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Offline Del the cat

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Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« on: March 18, 2013, 11:33:09 am »
A few weeks back I posted about this slack jawed off-cut from the knotty edge of a Yew log dareing me to turn it into a bow.
Well, it only needed a belly patch, a back patch, an edge patch, half a dozen knots filled and a lateral bend at the handle and it was done ;)
Other than that it was a peach of a stave ::).
I asked if you thoght it would make 40#...
You guys showed great faith in this ol' cat sayin' I'd get past that.
Well here it is 45# at 28"
I'm giving it to a blacksmith friend in exchange for some forge time :)
It's 73" ttt. narrow deep tips (almost a hint of lever).
Triangular belly (from how it was sawed off the edge of a half log, and slightly concave back.
The grip is skinny as a super model to allow for a heat bend, this makes it sweet shooting with V little paradox.
In the shot of the grip, I like the diagonal line of pin knots.
Here's the pics...
FD shot in the next post... I hit the limit!
Del
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2013, 11:35:51 am »
Money shot!
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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2013, 11:43:53 am »
Very nice work on what sounded like a very challenging stave.  :)
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Offline half eye

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2013, 11:54:07 am »
Very pretty bend, Is there anything you CAN'T make a bow from 8) Really like it Del.
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Offline Slackbunny

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2013, 11:54:46 am »
Nice one! That yew is some pretty wood.
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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2013, 12:05:56 pm »
 Meow....prrrrrr.....prrrrrrr....prrrrrrrr.... :D.   I knew there was a bow in there ;)
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2013, 12:19:07 pm »
Another sterling job on a poor excuse for firewood.  8)

I rekon if i gave you the contents of my shop floor, basically wood split and chips you would glue them all together and make a bow that works!
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2013, 12:22:39 pm »
Most impressive!..Great work Mr Cat, can't imagine a stave with more problems than that one.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2013, 12:35:20 pm »
Great work on a very challenging stave. Awesome character in that bow and the tiller looks right on.
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2013, 12:36:03 pm »
Truly a bow fit for a blacksmith's hands, knarled, bent this way and that, patched and stitched here and there, ...they should be happy together!

OneBow

BTW - though we all expressed certainty that you could coaxe a bow out of that bit of yew, ...I think we were all kinda suspecious that it might not actually be possible!
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Offline Zion

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2013, 01:00:27 pm »
Badass! Look at that bend! You did an awesome job with all those challanges....yew's a good wood!  :o
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2013, 01:07:24 pm »
Very nicely coaxed Del !!!


Well done :)
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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2013, 01:14:41 pm »
A bonkers bow from a bonkers bowyer!  ;D  Well done, Del!  8)
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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2013, 01:56:34 pm »
I've come to expect nothing less than a stellar bend from you, even with that hot mess of a stave, well done , Bub
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Del's Bonkers Yew Bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2013, 02:14:37 pm »
Woa... how are you doing all those patches?
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