Shardbow

[msterbrewer]

I am wondering what gems are used for a shardbow. I'm doing a cosplay of Rock

[Quantus]

3 hours ago, msterbrewer said:

I am wondering what gems are used for a shardbow. I'm doing a cosplay of Rock

None, unless for decoration.  I dont believe Shardbows are fabrials, they are simply spring-steel bows that are so strong you need Plate to be have the strength to be able to draw and fire them (unless you are abnormally awesome...)  

I was Incorrect, turns out they have an Augmenter Fabrial attached to them to reinforce the metal.  Per Navani's notes, both the gem type/color and the Cut determine what kind of Spren can be trapped in them, so there are lots of combinations.  Given that the function is to reinforce Metal, I would personally default to Amethyst.  Or, since Rock used Sadeas's Bow, and Sadeas liked a red color scheme on his armour, you might go with Ruby or Garnet and a red paintjob for the rest of the bow.  

Edited October 8, 2019 by Quantus

[Zapata]

According to the Coppermind page on Grandbows, they are made by attaching an augmenter fabrial to a big bow.

https://coppermind.net/wiki/Grandbow

 

[msterbrewer]

I just found the quote

"They had brought grandbows: large steel bows with thick strings and such a high draw weight that only a Shardbearer could use them, to fire shafts as thick as three fingers. They were recent creations, devised by Alethi engineers through the use of fabrial science, and each required a small infused gemstone to maintain the strength of its pull without warping the metal. Adolin’s aunt Navani—the widow of King Gavilar, mother of Elhokar and his sister Jasnah—had led the research to develop the bows."

I was thinking maybe saffire because those are used for protection. But Ruby's would look nice just wondering what would be the best