Post by: johnnyk71 on November 06, 2024, 02:43:23 PM
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 06, 2024, 02:45:14 PM
Post by: Longtoke on November 06, 2024, 05:40:30 PM
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 06, 2024, 07:35:39 PM
Post by: Keefer on November 07, 2024, 03:03:56 AM
I have a RER Arroyo from Kevin and it’s still in mint condition all Bocote .
Great bows when Kevin owned the company and it’s a shame the new owners don’t seem to be making them anymore .
Not sure what happened but the Arroyo was my favorite and I killed my biggest buck with mine .
Post by: LookMomNoSights on November 07, 2024, 08:32:40 AM
Post by: Terry Green on November 07, 2024, 08:47:28 AM
Nice looking bow either way. One I've never heard of.
Post by: Longtoke on November 07, 2024, 11:22:42 AM
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 07, 2024, 02:10:40 PM
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 07, 2024, 02:30:19 PM
Wenge riser, curly maple limb veneers
I believe you've nailed it. looking forward to getting my hands on it!
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 07, 2024, 02:34:19 PM
Wenge riser and either spalted maple or tamo ash limbs would be my guess.
Nice looking bow either way. One I've never heard of.
it does look a lot like the pics of tamo ash that I have seen.
Post by: Adirondack Bowman on November 07, 2024, 08:56:51 PM
Post by: Terry Green on November 08, 2024, 06:45:42 AM
Wenge riser and either spalted maple or tamo ash limbs would be my guess.
Nice looking bow either way. One I've never heard of.
it does look a lot like the pics of tamo ash that I have seen.
This is a picture of my bow named Tines. Tamo Ash.
This is curly maple....
Post by: Terry Green on November 08, 2024, 07:06:53 AM
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Post by: black velvet on November 08, 2024, 08:06:03 AM
Post by: Terry Green on November 08, 2024, 08:37:00 AM
Could be Quilted Maple.
Yep
Post by: LookMomNoSights on November 08, 2024, 08:59:46 AM
Curely and sometimes or especially in the musical instrument world, Curely will be called "flamed" and shows as those beautiful stacked lines of contrast. Your limbs are more the swirly clouds that QUILTED shows as. So anyways, I'm saying your limbs are quilted maple :thumbsup:
Post by: Terry Green on November 08, 2024, 09:01:21 AM
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Post by: LookMomNoSights on November 08, 2024, 09:10:40 AM
Post by: Terry Green on November 08, 2024, 12:54:43 PM
How much do you want for it. :goldtooth:
Post by: Keefer on November 09, 2024, 04:24:10 PM
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 09, 2024, 08:11:43 PM
The bow on the left is Wenge ….beautiful.
Post by: pdk25 on November 11, 2024, 01:44:17 AM
Post by: Kirkll on November 11, 2024, 11:38:54 AM
The bow on the left is Wenge ….
Those are scary looking risers. :o :o :o Wenge is very stiff , very brittle wood. But it splits easily if not reinforced or used with a footing.
Hopefully they are low draw weight... Who built those?
Post by: Terry Green on November 11, 2024, 01:07:51 PM
I've heard the same Kirk.
I also know a bowyer, from 20 years ago that used wenge as his cores as he claimed they were the fastest core he ever used. Don' know if that is true or not, but he sure believed it. I believe wenge is also referred to at 'black palm'.
Post by: Keefer on November 11, 2024, 02:50:58 PM
Those two bows are early Wing (White Wings) and that Wenge I recently sold to a good friend and he “Thinks “ he has first dibs on the other one but he doesn’t :biglaugh:
Both are in the mid 30# weight range and shoot so smooth .
Post by: Keefer on November 11, 2024, 02:57:15 PM
Kirk,
Those two bows are early Wing (White Wings) and that Wenge I recently sold to a good friend and he “Thinks “ he has first dibs on the other one but he doesn’t :biglaugh:
Both are in the mid 30# weight range and shoot so smooth .
Terry ,
Funny you should say that about Wenge being referred to as Black Palm .
I had some scrap pieces of wood that came from the PRS guitar shop from his shop here in Md. that was going into a burn pile from one of his employees .
It had Black Palm written on it and I said No. that’s Wenge wood which I do believe is the same wood or very much alike in grain structure.
I’m with Kirk also I think it needs an I beam or glued up with something else so it doesn’t get checks or cracks .
I do love the looks and color or it when sistered up with a lighter wood .
Post by: Keefer on November 11, 2024, 03:02:21 PM
Anyway I agree as well that Wenge needs to be sistered up with another wood and an I beam would be great .
Forgive me fellas I’m catching up with you all in this age thing
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 11, 2024, 03:51:51 PM
very much worth an extra day's wait, in order to remember the service of all our veterans today! thanks to all who served.
Post by: johnnyk71 on November 12, 2024, 05:37:08 PM
Bottom-Top: Retro (wenge and tiger wood), LXR (Ziricote and brown glass), Vital (wenge and most likely tamo ash).
The new Vital is a thumper. 52#28” and I draw about 29”. Good stuff!