effects of light and time on bow woods (manlaw included)

[mooseman76]

I just got my new Widow PTFX Cocobolo riser and Osage limbs.  I think it is beautiful (imagine that a new bow that the owner thinks is a beauty).  I really can't wait for the osage to darken to that sweet honey brown.  My question is, what effects does UV light and time have on other bow woods?

 

 

Would love to take some better pics.  Any advice?...Mike

[longbowben]

Thats sweet love the contrast from the riser to the limbs.

[ethan]

Whenever I use osage in a bow I always wait a few days before I spray it.  Exposure to light definately darkens the osage, just takes it a bit longer once it is sealed with a finish.  I like the honey brown look of osage also!

[LV2HUNT]

I have had two osage bows and both got better looking with age. That "Widder" is pretty! What are the specs?

[2 dogs]

cant afford a widder but thats pretty

[warden415]

I like the looks of that one! Steve

[mooseman76]

Thanks fellas, the specs are 62" 51#@28" Asbell grip.  Cocobolo riser and all Osage limbs

[bearfootin]

Ouch, I want one, I want one!!!  Do they come in all Bocote wood.  Lloyd

[mooseman76]

Lloyd they do come in all bocote, these would have bamboo limb cores with bocote veneers.

 

not a 1 piece, but here is a pic of a bocote takedown...Mike

[GameGetter]

Most all your woods will darken with age. Including the Cocobolo (will get almost black in time) Just not as fast as Osage. The more sunlight or u/v gets to it the quiker it will darken. Paduke is another wood that darkens quikly and goes well with Osage. Paduke starts out real orange'ish and settles in to a nice brick red. Ages nicely with Osage into nice fall colors

[Apex Predator]

I refinished a rosewood risered bow.  When I took off the strike plate the wood underneath was very much darker, and I was worried that I would forever have to cover this huge spot with a very large replacement.  After sanding the whole riser it was back to a very dark and rich color.  So you can say that some woods fade with exposure to the sun.

[4runr]

That's just an outstanding looking bow!!

[laddy]

Yew wood over time gets very dark under clear glass, male yew wood seems to get darker than female.

[Chris]

Mooseman,
I got a Osage Flatbow on trade a few weeks back that was almost new, with bright yellow limbs. I've had it in my truck for the last 2 weeks (unstrung and the windows cracked of course) and I can't believe how much the limbs have already turned. You might want to try it to speed up the process.

chris

[MWhitehair]

Dang that is a pretty bow...

[Eastern fisher]

GORGEOUS