High plains, the pic of that bow that used to be on the Predator website is the reason I started looking for the right piece of this wood. Your pic as well as these others only confirm B&W ebony is at the top of my list.
This is the block of wood I'm waiting to get dry enough for Bob to build another Shawnee riser. Bob thinks we can get at least one, maybe even two risers with enough left over for blanks for quite a few knives:
It's difficult to find a good piece of this big enough to build a riser with...it's REALLY tough to find a piece dry enough. This one has been drying for at least a year with who knows how long prior to me buying it. Could be another year before it's ready. I'm willing to wait for this one.