curly maple combo?

[adam]

Hey guys i'm getting ready to make my next one piece longbow and wanted to use some curly maple i had laying around. I have enough to do the limbs and riser just wanted to get some opinions or pics of what woods would go well with the maple?

Thanks
Adam

[4est trekker]

Something dark always looks nice..cocobolo and wenge are two of my favorites.    Post some pictures, and good luck!

[mater]

Any rosewood, ebony, even osage

[eman614]

i like bocote

[cobbow]

I build one for the wife that is maple with a cocobolo lam in the riser and bubinga core with tiger maple for the veneers. I dont have any pics but it looks good.

Cobbow

[Swissbow]

Cocobolo is definitely a very good option. A friend of mine just glued up a bow with cocobolo and I can tell you it sure looks nice.

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Andy

[jsweka]

Here's one I made a couple years ago.  Curly maple, a thin strip of black glass, and paduak.  The limbs were also curly maple dyed to match the paduak with an actionboo core.
 

[TradBowyer]

my favorite wood to go with curly maple is cocobolo...second is a dark wood like wenge or east indian rosewood