Yew Warbow - 130-140# question.

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Now recently I got a really nice with Yew. Long about 82 inches and 2x2 inches wide and thick.
I do not know the size to work with yew about 130-140 #







George

[Yeomanbowman]

George,

Many Mary Rose bows are just a little under 1 1/2" wide at the centre (I think the very widest is 42mm) and 1 1/4" deep.  I'm sure 40 x 35mm would achieve your aim.  The wood looks nice and dense.

Good luck,
Jeremy

[bobnewboy]

What a nice looking piece of wood.  One day.....one day.

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It is my opinion that your piece of yew is not dense enough to make 130-140#. It looks to me like your stave only has maybe 20 rpi. It's hard to tell without some sort of measuring reference. Could you take a picture with a ruler beside your stave?

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It is my opinion that your piece of yew is not dense enough to make 130-140#. It looks to me like your stave only has maybe 20 rpi. It's hard to tell without some sort of measuring reference. Could you take a picture with a ruler beside your stave?

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I think I started in this database sizes.

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I see about 30 rpi. I wouldn't try pushing this stave to 130 -140#. Just MHO. I have a couple of yew staves with 50 -60 rpi, that I think might make that sort of weight. However, yew is amazing wood. Very elastic. There's only one way to find out... give it a go!

[Ian.]

If you can't make 140 with that stave there is something wrong, just don't make it too long and make sure it's seasoned enough.

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Yes,140# is too large and difficult to pull, but 130# would be better. OK, now I'm waiting to take off a little moisture in the tree and started working.
Thanks for help
George

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This lightly ... I started working on this warbow. These are still rough dimensions and square belly. Will continue working after a while. Expect a sequel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1InRCzZIo3c

G.

[fishfinder401]

This lightly ... I started working on this warbow. These are still rough dimensions and square belly. Will continue working after a while. Expect a sequel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1InRCzZIo3c

G.

oh, so thats what that was, while i was watching this befroe i was wondering, looks great so far

[Davepim]

You seem to have left an awful lot of sapwood on that stave! I'd have taken away at least half of that before touching the belly of the bow. That way you would have got better performance out of it.

Cheers, Dave

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Final tillering. Dimensions - 77" ntn 37x33mm in centet and 14x14mm in nocks
Bow is braced at 6" with a short string. I've used fiber Dyneema D75 16 pieces
Draw in the picture is 22 ", by at 18" bow pulled 60#
Comments please!



George

[Del the cat]

Looking good.
Holding a CD up in front of the pic, it looks like maybe the right limb is working a tad hard in it's centre. Maybe a whisker stiff in it's inner 1/3 ?
Del

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That is looking very nice. You should easily get 100+# out of it. It's stiff in the handle, but it's far from full draw. Keep going!

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Looking good.
Holding a CD up in front of the pic, it looks like maybe the right limb is working a tad hard in it's centre. Maybe a whisker stiff in it's inner 1/3 ?
Del

The left limb is stiff to me, it is lower, there are about 1 " reflex near the middle, and it makes it a little hard there, but you are right, may be right limb looks is hard.

That is looking very nice. You should easily get 100+# out of it. It's stiff in the handle, but it's far from full draw. Keep going!

ya, in my opinion bow will go up to 100 + on 28-29 "and about 125-130 at 32"
Thanks!!

G.