? about old bear future wood

[woodbender]

is the colored wood they used in the old bears risers impregnated with some kind of stabalizing compound? if so what did they use? thanks

[Shane Reed]

You should check out Rutland Plywood. It's a place in Vermont that makes the wood for some Bear bows. You may find the info your looking for. They advertise the new Dymondwood which is made from birch.

[woodbender]

thanks shane ive used there wood on my risers before. i was more wandering what there process was in the early 70s

[Shane Reed]

It may take me a little while but I can try and find out as it is a local manufacturer near me. I used to work for Carris Reels right nextdoor. Have seen baseball bats and gun stocks made of the old "future wood"

[Robert Marvin]

According the the RR1Grayling video it was a resin impregnated maple

[jeff w]

What Robert said;   resin-impregnated maple. Dyes could be added to the resin to give the different colors of the risers.   Futurewood was made from solid blocks of maple, Dymondwood is made much like a plywood---if you look at them side by side it is easy to see the different characteristics each has.

[2treks]

Future wood was and is a dyed and resin stabilized solid wood.(not laminanated)

Bear started it and if I am right, it then went to Bighorn who called it Ramwood, Bob Lee and now Ron Pittsley at Predator bows.

http://www.huntersniche.com/predator_futurewood

[bamboo]

http://www.hightemptools.com/nelsonite.html
something like this---