Getting a new Asl built for me. And was wanting to try something new to me for core wood. I have never had a bow with black walnut cores. I would like a dark core wood for this bow, which has led me to black walnut. I did several searches and couldn't really come up with the answer i was looking for. So what can u folks that have had black walnut cores tell me about it? Thanks in advance

There's not much to tell. It works fine. Not too heavy. Kind of bland looking, imo. When I wanted the bow to be a little more attractive, I used walnut as core wood with dark, fancier veneers over it, like bocote.

Two Tracks Bow Company uses black walnut s a core wood option. He also makes an ASL, the Echo.

I have never used it as a core wood, but i have made several selfbows from it with very good results.

One of my shooting buddies made a selfbow out of Black Walnut, basically Sapwood limbs with a heartwood riser. Shoots very well for 48#@26”.

Black walnut is one of my favourite core/limb woods. I've order longbows and recurves from a few bowyers who spoke very highly of it for their limbs - past the fact that it is a bit plain and any grain patterns really disappear under clear glass. But that suited me fine.

I have built one ASL with it 67"-63# @ 26" .050" brown glass Back and belly, it turned out really well. Snaps an arrow out pretty well and i would not hesitate to use it again. I think it is a fairly light core wood although i did not weigh it, i will do that next time. I would try less glass thickness and more core on the next one I do just to see how it behaves.

my favorite bow has a hard maple core between 2 black walnut tapers, and zebrawood veneers...light as a feather. The bowyer ALWAYS uses bamboo for limbs but made this for me and he was pleasantly surprised when it was finished.

the plain stuff looks like paneling veneers out of a mobile home :)

It will be covered with green glass or another solid color glass. Should have said. I'm looking for a darkwood for the profile view. Lol I had just read that some won't use it, and was curious why. I have only heard good things about it.

I have had good luck with black walnut. My 7 Lakes ASL has black walnut and cherry lams. Shoots great, very quick and smooth. I also like the contrast at the edges. I went for black glass on the back, white on the belly. I prefer colored glass over clear. Chuck S

I built 4 test bows a few years back, all black glass, with maple, red elm, action boo, and walnut cores. 4 lam core.

Other than difference in bow weight, there was virtually no difference. Checked speed and all were within a few fps of each other.

Maple came in heaviest, red elm and aboo were about the same and walnut was lighter draw weight.

Of course the slightly heavier draw weights were slightly faster.

Wish I'd had time to make up 9 gpp arrows for each one tuned to each one....

Walnut has been used in laminated longbows for eons. One of the first ones that I ever saw was made by the old Pennsylvania bowyer Tom Cole.

It's normally plain, but it works fine.

I love it ! That's what I use ,,jeffw

Mike at 7 Lakes Archery uses it. Mine has a core of Black Walnut and a Wenge riser. it looks like the Wenge is extending through the center of the bow. I like the looks and it shoots fantastic.

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