Hi!
I have seen a lot of different and very nice woods for a bow.
Usually it seems like we go in the same direction, and that the different bowyers have their preferred list of wood types to use in limb veneers and risers.
Here is some in the top of my mind:
Risers:
Cocobolo
Ironwood
Dymondwood
Different types of rosewood
Bocote
Shedua
Walnut
Bubinga
Limb veneers:
Yew
Osage
Maple
Black glass
Bocote
Then sometimes there is some unusual woods that pop up like
Limb veneers:
Spalted Pacific Maple limbs
Dirty bamboo
etc.
Riser.
Black thorn tree from SA.
What I`m thinking of is that like me many tradgangers is looking for that special wood, or want to make their new bow something different.
In lack of knowledge I will be searching some and then choose one of the well known wood types.
That`s OK the bow is a good shooter looks like it should etc.
But I want to get more input on the subject.
I know that some woods are better for making risers.
But still...
If we call it a "brainstorm".
what kind of exotic or other wood types is there that YOU think is beautiful?
Margly