T2 Special Edition Series

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The T2 Special Edition series bows are made with some of our planet's most exotic woods. 

What are Tier-2 (T2) Woods?
 T2 is our designation for wood species that require considerably more labor and acquisition expense (to source, select, prepare and/or work with) in specialized bow-building applications. Our industry-leading lifetime riser warranty dictates uncompromising material preparation, which becomes significantly more involved with T2 woods. T2 woods include for example: Tiger Stripe Myrtle, Gaboon Ebony, Black & White Ebony, exhibition-grade burls and other extremely rare and/or labor intensive exotic woods. The price level of T2 bows reflects these considerations accordingly.

T2 Series bows (whether in the Elite or Sitka riser configurations) are built to the same design standards and superior craftsmanship that has become the trademark of the entire Blacktail line of custom bows. They are as functional as they are beautiful and come standard with Blacktail's signature footed riser, footed limbs and bamboo limb cores.  The bow can be finished in satin (standard) or a sumptuous high gloss finish, upon request.

Premium quality Tier-2 woods are extraordinarily beautiful woods.  They are also rare, costly and often extremely labor intensive to work with.  Considerable additional time and expense is necessary to both acquire exceptional pieces (that meet Blacktail qualitative standards) and properly prepare these challenging woods for use in bows.

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Innovation: Introduced in 2019, our T2 Series —'Trout Hide Edition' was another industry first. Inspired by nature —these bows are built with a specially prepared epoxy-impregnated, stabilized Australian Banksia Grandis wood. The result is a tantalizing material—with an amazing visual pattern similar to the appearance of a jeweled trout.

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Wood Options T2 Special Edition Series

Wood 
Species
(Available in T2 Series)

Trout Hide Banksia Grandis
Bocote
Bolivian Rosewood
Bubinga
Burl ('Maple 'Iced Latte')
Burl (Camphor)
Burl (Maple "Granite Jade")
Burl (Maple "Sierra Verde")
Burl (Maple "Copper")
​Burl (Thuya)
Burl (Maple 'Borealis Blue')
Burl (Maple 'Maldives Teal')
Burl (Maple 'Amethyst')
Burl (Maple 'Sumac Red')
Cocobolo
Ebony (Black & White)
Ebony (Gaboon)
Ebony (Macassar)
Maple (Birdseye Natural)
Maple (Birdseye Stained)
Maple (Curly Natural)
Maple (Curly Stained)
Maple (Quilted)
Maple (Spalted)
​​Myrtle (Highly Figured)
Myrtle (Tiger Stripe)
Red Cedar (Flame)
Red Elm (Natural)
Red Elm (Stained)
Shedua
Tulipwood
Wenge
Yew
Zebrawood

Riser 
(Handle)
(Main or footed section)

Yes (16" Riser Footing Only)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
​Yes
​Yes 
​Yes (16" Riser Only)
Yes
​Yes
​Yes
​Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (footed section only)
Yes
Yes
(NO)
Yes
(NO)
Yes
Yes (main only in Longbow)​
Yes
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
Yes
Yes
Yes
(NO)
Yes

Standard 
Limb 
(Non-footed limb)

(NO)
​Yes
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
​(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
​(NO)
​​(NO)
Yes
Yes
(NO)
(NO)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
(NO)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
(NO)
Yes
(NO)
Yes
Yes

Footed Limb 
(Main Section)
(Long section in footed limb)

(NO)
​Yes
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
Yes
(NO)
(NO)
(NO)
​(NO)
​(NO)
​(NO)
​(NO)
​(NO)
Yes
Yes
(NO)
(NO)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
​Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
(NO)
Yes
(NO)
Yes
Yes

Footed Limb 
(Footed Section)
(Short section in footed limb)

Yes
​Yes
Yes
Yes (not reverse)
Yes
Yes
Yes
​Yes
​Yes
​Yes
Yes
​Yes
​Yes
​Yes
Yes
Yes
(NO)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
yes
yes
​Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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T2 Series Take-down Bows

The following gallery of take-down T2 Special Edition bows, represents a small sampling of the wood configurations available for your custom bow.  Please note, each piece of wood is unique in terms of it's grain, color hues, tone and contast. 

Click on the thumbnail images below for larger view and details on T2 woods.

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