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exotic wood combos

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doeslayer 20-Mar-17
Chemsolder1 20-Mar-17
Chemsolder1 20-Mar-17
Chemsolder1 20-Mar-17
Easykeeper 20-Mar-17
Chemsolder1 20-Mar-17
Easykeeper 20-Mar-17
Easykeeper 20-Mar-17
camodave 20-Mar-17
camodave 20-Mar-17
Easykeeper 20-Mar-17
bigdog21 20-Mar-17
bigdog21 20-Mar-17
bigdog21 20-Mar-17
bigdog21 20-Mar-17
M60gunner 20-Mar-17
Tradbo 20-Mar-17
deerdander 20-Mar-17
deerdander 20-Mar-17
deerdander 20-Mar-17
deerdander 20-Mar-17
deerdander 20-Mar-17
Scooby-doo 20-Mar-17
From: doeslayer
Date: 20-Mar-17




can anyone post some pics of their bows with exotic wood combos?

From: Chemsolder1
Date: 20-Mar-17

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How about not so exotic...Osage and black walnut

From: Chemsolder1
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Forgot to take pics of that one finished.

Here is a favorite, cocobolo and birdseye

From: Chemsolder1
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Almost done not quite.

From: Easykeeper
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Snakewood and ebony.

From: Chemsolder1
Date: 20-Mar-17

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And a little further from finished, Bubinga and Wenge. I prefer contrasting combos personally, but purple heart and bubinga is awesome too and a little muted. Mesquite and walnut make a nice combo of browns, if loud is what you want spalted/flamed boxelder and bloodwood will not go unnoticed, couples well with cedar veneers.

From: Easykeeper
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Cocobolo and koa in the riser. Koa limb veneers and cocobolo limb butts.

From: Easykeeper
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Bocote footed with wenge.

From: camodave
Date: 20-Mar-17




Ordinary old Brazilian Rosewood and Zebrawood with a little Purpleheart.

DDave

From: camodave
Date: 20-Mar-17

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From: Easykeeper
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Rosewood and curly maple.

From: bigdog21
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Date: 20-Mar-17

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Date: 20-Mar-17

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Date: 20-Mar-17

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From: M60gunner
Date: 20-Mar-17

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My Vintage Works, Cocobolo with Karob wood.

From: Tradbo
Date: 20-Mar-17




Very nice everyone. Thanks

From: deerdander
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Shedua and actionwood

From: deerdander
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Bocote and phenolic

From: deerdander
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Cocobola and Osage

From: deerdander
Date: 20-Mar-17

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Actionwood with birth mark.

From: deerdander
Date: 20-Mar-17




Dont underestimate actionwood. Its heavy, it comes in may different looks, and I have never had ANY of it crack. It might be man made but its good stuff.

From: Scooby-doo
Date: 20-Mar-17

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I like osage and purpleheart I no longer have pics of the bows I had with, I owned several. Coco and Osage is nice too. This one is ebony and curly maple





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