Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: NTD on March 18, 2011, 06:53:27 pm
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I'm building a pair of BBI's one for myself and one for the PA trade with this kind of skin.
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l144/NDanforth83/Argentineboa.jpg)
I'm wanting to go with a really dark themed bow so I want nice dark riser woods and such. I have a chunk of black Palm. I'm trying to come up with additional woods that may look nice with with this skin. I'm thinking of wenge. I really like the white and black ebony but WHOA the price of that stuff is high. Any thoughts?
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Ebony is available in blocks at Woodworkers Emporium that are about 9" x 3" x 3" for around $40 last time I was there. I don't know if that is a good price or the right size for what you are looking for; however, they have several other dark exotic woods (not sure what they are) as well for using on a lathe to make bowls and such in block form. I would be happy to take a drive over if you'd like and report my findings.
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PM Sent
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Ebony is available in blocks at Woodworkers Emporium that are about 9" x 3" x 3" for around $40 last time I was there. I don't know if that is a good price or the right size for what you are looking for; however, they have several other dark exotic woods (not sure what they are) as well for using on a lathe to make bowls and such in block form. I would be happy to take a drive over if you'd like and report my findings.
Yeah $40 for that size piece is what I've been seeing. I'm up for other options too...just trying to get other peoples opinions on what would look nice with that skin.
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This is the only thing I got that might work...
Bevan R
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This is the only thing I got that might work...
Bevan R
Hmm, that is a pretty piece of wood....Let me think about it Bevan ;)
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Zebrawood may look cool. It will darken slightly over time. But the black and white stripes match the black and white spots of the skin well, I think.
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B. C. Occidentalis. My first big snake (:
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Black walnut.
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B. C. Occidentalis. My first big snake (:
Nice ID Bucks. They are cool snakes. This was an old female that belonged to a friend.
I've been kicking around the Zebra wood idea too...
Pat thought of that but the black walnut locally is not dark enough for what I'm picturing.
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Looks like a nice snake! I wouldn't want to turn him into a bow back... But I like snakes..LOL
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Toymaker
You obviously don't read any of my posts LOL ;D
The snake pictured isn't the skin I'm using, it's just a picture of the same kind of snake. The skin I have is from a snake that has already died.....I will NOT back a bow with a snake that died from other than natural causes or tires.
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How about really dark IPE with maple accent stripes????or maple with wenge should look nice too.
I did IPE and maple nocks on a friends bow actually....used the left-overs from the riser cut-outs.
Sorry couldn't find the nock pic...
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Pau ferro when oiled goes almost black.
(http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr313/Dauntlessbows/12022011D7000082.jpg)
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NTD, In one of your post you mentioned you had some black palm for a riser. I saw some at a local Woodcraft and the guy mentioned it would splinter if using a wood rasp. How do you shape the riser if you can't use a rasp? Treelimb
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Palm is lovely. I wish I could get some. I like the contrasts. Holly is nearly stark white unless it's infected with a fungus. Yellow heart could look cool.
Fro accent wood I raid the local woodcraft or woodsmith shop turners section the pen turning blanks will give several tip overlays or arrow rests but are a tiny amount of money. They are usualy MORE per square inch than bigger chunks but absolute dollars spent is lower which works for things like African Black Wood, cocobolo, Paduke, and the various Ebonys.
Cocobolo has a nice rich red color and black grain. Other woods can be turned black by brushing with india ink. Furniture finishers will use black powder pigment and rub it into the open grain of some woods, then sand lightly and finish. Gives a neat finish also. Personaly I like to let the natural colors of the wood shine.
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NTD- I got some nice scraps of burly black walnut left over from making exhibition grade gun stocks. One peice is extremely dark with some of the most beautiful grain I've ever seen. I'll try to put up a pic next weekend if your interested. Josh
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Pau ferro when oiled goes almost black.
(http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr313/Dauntlessbows/12022011D7000082.jpg)
that is a sweet tip design. How wide is that? In the photo it looks almost pencil wide!.
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Mesquite would look amzaing NTD..
Cipriano
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try going to a local cabinit maker, around here they have a trailer that they throw the scrap in and haul it to the dump, Bub
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Desert Ironwood from Mexico is dark with some nice grain. I have some.
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Wow, revived old thread and I missed the revival, sorry guys. Well the themed bow was going to be for the trade bow but that's one I screwed up so I ended up building another one minus the theme. Thanks for the suggestions guys, once I get back into the swing of things I still have a piece of that skin left and would like to make a real dark bow for myself so I will take your recommendations into consideration.