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Offline Gordon

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Rendezvous Yew Bow
« on: February 03, 2024, 05:06:20 pm »
Here are photos of a bow that I recently made for the annual Rendezvous raffle held by the black powder club that I belong to. The bow is 66” inches long, pulls 38# @ 28” and is made from a Pacific Yew stave that was harvested from the Washington State Cascade mountains. The bow is unbacked and is constructed per the primitive archery competition requirements for Pacific Primitive Rendezvous (PPR), i.e. all-natural construction, and no arrow rest. The handle wrap is dyed elk hide and limb tip overlays are fashioned from buffalo horn. The finish on the bow is Tru-Oil gunstock finish to protect it from the elements. The bow will be raffled with a handmade beaded quiver and a matching set of wood arrows. I made the bow a lighter draw weight because I have found that most Rendezvous folks are casual archers and are not accustomed to drawing heavier bows.



























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Offline superdav95

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2024, 06:54:03 pm »
Simple and elegant.  I like it! 
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Offline Allyn T

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2024, 07:34:35 pm »
I love this bow. The tip overlays are phenomenal
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Offline Muskyman

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2024, 08:24:03 pm »
Agree with both statement's,  simple and elegant and I like the tips..
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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2024, 10:38:49 pm »
Thank you for the nice compliments. I prefer simple designs when I have no control over who is going to end up with a bow and what their capabilities are - fewer things that can go wrong.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2024, 10:16:25 pm »
Beautiful bow Gordon , someone will be very happy when they win that. Pappy
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2024, 05:33:45 am »
That's gorgeous
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2024, 03:00:04 pm »
Pretty much the usual fare from Gord-O....classy, well made, enough character to be fascinating, and dressed well enough to be able to hold her head up at any hoedown, barn dance, or fancy-dress ball!

I especially like the tip overlays, Gordon. Most elegant!
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Offline pierce_schmeichel

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2024, 03:19:57 pm »
Those are some beautiful photos of a beautiful bow!!
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2024, 08:45:51 pm »
That’s a beauty Gordon! Well done!
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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2024, 10:11:02 pm »
Wondering how to get a ticket for the raffle.

Very nice Gordon. And I agree really nice pictures too.

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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2024, 02:42:43 am »
A real beautiful piece of work. I to would also like to know how you could get a raffle ticket? Do you have to be present to win?
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2024, 04:56:15 am »
Beautiful bow and quiver
All the tickets will be snapped up
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2024, 01:14:21 pm »
Perfection as usual. Nice work Gordon. You will always be my "bar".
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Offline Kidder

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Re: Rendezvous Yew Bow
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2024, 12:05:48 am »
Exceptional work. As always. I love the profile that seems to be a defining feature of your work - slight deflex with long slightly flipped tips. Worth trying to emulate.
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