Blacksmith's *Heimdallr* 78" Yew Warbow 129#@32"

[ceolith]

...man gönnt sich ja sonst nix... (got to spoil yourself sometimes. )

-78" italienische Eibe (78inches italian yew)
-Hornnocken aus Wasserbüffelhorn (Waterbuffalo Horn-Nocks)
-18Strang FF Sehne (18Strand Fastflight String)


Nicht mehr, nicht weniger und dennoch alles, was ich immer wollte! (No more, no less, and yet all I ever wanted!)

























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And a video to see him in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp9cqGS5yio

[WillS]

Yeahhhhh.  That's a bow. 

Thanks Michael!

[Del the cat]

Oh yeah, some great character on that baby
Nice superimposed shot of brace and full draw. I've tried to do that with MS Paint, but like most Microsoft products it doesn't work that well!
Del

[ajbruggink]

Awesome

[Hrothgar]

Beautiful wood, nice bow!

[Parnell]

That is a very beautiful bow.  Well done!

[ceolith]

Thank you all. 

[ajbruggink]

I like your other bows on Youtube as well, I want to make one like 'Alien', I have no business shooting the heavy warbows yet

[Hamish]

Spectacular!

[mullet]

Unbelievable! And beautiful piece of wood.

[HoorayHorace]

My favourite type of bow is that right there 

A self yew longbow!

Will it last as long as, lets say, a laminate of the same design?

Yew is a softwood, not a hardwood? Like pine or ceder?

 

[PatM]

It's a hard softwood.

[HoorayHorace]

Ahhh

I made a cedar d bow one time. After around 100 shots it stayed in a permantly braced position.

[PatM]

If it's going to be "cedar" it has to be a Juniper variety.

[Aaron H]

Beautiful wood, you did a great job with that piece.  Well done