Bamboo vs. Dirty Boo

[BowHuntingFool]

I'm wondering what the difference between the two is. I like a darker color for limb veneers so I like the looks of the dirty boo, with nodes of course. I guess my question is what makes it dirty??  

If anyone would like to post pics of their boo limbs please have at it!

[Apex Predator]

I believe it's a fungus.  

I searched for it with no luck recently.  Maybe this thread will uncover some for us both.

[bretto]

Photobucket won't let Me copy pics. right now for some reason.

I have 3 bows with bamboo limbs.

One is natural. ( no help )

A Tomahawk SS that is naturally dirty I think, it has some streaks that are darker with no real pattern.

And a Dryad Orion that is stained to give it the dirty look for 3/4 the length of the limb. Which looks very good.

All 3 bows still show the nodes of the bamboo and all look good. I think I personally like the Dryad best because it is very even compared to the Tomahawk.

I'll try the pictures again later.

bretto

 

Thanks for correcting Me Mike, I was going from looks only. Sorry

[wingnut]

The Orion and all of our bamboo is natural "dirty".  We grind our own lams from raw bamboo stock and it's a pain.

Check out he Another Phoenix thread for a pic of the darker bamboo.

Mike

[jrchambers]

the dirty is the stuff at the botom of shipments and stock that get moisture and grow fungus, i belive it acts the same just looks different

[wingnut]

Actually it's a type of bamboo.  It is sold too us as Tonkin Bamboo and we know the name is incorrect.  But that being said, it is a construction bamboo that grows with the color in it.  I don't know what causes the color but am sure glad it's there.

90+% of the poles we buy have color throughout, the other 10% have a little.

There is no difference in performance from pc to pc.  It all shoots great.

Mike

[Big Ed]

Mold or Fungus.

[BowHuntingFool]

Thanks folks. I did a bit of searching in the www and really couldn't find a site with pics of some boo, anyone have any sites they can help me with? Thanks!