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Offline Shaun

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Yew war
« on: December 13, 2012, 04:58:31 pm »
This bow is 73.3" NTN and 72# @ 30" which puts it on the light end of "war bow" category. Cow horn nocks. It has about 2" of set, mostly in the middle. Shoots these heavy arrows with authority. Yew harvested from an old nursery in Ohio a couple years ago.







I'm on the light end of war bow drawing ability and trying to get as much as I can of it here... arrow is 34" BOP



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Offline bow101

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2012, 05:06:04 pm »
I'd like to build a war bow some time. Nice job and those tips really set it off.
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2012, 05:23:59 pm »
Nice!!!!! :D
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Re: Yew war
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2012, 07:42:47 pm »
Very nice Shaun...  I'm em pressed with the bow but also with the fact you're pullin 72#s 30 inches :o    Ouch!
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2012, 08:17:53 pm »
You're a machine Shaun!
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2012, 08:45:34 pm »
I love that warbow arc.  Looks like you nailed it.  Another simple beauty Shaun. 
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Offline Zion

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2012, 09:21:49 pm »
Looks fricken sweet. I love the way 70# bows handle arrows. For me its hard to find a good piece of yew that's clear for 70-80". But we shall see !!
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2012, 05:55:01 am »
Beautiful bow,very nice work. :)
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2012, 06:11:39 am »
Very nice, 70# is a good weight to get your technique honed on. (It's plenty for me these days)
Dunno, if you want any nit picking criticism? So sorry if I'm speaking out of turn :-[.
I know I don't like people criticising my tiller, but I've listened :o, tried it their way and then gone back to my old tried and trusted arc of a circle generally for ELBs :laugh:.
I'd say the upper limb looks a whisker stiff in the outer 1/2, maybe that's why you have a fair bit of set, the outer limbs don't look to be doing their full share of the work? I just held a CD up to the screen and the middle does seem to be working harder than the rest of the bow.
The set could just be the wood of course, Yew is pretty variable stuff.
I love the nock, not too fancy, got a nice medieval feel to it, I don't like 'em too fancy (not tried cow horn myself)
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Offline bambule

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2012, 08:29:16 am »
nice work and it looks good overall.
I go with Del - the middle is working a little too much. The set in the middle is a good sign for that.
But a 70+# bow is easier to draw with a little set and 2" is not too much.

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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2012, 12:43:09 pm »
Another nice one shaun...
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Offline Shaun

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2012, 09:08:38 pm »
Thanks all for the nice comments. Del, you are correct that the tiller is a little off, too stiff at the last 3rd, but did not want to go further and loose weight. The static braced tiller is right on and the photo is a little angled which exaggerates the upper limb shape. I was pleased with the way it shoots. This piece of yew was from a 3 inch sapling and took two turns on the cull to get it straight enough for a bow. The weakness in the middle is partly from a grain swirl in that area - the rest of the bow is nice straight grain. Not the primo fine grained clear straight stuff we dream of but good enough to make a decent shooting bow. The muscles between my shoulder blades are just now starting to feel normal again. That shoulder roll extra couple of inches draw uses muscle range that standard anchor point never reaches.
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Re: Yew war
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2012, 10:23:29 pm »
What a beast!!!!
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Offline oscar3b

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2012, 12:24:29 am »
That's awesome man!  I can't wait to try one of these.  I've gotten the warbow bug recently but haven't had the chance to make one.  Love yours though!  I think I'm going to go the same route and make something that draws around 70# to train with.  Beautiful bow!
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Yew war
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2012, 03:39:46 am »
Congrats....really nice.
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