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Offline NTD

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Riser wood combos
« on: March 18, 2011, 06:53:27 pm »
I'm building a pair of BBI's one for myself and one for the PA trade with this kind of skin.


I'm wanting to go with a really dark themed bow so I want nice dark riser woods and such.  I have a chunk of black Palm.  I'm trying to come up with additional woods that may look nice with with this skin.  I'm thinking of wenge.  I really like the white and black ebony but WHOA the price of that stuff is high.  Any thoughts?
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Offline Almostpighunter

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 07:09:11 pm »
Ebony is available in blocks at Woodworkers Emporium that are about 9" x 3" x 3" for around $40 last time I was there. I don't know if that is a good price or the right size for what you are looking for; however, they have several other dark exotic woods (not sure what they are) as well for using on a lathe to make bowls and such in block form. I would be happy to take a drive over if you'd like and report my findings.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 07:12:33 pm »
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Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline NTD

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 07:21:24 pm »
Quote from: Almostpighunter on March 18, 2011, 07:09:11 pm
Ebony is available in blocks at Woodworkers Emporium that are about 9" x 3" x 3" for around $40 last time I was there. I don't know if that is a good price or the right size for what you are looking for; however, they have several other dark exotic woods (not sure what they are) as well for using on a lathe to make bowls and such in block form. I would be happy to take a drive over if you'd like and report my findings.

Yeah $40 for that size piece is what I've been seeing.  I'm up for other options too...just trying to get other peoples opinions on what would look nice with that skin.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 07:59:20 pm »
This is the only thing I got that might work...

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Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline NTD

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2011, 08:10:09 pm »
Quote from: Bevan R. on March 18, 2011, 07:59:20 pm
This is the only thing I got that might work...

Bevan R

Hmm, that is a pretty piece of wood....Let me think about it Bevan ;)
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2011, 09:09:30 pm »
Zebrawood may look cool. It will darken slightly over time. But the black and white stripes match the black and white spots of the skin well, I think.
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Offline bucksbuoy

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2011, 09:14:41 pm »
B. C. Occidentalis. My first big snake (:
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2011, 09:56:29 pm »
Black walnut.
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Offline NTD

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2011, 10:20:57 pm »
Quote from: bucksbuoy on March 18, 2011, 09:14:41 pm
B. C. Occidentalis. My first big snake (:

Nice ID Bucks.  They are cool snakes.  This was an old female that belonged to a friend.

I've been kicking around the Zebra wood idea too...

Pat thought of that but the black walnut locally is not dark enough for what I'm picturing.
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Offline toymaker

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2011, 10:44:21 pm »
Looks like a nice snake! I wouldn't want to turn him into a bow back... But I like snakes..LOL
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Offline NTD

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2011, 11:03:27 pm »
Toymaker
You obviously don't read any of my posts LOL ;D
The snake pictured isn't the skin I'm using, it's just a picture of the same kind of snake.  The skin I have is from a snake that has already died.....I will NOT back a bow with a snake that died from other than natural causes or tires.
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Offline Easternarcher

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2011, 11:33:35 pm »
How about really dark IPE with maple accent stripes????or maple with wenge should look nice too.
I did IPE and maple nocks on a friends bow actually....used the left-overs from the riser cut-outs.
Sorry couldn't find the nock pic...
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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2011, 01:30:21 pm »
Pau ferro when oiled goes almost black.

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Offline Treelimb

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Re: Riser wood combos
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2011, 01:57:50 am »
NTD, In one of your post you mentioned you had some black palm for a riser.  I saw some at a local Woodcraft and the guy mentioned it would splinter if using a wood rasp.  How do you shape the riser if you can't use a rasp?  Treelimb
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