Bow Woods For Checkmate Longhorn?

[Gizzard]

Will you guys give me some ideas on what would look good. I just can't seem to figure out what I want    Thanks, Gian

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Bocote Riser with a Osage swoosh. And Osage limbs with Bocote accent peices on the bottom of the limbs and Bocote Limb tips. Thats gonna be my next bow specs

[Scott Smith]

Yew for limbs and cocobola riser. Them C/M Longhorns
are great bows. The yew limbs will feel 5# lighter
pulling than they really are. The longhorn is one
of my favorite bows the best of both worlds, the
point ability of a longbow with the stability
of a recurve. Good luck on the new bow.

[tukudu]

Scott or anyone else,
   Can you provide me with some feedback on the Checkmate Longhorn, in terms of day in and day out shootability, perforance, quiteness, shock level etc. Interested in the desgin of this bow but have never shot one. tom massaro

[LBR]

The Longhorn is quick, has very little hand shock (the way I see it, every bow has some), and is one of the smoothest drawing bows I've ever pulled.  The only negative things I can think of are the max length is 62" (I'd love to have one in a 64" or 66"), and the reflexed riser makes it less forgiving of form error vs. a deflexed riser--primarily torque.  I wouldn't call it picky, just less forgiving than the Thunderbird or Crusader.

For woods, that's a tough call.  I'm partial to the heavier riser woods--cocobolo, chechen, or Bolivian rosewood (or a combo of two of those).  Yew will be the absolute smoothest and fastest, but in the wide, thin limbs of the Longhorn it won't make as much difference as it would in a Golden Hawk or Crusader.  Hickory is an excellent standard limb wood, and looks good to boot.  To really dress it up, bocote, Tamo ash, beeswing eucaplyptus, or figured maple veneers (or one on the front of the limbs, a different one on the back) makes a beautiful bow.  If I got bocote veneer, I'd go with a half bocote riser as well.  It's a hard call--I'll probably just have Marc pick the woods for me on my next bow--he hasn't dissapointed me yet.

Chad

[tukudu]

Chad,
   Many thanks. I too would like to see that in a 64 incher. tom

[BMOELLER]

Bacote with Macassar Ebony in riser with Bacote veneers.

[highnoonhunter]

My Son has a Longhorn Special he bought from Chad. It has Cocobolo riser, and curly maple with a walnut pinstripe on the back of the limbs, and quilted maple for the belly.
It's a beautiful bow, and he loves it. But if I were buying one I think I'd go with Bubinga riser, black locust limbs with black glass on the back, and clear glass on the belly, with a red actionwood core.

hnh