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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: radius on June 30, 2009, 03:04:36 am

Title: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: radius on June 30, 2009, 03:04:36 am

Seems like pacific yew is the runt of the litter.  Everyone praises the italian yew, and disses the pacific yew.  What kinda longbows (self, unbacked) can you get from a decent stave of pacific yew?  75#?  40#?

thanks.

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: Et_tu_brute on June 30, 2009, 04:43:06 am

Pacific Yew is a fantastic bow wood and just as good (if not better) as other types of Yew such as Italian - definitely not the runt of the litter. Obviously it will depend on what the stave is like, but I've seen Pacific Yew bows in excess of 120#.

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: AKAPK on June 30, 2009, 04:44:48 am

I got a 52# at 26" 50" at 1/1/2 widest sinew Back though, PAcific Yew.

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 30, 2009, 06:23:15 am

From what I've seen, you can get plenty weight.

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: Dane on June 30, 2009, 06:41:57 am

That high altitude Italian yew is exceptionally rare, as I understand it.

Josh, a guy who used to post here, did a warbow buildalong, which is in that section, and used Pacific Northwest yew. He got over 100 lbs on his bow. Go check that out.

Dane

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 30, 2009, 09:01:28 am

Pacific yew us pretty good stuff. I'm sure it could give you the weight you want. :)Jawge

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: radius on June 30, 2009, 10:43:02 am

thanks guys...

i don't have any big designs to pull 100# bows...i just wanted to get an idea.  The way people speak about the yew that grows around here made me think maybe i wasted my time in the forest last weekend.

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: Kegan on June 30, 2009, 12:51:07 pm

Quote from: radius on June 30, 2009, 10:43:02 am

thanks guys...

i don't have any big designs to pull 100# bows...i just wanted to get an idea.  The way people speak about the yew that grows around here made me think maybe i wasted my time in the forest last weekend.

I'm sure you did, Pacific yew is junk. Better send it over, I'll take care of it for ya ;)

Title: Re: what draw weight can you get from Pacific Yew?
Post by: radius on June 30, 2009, 09:17:29 pm

thanks, Kegan...you'd be the right man to pull a 100 #'er anyways! :D