Cocobolo veneers

[TexasStick81]

So I'm haing a new bow built and I'm wanting to use cocobolo and gaboon.  It's not too difficult to find pics of coco in the handle but I'd love to see pics of coco veneers.  I had a big Jim TC with coco veneers and it was beautiful.  I'm trying to track down the wood as we speak and I'm hoping for some inspiration of what exactly I'm looking for in a board.  

Thanks,

Zane

[sledge]

should be gorgeous.  just fyi, i talked to robertson stykbows about cocobolo veneers, and they don't offer them.

they say it's too oily to be in the limb lams.

i don't know, but it ain't their 1st rodeo.

joe

[bfrbmj]

Check out the wes wallace that pops has for sale in the classifieds.  very nice.

[YORNOC]

TallTines:
  Cocobolo on the belly, bullsnake on the back!


 

[YORNOC]

Sledge, you're right. I asked Yote Robertson and he said not worth the risk. Very oily.
BUT...I've had many bowyers do it and had great results.

[glass76]

Blacktail... Cocobolo on left, stained red elm on right.

[TexasStick81]

Does the concern with oil not have to do with the moisture content?  Why do some regularly use coco in the veneers whereas others find it risky?  I've always been curious about this.

[Yellow Dog]

Cocobolo lams on a RER Arroyo that I sold awhile back. Not the best pic but the only one I have that show a little of the limbs. The only bow I've ever seen with Cocobolo for limb lams.

 

[Keith Zimmerman]

I have cocobolo on my Black Widow limbs.

[BigJim]

Nothing wrong with coco as long as it's dry! The oil is not the problem.
Exotics can be very difficult to determine dryness. If there used while wet, you will likely have a problem. Use them dry...No problem.

bigjim