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Offline Robertfishes

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wood ID-Limba?
« on: June 07, 2015, 05:49:00 PM »
I started a riser today for a 35# recurve.. I picked this piece of wood out of my wood stash. I bought it back in 2009 or 2010 and the masking tape label I put on it is missing. Its a fairly light weight wood.  I think this is "Black Limba" anybody else think so too?    

Offline Shootum Straight

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Re: wood ID-Limba?
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2015, 08:08:00 AM »
That would be my guess.

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Re: wood ID-Limba?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2015, 08:18:00 PM »
I just glued up a one piece black glass recurve with the mystery wood riser..when I applied the smooth on the wood grain came to life! very pretty..

Offline Shootum Straight

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Re: wood ID-Limba?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2015, 11:13:00 PM »
That is going to look very sharp.

Online Tim Finley

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Re: wood ID-Limba?
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2015, 11:12:00 AM »
I have black limba in one of my personal bows and I have some in my wood pile none look like that but the wood in the wood stock and the wood in my bow look different too . Black limba is nice wood and can have nice figure lots of black streaks .

Offline Dale in Pa

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Re: wood ID-Limba?
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2015, 02:55:00 PM »
I made one with black limba veneers, but it looked nothing like that piece you have. Looks a lot more like zebra or marblewood. Zebra being physically lighter than marblewood.

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