Who has experience with multiple core woods in one bow?

[Pokerdaddy]

Hey all!  I'm considering picking up a bow from a fellow TG member and it has three woods stacked for a core.  Walnut, Elm and Imbuia.  The bow is a 66" mild R/D longbow, made by a bowyer who's work I love and is also a sponsor here.

I've never encountered mixed/multiple wood cores before.  Something new for me.  Can anyone relate stories of their experiences with them?

[Orion]

Couple of different core woods in my Fred Anderson longbow.  Looks nice and the fastest shooting (for its weight) straight limbed longbow I've shot.

[monterey]

All wood bow or wood and glass?

[Pokerdaddy]

Wood and glass

[arrowlauncherdj]

I always put both aboo and maple in my cores. Usually aboo on the back and maple on the belly. In my own mind you get better tension compression performance that way. With that said Ive never had a curve turn out that had stability issues.

Dave

[JDBerry]

Did them that way, from late 80s through late 90s. Works very well. We run up to six diffirnt cores in the limbs. ..OE

[7 Lakes]

A mix of different species is not a problem.  In fact we are partial to matching the riser wood for the core.  It gives the impression the riser actually runs all the way up the middle.

[Pokerdaddy]

Thanks for the replies all.  Lots of great information.

[nineworlds9]

My Stewart 3pc had a mixed core of tempered bamboo and curly maple and was one of the best shooting bows I've ever shot.  Smooth and fast.  I've also had several Toelkes with bamboo and walnut cores that were sweethearts.  You needn't have any reservations whatsoever.

[Hatrick]

7Lakes and JDBerry have made a lot of bows so you really have your answer there. I've mixed sassafras and walnut in a couple of longbows with no issues.