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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blacktail on April 22, 2012, 11:43:44 pm

Title: Yew with crack
Post by: Blacktail on April 22, 2012, 11:43:44 pm

 >:D If some of you guys remember I posted a bow on here that had a crack in the wood. Some guys replied with "sorry about your luck"
 while others gave me some helpful information. So I went by Gordon and another fellow that said to glue the crack and wrap it with sinew. So that is what I did and this is what I came up with. It is a 63.5 inch nock to nock. I was actually going to do a hunting bow but with the crack I was thinking if I narrowed the limbs down I might be able to get rid of the crack which did not happen. The profile of the bow comes from the measurements of Saxton Pope's bow. It is an inch and a quarter at the handle, inch and quarter at the fade outs for 12 in, and tapers into an inch and an eighth and out to half inch nocks. It is 53 lbs at 25 inches. 6 inch brace. Handle wrapped in artificial sinew. It has four baby rattler skins on it which worked out perfect for this. This is a bow style that I really love shooting. It has a little bit of hand shock in it. But I think this is something I might continue on making this profile of bow.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/longarrow/forsite10.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/longarrow/forsite12.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/longarrow/forsite9.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/longarrow/forsite7.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/longarrow/forsite5.jpg)

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Pat B on April 23, 2012, 12:59:46 am

Another keeper, John.  8)

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Adam on April 23, 2012, 01:00:59 am

Beautiful bow!  I'm glad you didn't give up on it.

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: ErictheViking on April 23, 2012, 01:09:37 am

Great job, glad it was able to be made into a bow.

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Gordon on April 23, 2012, 01:15:08 am

Well there you go - I think the bow speaks for itself.

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: TurtleCreek on April 23, 2012, 02:40:09 am

As always....  beautiful work!

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: lesken2011 on April 23, 2012, 10:00:33 am

I almost didn't read this post because I thought it was a failure story. I am so glad I decided to read it. It turned out to be a great success story. Nice job on that bow, for sure!!

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Sidewinder on April 23, 2012, 12:37:09 pm

Nice save. Love the grain of that heartwood. Beautiful.   Danny

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: coaster500 on April 23, 2012, 12:43:03 pm

Very nice stick..  sweet profile, really great you stayed with it!!!

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Pappy on April 23, 2012, 01:11:11 pm

Nice save,that bow looks sweet. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Carson (CMB) on April 23, 2012, 03:11:26 pm

Nice bow blacktail.  Those skins are sharp.  Young snakes always have the best patterns. 

Was that crack running on a plane parallel to the back or perpendicular.  I have a yew stave that is beautiful except for a couple of wind shake separations.  I keep going back to it, though I am doubtful it can live with wind shake like that.

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Blacktail on April 23, 2012, 09:42:41 pm

thanks guys...i have to say i was up in air with one...BUT,with some good advise it held....CMB,it was parallel for most of the 4" but it look as it wanted to shoot to one side...i guess the super glue and sinew did the work...john

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: druid on April 24, 2012, 08:21:55 am

One more nice bow from you...

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Kpete on April 24, 2012, 12:13:49 pm

Nice work and a slap on the back for sticking with it.  I love reading about someone producing a good shooter in spite of flaws.
Well done.

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Will H on April 24, 2012, 04:16:59 pm

Man that looks awesome! Can you post another pic or two of the back? I'd love to see how the splice on the skins turned out ;)

Title: Re: Yew with crack
Post by: Keenan on April 25, 2012, 03:32:45 pm

Wow John, Incredibly nice bow! Hard to beat the beauty of nice tight yew rings. Love the skins and great looking resting profile. Great save as well