Yew "look a like" combo?

[Cardboard_Duck]

I guess the ERC might be a little dark, but it is close.

[Sidewinder]

Hickory backed Black locust maybe?

[medicinewheel]

hickory or maple backed jatoba? maybe the jatoba is a bit too red...
I'm thinking about making a maple backed jatoba war bow.

Hickory backed Jatoba; this one came out nice, but a warbow I think is not a good idea with that combo.

[kevinsmith5]

Not sure 35 lbs fit in the "warbow" class....

[Newindian]

Ashe juniper is pretty close, could just use the sap wood if you feel comfortable with it

[AH]

hickory or maple backed jatoba? maybe the jatoba is a bit too red...
I'm thinking about making a maple backed jatoba war bow.

Hickory backed Jatoba; this one came out nice, but a warbow I think is not a good idea with that combo.

ah, I was looking at fair bow's war bows (which I am aware don't have the greatest reputation) and came across this hickory backed jatoba war bow. I thought that I might try it since Jatoba is just about the bow-suitable tropical hardwood here in the CA Bay area, and I want to make a laminate war bow before I make or break the nice yew I've got.
here's a video of the fair bow jatoba war bow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqTkFI4M8Ig

[TacticalFate]

Buckthorn's pretty close

[mikekeswick]

Ash backed maple. I've seen it done and they don't look bad.

[Josh Shuck]

My favorite yew look a like is Marc St. Louis' ash backed yew.