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Black Limba
« on: February 18, 2019, 02:51:09 PM »
Anyone have experence wit this wood? Would it be good in a TD riser?
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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2019, 03:45:27 PM »
I have used it in risers for one piece longbows. It seems to be fairly strong as woods go.
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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2019, 04:07:10 PM »
I can't say I've ever used it for bows, but it makes a great looking turkey pot call. Just made one last week, and contemplated doing some laminating with other woods to get a riser.

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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2019, 05:21:05 PM »
Found a guy on the big auction site that has a lot of it.
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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2019, 06:09:25 PM »
What’s the big auction site?  Is there a good one for lumber?


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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2019, 08:39:52 PM »
Fleabay, and some of that looks pretty good, but shipping was a bit high I thought....
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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2019, 09:20:05 PM »
Yeah it is. Finding out now if shipping can be combined.
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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2019, 07:13:46 AM »
I used it for a one piece 32#@ 28 recurve riser. It was light in weight but finished very nice. If I can find pictures I will post them later

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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2019, 02:07:13 PM »
Hey Stic, I used BL in the top part of a riser that held the inserts for the limbs for my son-in-laws recurve.  It blew up in his face.  In my opinion the BL is too soft to hold the insert.  I won't use it again for that purpose.

With that said, I also used it in the belly side of the riser for my three piece longbow.  I have been shooting it for years with no problems.  I guess depends on where you use it.  Beautiful wood.

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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2019, 03:17:29 PM »
So it needs an I beam for TD.
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Re: Black Limba
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2019, 04:45:05 PM »
Yes, that would be safest.  I will take a pic of blown riser tonight and post it for you to see what happened.  I still have it.

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