris Wilson]

Ray, that's really nice.  

[bentpole]

Hey Pete what model caribow is that? Is that his new one or the featherhorn?Ray Man oh man Let me shoot that bow.

[MAC]

Here is my Howard Hill Wesley Special,  Bocote/Bamboo