Black locust green ring?

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Just curious if any one has had luck using the green ring on black locust as the back. I was chasing a ring and hit the black early growth ring in this stave that is the darkest I think I've came across so far. Under that ring was a solid late growth that's an avocado green. So I started to chase it instead of the ring under it. It's holding the green down the entire stave. I just want some opinions on this ring before I continue. It's not a very thick ring, but black locust is so tension strong I think it'll be fine. So what do you all think? I've got another stave to chase a ring on that I can work on while I wait for some opinions. I'm making a pair of reflex deflex bows for a friend and her boyfriend. She wants one for him for Christmas, but she doesn't have a bow for hersel. So why not throw in an extra.

And the end shot is the ring chased, I'd prefer the next ring down. But I'll lose the color of I do.

Thanks,
Kyle

[Mo_coon-catcher]

And another showin the colors a bit better.

Kyle

[DC]

I don't know about Locust but any time I've found a nice color in wood it turns to brown by the next day

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I guess that means I'll have to get it done today then. Well, I'd try to if work didn't get in the way this evening. But I finished chasing the ring and the green fades out on the last inch on each end of the stave and the side 1/4". So I'm guessing Itll do like you said happened and it'll jut fade into its normal color. That'll be disappointing to see happen.

Kyle

[osage outlaw]

I cut a black locust tree that has colors similar to that with streaks of black.  I haven't made a bow out of it yet.  It's still drying.

[DC]

 Pacific Crab has really nice blood red stripes in it when it's fresh, the next day it's dreary old brown. Bummer

[Stick Bender]

That's a nice peace of BL you have there

[JonW]

Kyle I have run into that before. In the end it's pretty much what DC said. It turns a real nice dark brown though.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

As long as it turns out a different color than what it would typically turn, then I'm ok with that. I think I'll just stick with this ring and see how it turns out. I'm not going to be pushing this one very hard anyway. 30" limbs 1 1/2" wide pyramid going for 50# at 29" reflex deflex.
 
Thanks,
Kyle

[simson]

Had often colors like you on BL, mostly the first heart wood ring shows intensive greenish color

[Hrothgar]

Should be ok to leave the green ring on, some of the older-timers talk of leaving a couple rings of sapwood on a locust bow.

[bradsmith2010]

if you are crazy bout the green ,,, put some leather dye on it,, it will stay green,,