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Offline hammertime

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first yew
« on: June 13, 2010, 02:19:08 am »
This is my first yew 55# @ 26" of pull. 72" long 1 3/4 to 1/2 tips.There was a huge knot 2/3 of the way down,I worked each side of the knot down to the heartwood which made a cool reverse handle which I wrapped in rawhide.I really like how it shoots and how it turned out.Thanks Hammertime

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Offline hammertime

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Re: first yew
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2010, 02:22:38 am »
a few more pics

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Re: first yew
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2010, 02:25:15 am »
and a few more,I did like working with yew

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Re: first yew
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2010, 02:29:10 am »
last of them

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Re: first yew
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2010, 02:31:37 am »
forgot to tell you that it is backed with rawhide.Thanks for looking
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Re: first yew
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2010, 02:42:29 am »


Now that's cool.
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Re: first yew
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2010, 02:43:30 am »
forgot one sorry

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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: first yew
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2010, 03:01:39 am »
"Character".  If there was a contest, I think you just won!  That's a bow I'd enjoy taking down to the range to impress the wheelie boys with.  Nice job, and thanks for posting!
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Offline islandpiper

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Re: first yew
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2010, 10:08:46 am »
Did you hear about the fellow who ran out of wood?  His favorite song was, "THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YEW" :) :)

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Re: first yew
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2010, 10:27:02 am »
Nice bow ! I really like the asymetry of the whole deal....the bow is unique and shoots good too, dont get much better than that. Thanks for posting.
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Re: first yew
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2010, 02:32:02 pm »
Thanks guys The bow can really zip arrows and hasn't taken any set yew is impressive stuff anyways all comments welcome.Thanks Hammertime
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Offline Pat B

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Re: first yew
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2010, 02:57:07 pm »
Very interesting bow! The bottom limb doesn't seem to be doing much work.
  Yew is cool bow wood. I've only made a few yew bows but would use it again anytime.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: first yew
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2010, 03:53:07 pm »
Thats more character than al pacino!
I think the bottom limb is slacking too, just hanging around and not pulling its weight  ;)
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Offline hammertime

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Re: first yew
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2010, 05:27:40 pm »
Yeah i agree the bottom limb is a bit stiff,I left it that way because it was quite shorter,don't know if that was the right thing to do but I just tried to work with the stave "as it came to me" anyway thanks for looking
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Offline fusizoli

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Re: first yew
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2010, 06:34:55 pm »
Hm I like this bow. It s a good thing whan see the bow in this kind of wood too.
 May the lower limb schould working more and than could pull it longer. I think the limbs are not ballanced now.
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