Kingwood strong enough by itself?

[razorsharptokill]

Doing a 3 pc. take down longbow and wondered if this wood is strong enough.

[oberon]

Are you talking of Kingwood for the riser or limb lams?
 Oberon

[traditional beagle]

Any wood in the limbs is strong enough if laminating with bo'tuff. If you are worried about the riser section put a stronger material through it as an accent stripe.

[razorsharptokill]

Sorry ... didn't specify. In the riser.

[Dave Worden]

King wood is very dense and from what I've seen it's also quite brittle.  That being said, my best guess is that it would be fine for a riser on a t.d.  Since the riser doesn't bend, it ought to work just fine.  It would also be fine for face lams on a glass laminated bow since the glass does all the work and protects the wood from breakage.  I wouldn't try it for limbs on an all-wood (even laminated) bow, however.  I wouldn't use it for a riser in a one piece glass laminated bow either if the fade outs bend at all.  Just my opinion.  I have only used it in turning, not bowmaking.

[vermonster13]

Works well in the Shrew Samurai Riser.

[shapeshifter]

kingwood is very tough..... as long as it doesn't have any checks and the wood is completely dry, that riser will out last you. good luck and make sure to post some pics when the bow is finished.

[oberon]

O.L. Adcock states on his site about that he thinks that Kingwood is excellent for risers, very dense , good mass for a riser.  He also says it is a bit spendy,  and you have to look around for it otherwise  great .  I would think that as pretty as it is it would be heavy for limb veneers.
 My first choice for the riser wood on my next bow.
 Oberon

[wyatts daddy]

You can't find A nicer looking piece of wood in my opinion and it is very strong. Shapeshifter is correct, just make sure there are no cracks in it.
Bill

[razorsharptokill]

This is a piece of turning stock from Woodcraft. I left the ends waxed and striped the wax off of the all four sides to let it dry out. It's 2.5 x 2.5 x 24. How long will it take?