help me with this hunk o yew

[vinemaplebows]

Marc,

                 Why would you come to that conclusion it is 4 inches wide? You don't think 1 3/4 per bow is wide enough?

[DarkSoul]

A yew longbow is usually around 1 to 1¼" wide. So, there should be plenty of width for a longbow, but a flatbow is another story.

[Stringman]

There are 2 staves if he wants to make narrow limb bows but if he wants to make a paddle bow then he will have to settle for 1

"she" - while Sadie does put her pants on just like you and I, she fills them out quite differently.   

Sadie I just picked one up at Mojam and I'm in sorta the same boat. No experience with yew and it has me a little buffaloed. I think in your case I might be tempted to cut out a couple billets from the best sections, but if you're not confident in your glue up ability then go for the straightest piece out of the middle. Just go slow.

Scott

[bcbull]

sadie and scott  do as keenans telling ya here i do it all the time and yew does bend  very easey with heat not that much diffrent from osage scott that piece u got from be  will be no plm to strightn the twist out of  brock

[Marc St Louis]

Brian
By the time the edges are cleaned up then you most likely wouldn't have 1 3/4" to work with, more like 1 1/2", but that is enough to make a bow just not a paddle bow. 

I guess I missed that one Scott.

[Gordon]

With such a short stave I would settle for one bow - you are going to need the width.

[vinemaplebows]

Okay, didn't realize a paddle bow was the bow choice.