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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: fusizoli on March 03, 2011, 11:00:10 am

Title: Yew snake
Post by: fusizoli on March 03, 2011, 11:00:10 am

This bow just finished yesterday from a local sapling. 63 ttt 50# at 26 draw. It doesn't take too much set less 0.5.
Used just natural materials on it, just two knot fixed with superglue the others with hot hide glue. Some knots protected with glanis raw skin-hide glue, decoration cherry bark, hand made hemp tread, solmon-glanis skin, handle is goat skin. This parts protected with sellakk separetly, handle with bees wax-pine resign. The whole bow finished with bees wax-carnauba wax melted in and polished.
String made from hemp, flamish twisted.

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Thanks for looking Zoltan

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Timo on March 03, 2011, 11:06:35 am

very cool bow! I like it alot, makes me want to go hunting with it. Nice handle wrap.

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Eric Krewson on March 03, 2011, 11:09:38 am

Incredible bow from an obviously challenging piece of wood!

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Pappy on March 03, 2011, 11:28:07 am

Very nice job on that piece of wood,beautiful bow.  :)   
   Pappy

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: snag on March 03, 2011, 11:33:41 am

That is a work of art!  Just incredible.

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Pat B on March 03, 2011, 11:36:22 am

Incredible!!!  8)

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Parnell on March 03, 2011, 12:28:16 pm

That's an outstanding bow!  Very good job!

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: John K on March 03, 2011, 12:37:55 pm

Awesome well done !

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Bevan R. on March 03, 2011, 12:38:22 pm

WOW!!! :o :o

Bevan R

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Josh on March 03, 2011, 12:42:22 pm

~Very Nice entry for March BOM contest!~

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Dean Marlow on March 03, 2011, 12:46:53 pm

Now that is what I call a character bow. They don't come much nicer than that. And on such a challenging stave. Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: fusizoli on March 03, 2011, 12:58:24 pm

Thank you the nice compliments for all!  :)

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Keenan on March 03, 2011, 01:18:49 pm

 Spectacular in every way.  Zoltan, You definitely raised the bar on the BOM with that bow. Stunning beauty with the perfection of a masters touch on the tiller. Attention to detail superb. Congratulations

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: ErictheViking on March 03, 2011, 01:25:37 pm

Outstandingly beautiful. good work Zoltan

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: dwardo on March 03, 2011, 01:31:25 pm

Amazing what a talented bowyer can get from an uninviting bit of yew!

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Sidewinder on March 03, 2011, 01:59:27 pm

Love it Fuse, Its bows like these that help me to realize I have a long way to go.   Danny

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Stingray45 on March 03, 2011, 03:17:54 pm

Great looking bow! I love the way Yew looks, I probably prefer it to osage even. Never worked with it before but it always looks awesome.

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: fece_ on March 03, 2011, 03:55:00 pm

Hi Mate,
Lookin' good. Is the back partially decrowned? I' ve seen some white sap on the edges.
Fece

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: fusizoli on March 03, 2011, 04:10:22 pm

Good point Fece! No the back just debarked but the half of it from the sapling compression wood side and there the sap going light brown. Nearly the whole back could see a line on the middle of the back one side white  and the other light brown :)

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: DEllis on March 03, 2011, 04:40:59 pm

Nice.....lots of character.
Darcy :)

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Shaun on March 03, 2011, 06:04:20 pm

You sure got the tiler right! Very nice bow all around.

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 03, 2011, 06:06:40 pm

Awesome bow... I hope to be able to make one of These character bows someday.. Good job..
 

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: Will H on March 03, 2011, 10:01:00 pm

Simply beautiful!

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: jwillis on March 03, 2011, 11:50:28 pm

That bow has a lot of primitive character! Jim

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: juniper junkie on March 04, 2011, 12:45:15 am

those are some scary knots, you did a great job on the tiller and I love the handle. congrats

Title: Re: Yew snake
Post by: fusizoli on March 04, 2011, 07:50:16 am

Thanks a lot guys! I'm highly appreciate your kind words!

I ve allways want a snakey bow with stone age look, but hard to find a piece of wood like this. Good yew is rare here, most of tham  fast grown trees, but I had luck with this one :) Used axe, rasp, scraping iron and sandpaper for the work.