Bamboo vs Yew limb cores.

[northener]

I'am sorry, I did not explain this very good.


The Bamboo core is an upgrade. The Bowyers std limb cores are Red elm,Yew and osage. So if I wanted bamboo cores the Yew would be a veneer which also costs extra.

Yes I'am real excited to get this bow. I know the bowyer will do a fantastic job. I have 4 others from this bowyer. Always very satified!

[NBK]

Ive got a Dwyer on order and was asking the bowyer Dave about core woods.  Without hesitation for his dauntless model he said bamboo, so that is what I will get.  Point being I always ask the bowyer, as they tend to know what works best.  He is however going to have a tough time talking me out of an all yew original model coming this summer!

[pruiter]

Have the original in yew, cant say enough how well this bow shoots

[Sixby]

I would honestly think an all yew D longbow would be just the cat's meow!!!
I've never built one except a self bow but now I just gotta do it. I think maybe my next Frontier string follow will be all yew with clear glass  or maybe get real wild and yew cores with some awsome osage veneers I got from Kenny.; You can grind that osage thinner than any other wood I have worked with; I got some of these sage veneers to .o10 last year. An All American bow.


God bless you all, Steve

[Kris]

I prefer boo!  Take a lam of raw boo once and try to break it...the stuff is tenacious!  Aside from that, it is also very light.  Keep your limbs low in mass, coupled with a proven profile and excellent tillering and you'll have a great shooting bow.

Kris

[njloco]

Hey Six,

Make it around 50# @ 28, this way I can buy it and be able to shoot it,

Thanks

[gringol]

Originally posted by northener:
I'am sorry, I did not explain this very good.


The Bamboo core is an upgrade. The Bowyers std limb cores are Red elm,Yew and osage. So if I wanted bamboo cores the Yew would be a veneer which also costs extra.

Yes I'am real excited to get this bow. I know the bowyer will do a fantastic job. I have 4 others from this bowyer. Always very satified!

Based on that I'd go with yew.  The performance difference is probably so small you wouldn't be able to tell without a chrono.  Plus, yew is way cooler.

[twistedlim]

With the amount of fiberglass used on limbs I find it hard to believe the subtle difference between limb woods would make that much of a difference.  As sawtoothscreeam mentioned it probably has much more to  do with limb design.