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Title: I need ideas for new limb veneers, please.
Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 05:14:00 PM: I'm having Leon Stewart make me a new set of limbs for my 3 PC Slammer and would love some ideas on dark colored veneers. My old limbs had curly teak, which I liked a lot. I'm looking for some ideas on dark wood, which would blend in nicely with midwest hardwoods. I'd like the veneers to have a lot of figuring.

A couple of my ideas are Waterfall Bubinga and Carpathian Elm Burl.
What ideas do you think would work great? My riser is Cocobolo with tiger strip maple accents in the limb pockets, so I was thinking about belly side veneers of Tiger Stripe Maple, Birdseye Maple... The limb back veneers are in question, but I'm open to all ideas.

Thanks,
Dennis
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Post by: SELFBOW19953 on February 11, 2015, 05:18:00 PM: Look thru Troy Breeding's veneers, maybe give you some ideas.

www.WoodGallery295.com (http://www.WoodGallery295.com)
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 05:20:00 PM: Thx, Phil!
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Post by: Safari Scott on February 11, 2015, 06:07:00 PM: Mango!
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Post by: BOWMARKS on February 11, 2015, 06:13:00 PM: Curly Rosewood or Curly Zircote

Cant' find the site I seen them but sure looked nice to me.
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Post by: ChuckC on February 11, 2015, 06:21:00 PM: I have a really pretty board of well figured Chechen wood. Colors, figures, looks great. I am keeping my board, but there are others out there.
ChuckC
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 06:56:00 PM: Great input, everyone. Thx!
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Post by: MnFn on February 11, 2015, 06:59:00 PM: My Blacktail VL has birds eye maple. It's not dark but I love it.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 07:02:00 PM: MnFn,

Agreed! I have a one piece Slammer with birdseye maple and it is gorgeous!
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Post by: DennyK on February 11, 2015, 07:05:00 PM: How 'bout the birdseye maple stained dark to match the riser? Hope you come up with something pretty.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 07:12:00 PM: Great idea, DennyK
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Post by: riverrat 2 on February 11, 2015, 07:15:00 PM: Brown glass on the back,Tiger maple on the belly. rat'
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Post by: ron w on February 11, 2015, 07:16:00 PM: Tamo Ash......dyed gray or dyed walnut.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 07:27:00 PM: Tamo ash is full of figuring, ron w! :thumbsup:
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Post by: Blackhawk on February 11, 2015, 07:31:00 PM: Recently I saw some olive ash veneers with a cocobolo riser and found it really handsome.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 07:32:00 PM: Thanks, Blackhawk!
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Post by: nineworlds9 on February 11, 2015, 08:04:00 PM: Longbow'

If you liked the Curly Teak you will love the Carp' Elm as a dark veneer. It has all kinda of crazy depth and figure, especially if you have it done gloss. Search my Lil Slammer thread to see the awesome Carp' Elm he did on it. For the belly I vote Birdseye maple stained to bring out the eyes. To me Birdseye is better than tiger or curly which I find a little boring to be honest as its just stripes mostly. Gonçalo Alves or Redwood Burl are some other pretty cool darker woods with some light mixed in and a more russet brown to red just as an alternative to the Carp' Elm.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 11, 2015, 08:19:00 PM: Thanks for the advice, Nineworlds! I'll check it out!
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Post by: tenbrook on February 12, 2015, 07:34:00 AM: From left to right: Etimoe, Myrtle, Mango, Mango, Koa.

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/DSCN4908_zpsb96a891a.jpg) (http://s90.photobucket.com/user/matter_daddy/media/DSCN4908_zpsb96a891a.jpg.html)
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Post by: britt on February 12, 2015, 08:19:00 AM: Figured Walnut.
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on February 12, 2015, 08:22:00 AM: Of course it depends on the tones of your other wood choices, but I really like the dark Bocote.

(http://i51.tinypic.com/2a6td9x.jpg)

And don't forget you can stain any wood to make it darker so if you like a certain grain pattern you can have it darkened to match. These Curly Koa veneers didn't start out this dark. Great thing about staining veneers is you can take a wood that doesn't really match and stain to match your color combo.

(http://i61.tinypic.com/2cet3kp.jpg)
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Post by: Ron Vought on February 12, 2015, 08:26:00 AM: Myrtle burl or spalted maple would be some real lookers. I have both wood veeners on my Widow PLX bows.

Ron
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Post by: Pine on February 12, 2015, 10:24:00 AM: Zebra Ebony , that looks good enough to eat .
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Post by: chase perry on February 12, 2015, 02:18:00 PM: This is waterfall bubinga…

(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u532/chase_el_p/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-23.jpg) (http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/chase_el_p/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-23.jpg.html)

(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u532/chase_el_p/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-22.jpg) (http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/chase_el_p/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-22.jpg.html)

(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u532/chase_el_p/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-21.jpg) (http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/chase_el_p/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-21.jpg.html)

(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u532/chase_el_p/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-24.jpg) (http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/chase_el_p/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender-24.jpg.html)
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Post by: Duker on February 12, 2015, 02:39:00 PM: WOW!!! Love the looks of that waterfall bubinga :D
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 12, 2015, 06:37:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Duker:
WOW!!! Love the looks of that waterfall bubinga :D
X2.

Great stuff guys!
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 12, 2015, 06:39:00 PM: TJ,

That is a beauty!
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Post by: DaveT1963 on February 13, 2015, 08:15:00 AM: Thanks LB fanatic 1 - you just stirred up the urge again lol
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on February 13, 2015, 11:23:00 AM: Thanks Dennis, good luck and whatever you go with post some picts when you get them.
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Post by: reddogge on February 14, 2015, 09:32:00 AM: I never like overly busy patterns. My Wes Wallace has curly maple front and back.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/reddogge/Archery/IMG_2185_zps47b32dbc.jpg)
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 14, 2015, 06:19:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by KentuckyTJ:
Thanks Dennis, good luck and whatever you go with post some picts when you get them.
Will do, Tom.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 14, 2015, 06:20:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by DaveT1963:
Thanks LB fanatic 1 - you just stirred up the urge again lol
:biglaugh:
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 14, 2015, 06:21:00 PM: Simply beautiful, Reddogge!
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Post by: Sixby on February 14, 2015, 07:52:00 PM: (http://eaglewingarchery.i8.com/images/Weidman/weidmankoa9.jpg)

Eaglewing with black myrtle built for Mike Weidman
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Post by: Sixby on February 14, 2015, 07:56:00 PM: (http://eaglewingarchery.i8.com/images/chis%26bradley/100_5679.JPG)
Koa veneers , curley and crazy EagleWing D and R

God bless, Steve
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Post by: Fletcher on February 14, 2015, 09:18:00 PM: Figured walnut can be striking and being a native midwest wood it will blend in nicely.
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Post by: V I Archer on February 14, 2015, 09:20:00 PM: Just saw some tamo ash limbs on caribow inventory page that looks spectacular! I like bacote too. Seems there are ten times the choices today compares to 15 years ago. I had never before heard of sepale, crema etimoe, or kingwood before I started looking at custom bows last year.
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Post by: BOWMARKS on February 14, 2015, 11:05:00 PM: I have been going thru the same problem Dennis but when I seen those Waterfall Bubinga my mind was set and my order for my New Woods Vanguard was called in . Now the wait starts in or earnest. :rolleyes:
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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on February 15, 2015, 05:10:00 AM: I have Waterfall Bubinga on a Wild Horse Creek with Sheep overlays. The the same on a Black Widow PSAX.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 15, 2015, 07:46:00 AM: Lots of choices for sure. Waterfall bubinga is one of my favorites too, Bowmark and Keith. I chose Carpathian Elm Burl for the limb back veneers and Birdseye Maple for the bellies. I'll post some pics when the limbs come. I'll just have to buy a few more bows, so I can try some of these great wood combos. :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ron Vought on February 15, 2015, 09:03:00 AM: I would do Mappa Burl on the belly and waterfall bubinga on the back. That would be a very nice combination.

Ron
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on February 16, 2015, 02:53:00 PM: I changed my mind today. I decided to go with The waterfall bubinga on the back and curly maple stained to southern pecan. Should look great. Leon said he has some excellent waterfall Babinga right now.
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Post by: BOWMARKS on February 16, 2015, 04:20:00 PM: Sounds like a winner to me but we will need pics of her when you get her, and I will try to learn the pic trick too show mine. :banghead:
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Post by: JamesKerr on February 17, 2015, 09:25:00 AM: How about some curly Koa? It has some awesome grain lines with a gorgeous color!
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Post by: Sixby on February 17, 2015, 02:31:00 PM: James Check out my posts, I have two examples of the koa there. To me it is one of the top tier beautiful woods.

God bless, Steve
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Post by: Sixby on February 17, 2015, 02:45:00 PM: (http://eaglewingarchery.i8.com/images/deceagle/deceagel6.jpg)
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Post by: BOWMARKS on February 17, 2015, 07:18:00 PM: Oh my that black myrtle may have changed my mind. :banghead: :banghead:
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Post by: JamesKerr on February 20, 2015, 12:45:00 AM: Steve I saw your photos, actually seeing photos that you've posted in the past is what led me to get Koa on my Black Widow. It is gorgeous up next to the cocobolo riser!
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Post by: BOWMARKS on February 23, 2015, 09:10:00 AM: We need more!!!!! :help: