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Title: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: GREATBROWNKNOCKEMDOWN on July 05, 2010, 09:41:00 PM

Thinkin about havin a long bow made with cedar veneers and need some suggestions with what would be a good riser wood that would compliment the cedar.

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: LAR43 on July 05, 2010, 09:43:00 PM

Osage. When it starts to turn gold it's a beautiful combo.

Larry

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: ron w on July 05, 2010, 09:49:00 PM

I have a longbow by Apex Predator that has Cedar lams and the riser is Osage and Zebra wood. Looks real nice!!!

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: Whip on July 05, 2010, 10:43:00 PM

I like the osage idea - love the stuff myself and it would look great with cedar.  But some don't care for the yellow look initially.  

I had a cocobolo and juniper (which looks similar to cedar) that was really sharp.

Oh, and how many new bows are you getting this year Rafael?  :saywhat:   You've got it bad!  :p

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: kennym on July 05, 2010, 10:55:00 PM

Heres a visual aid,osage grip cap up against cedar limbs...

 (http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/101_1865.jpg)

 (http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/101_1862.jpg)

 (http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/101_1867.jpg)

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: caleb7mm on July 05, 2010, 11:01:00 PM

I had one on order from big jim until life got in the way...

zebra wood/bocote riser with cedar lambs on the limbs

I am not a fan of osage. its yellow wood...MO

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: JPNTN on July 05, 2010, 11:20:00 PM

Mike Treadway makes a cedar lam bow with a cocobolo riser - a really pretty bow to the eye.  My name's on the list to get one.

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: GREATBROWNKNOCKEMDOWN on July 05, 2010, 11:22:00 PM

Osage is pretty ,my 1st Big River has i lil Osage in it and its turning a really pretty honey color.                                                                                          

 And to answer your question Joe, well i dont know my girlfriend is giving me aN EARLY Christmas gift, and i would like one more after that. I love Johns bows and want a couple more before he decides he might not make anymore. I wish i would have gotten into Traditional years back.  I do have it bad, ReALLY baD!

Title: Re: Cedar limbs BUT ????
Post by: Dick in Seattle on July 05, 2010, 11:31:00 PM

I did a cedar with walnut.  I suspect aged osage would be more spectacular, but this was pretty nice.  I felt the walnut picked up the darker swirls in the cedar:

 (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h186/CaptainDick/closet91.jpg)


 (http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h186/CaptainDick/closet94.jpg)

The cedar does make a lovely bow.