Verawood bows..any pics?

[Zradix]

Hey Gang,

Came across some pics of verawood.
The stuff looks really cool.

Wondering if anyone has a bow made with it.
Love to see some pics if they're out there.

Thanks

[Florida lime]

South lists it as an option in the Stalker Bows catalog.

[katman]

Quick look on internet, interesting wood with good looks and different color variations. Changes color over time. Wonder how hard it is to glue up with the waxy properties?

[Zradix]

the green and brown after the change looked very nice to me too.

[katman]

Almost has a camp dymond wood look. Sounds like a tough dense wood. Hope a bow pic or two come up.

[Ric O'Shay]

Vera Wood - o you mean like this Hill Wild Boar?

 
 

[Zradix]

That's a pretty piece in there.

[Alexander Traditional]

I'm glad you asked this. I'm on Big Jim's build list for another Buffalo,and have been looking at this wood. I haven't decided,but was considering this wood. I would also like to see more pictures. It looks like it varies quite a bit?

[BigJim]

Vera is also known as Argentine lignum vitae. It is very hard and strong with a average weight that parallels gabon  ebony...about 74lbs per cubic foot.

osage is only 54 lbs per cubic foot.

It makes a beautiful bow and I have used it in both limb veneers and riser material. Sorry, but I don't have any pictures. Usually starts off looking kind of like a deep carmel and then gradually changes to a hint of green.

BigJim

[Bivyhunter]

The material is pretty interesting to work worth. Very waxy, as noted earlier. The wood turns green with exposure to light/oxygen, but is the color of straw when you are working it. Left unfinished, it will turn back to green fairly quickly, but if you spray it immediately, it really slows that process down. I just did a verawood bow with pistachio limb veneers for James Pressley. Maybe you guys can badger him into posting a pic.

[Ryan Sanpei]

South built me one a while back. Here's what he is referring to in terms of the color change when left unfinished. South asked if I wanted it sprayed when green or brown. For the final product, I wanted it on the brown side, so he sprayed it immediately after a light sanding instead of letting it sit for a while.


     


       

 
       

 
     

[Ryan Sanpei]

Here are some outdoor images…

 

 
   


   


   

[Zradix]

Beautiful bow Ryan.

Thanks for posting the pics.
It was neat to see the green being sanded off.

Really pretty grain on your bow.

[cmh]

Until this morning at 3am I had never heard of verawood... Now I'm glad I did as I think I have found the second wood for my future bow    thanks for the pics and info but one thing I did not understand  what you meant about the average weight compared to gaboon ebony.....  Thanks again  

[Florida lime]

Originally posted by cmh:
...but one thing I did not understand  what you meant about the average weight compared to gaboon ebony.....  Thanks again    

Gaboon ebony is very dense, so many like it for the addded weight of the riser.  It just means that Verawood has the same density.

[T Sunstone]

Originally posted by BigJim:
Vera is also known as Argentine lignum vitae. It is very hard and strong with a average weight that parallels gabon  ebony...about 74lbs per cubic foot.

osage is only 54 lbs per cubic foot.

It makes a beautiful bow and I have used it in both limb veneers and riser material. Sorry, but I don't have any pictures. Usually starts off looking kind of like a deep carmel and then gradually changes to a hint of green.

BigJim

Wow, 20 pounds heavier then Osage.      :eek:

[cmh]

Thanks    

[Florida lime]

I pulled these shots from the Hawaii Connection section from one of Ryan's threads:


 

 

[cmh]

I'm trying to picture that with zebrawood   ))

[Florida lime]

I think an interesting contrast would be to do a whole riser in Verawood, but have separate sections aged green, and other sections straw colored.