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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: yew recurve for father in law to be--full draw, finished pics
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2009, 05:35:26 pm »
Great job on that stave!
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Offline Jesse

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« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2009, 06:23:32 pm »
Really nice looking bow there Radius. Good job :)
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Re: yew recurve for father in law to be--full draw, finished pics
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2009, 10:18:33 pm »
Nice job on a tough looking piece of wood.  I really like the look of that bow.  How thick is the sapwood?
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« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2009, 10:46:36 pm »
radius  im like you ha  i do a lot of yew also  some iv had with knot s like that i threw in the corner  got about  half a doz  of em startin at me  makein me take a second look now  :-\and thinkin about goin to menards get me some more super glue haha cant hurt to try  brock

Offline J05H

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Re: yew recurve for father in law to be--full draw, finished pics
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2009, 12:23:30 am »
Great looking bow man. Your work is always great. How about sending me a piece of that free yew.  ;) ;)
If you never have time to do it right, you'll always have time to do it over.

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Re: yew recurve for father in law to be--full draw, finished pics
« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2009, 02:18:26 pm »
Nice job on a tough looking piece of wood.  I really like the look of that bow.  How thick is the sapwood?

sapwood averages about 1/4"  varies everywhere

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« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2009, 03:10:47 pm »
Great looking bow man. Your work is always great. How about sending me a piece of that free yew.  ;) ;)

might happen, bro...but now i am off to the u.k. and africa for a few months, so i can't pick up the yew til next spring.

Offline mox1968

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Re: yew recurve for father in law to be--full draw, finished pics
« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2009, 04:16:05 pm »
looks great radius !!

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« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2009, 09:01:34 am »
Almost missed this one. Great job on yew. Future FIL is lucky to have a bowyer in the family. Bookmarked for Oct Self BOM!


missed this comment:  thanks Oldbow...i'm sending the package today:  this recurve, an oak holmegaard, and a yew holmegaard shorty...U K here i come!

Offline zeNBowyer

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Re: yew recurve for father in law to be--full draw, finished pics
« Reply #24 on: November 23, 2009, 09:21:36 am »
You  do  good  work  with yew  Radius,  for  a Canadian:)
"There's  something  immoral  about  abandoning  your  own  judgement"
Cowards always run in  packs
Ishi did not become the arrow, I suspect. The arrow became Ishi.

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« Reply #25 on: November 23, 2009, 09:47:06 am »
thanks bro, i can't wait to get back into it


next project is going to be this:   split a log in half and then froe inch-thick pieces off to make quartersawn yew bows.

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« Reply #26 on: November 23, 2009, 10:22:15 am »
Off to Africa?  Very cool, what's going on with that?
1’—>1’

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« Reply #27 on: November 23, 2009, 10:25:26 am »
well my friend, i'm going to the UK first, to get married, then we're hitting egypt for our honeymoon.  I would like to trek at least across north africa...we'll have to see about the $...

btw i have a real ton of yew now, and i got a couple days in which to trade

hope all is well with you and the wife, Parnell

Offline Parnell

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« Reply #28 on: November 23, 2009, 10:36:09 am »
Awesome, Scott, sounds like a great adventure.  Angie is taken a turn for the better over last 4-5 days.  Less pain.  Still using the walker for awhile though.  I put a horn on it for her - I don't think I knew what I was asking for, now it's like living with a disabled clown. ;D  Anyway - things goin in right direction.
Don't have much for trade now - haven't been able to get out much, but I'll be working on it.  I'll look to see if you post anything over your trip - if not, may the force be with you. ;)
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Re: yew recurve for father in law to be--full draw, finished pics
« Reply #29 on: November 23, 2009, 10:39:47 am »
yes it is always a mistake to give a noisemaker to a bored person.

over the next few months see if ya can't round up some osage, and i'll trade ya stave for stave when i get back.