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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Zion on April 26, 2014, 05:07:53 pm

Title: old yew bow
Post by: Zion on April 26, 2014, 05:07:53 pm

hey guys got this bow at an antique store, the guy wants my bro to sell it online. It's Yew, seems really light poundage, and looks like the current knocks were put on after the original self knocks. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about bows like this or if it's valuable. Oh and it is backed with something, seems like cloth. It's 70" long. Any info on it would be great, thanks.

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: bow101 on April 26, 2014, 11:21:31 pm

Having a good look at it the best I can pic quality taken into account, I would have to say it was built by an amatuer.  Any markings on it..? If it shoots well and is high poundage, keep it.!

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: Pat B on April 26, 2014, 11:45:36 pm

I'd hang it on the wall and try to imagine its history. Probably its only value is historical and that would be for only a few folks...but the stories it could tell.  ;)

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: adb on April 27, 2014, 01:20:33 am

What makes you think it's yew? Can you see the sapwood/heartwood? Hard to tell from the pics. I can't imagine selling it in good faith, or it being worth much. Wall hanger IMO.

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: mikekeswick on April 27, 2014, 01:54:47 pm

The third picture down you can see the sap/heartwood. It looks like yew from here.
The nocks have been put on pretty badly from what I can see, I wouldn't even string that again  ;)

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: Pat B on April 27, 2014, 01:59:09 pm

It almost looks like lemonwood.

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: PatM on April 27, 2014, 02:01:56 pm

Where do you see sapwood in the third pic?

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: Zion on April 27, 2014, 03:19:32 pm

There doesn't seem to be any sapwood, but the grain and color looks like yew to me. Idk tho, does lemonwood have tight rings like yew?

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: Pat B on April 27, 2014, 03:51:26 pm

being tropical its hard to see the rings in lemonwood.

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: mullet on April 27, 2014, 04:32:46 pm

I have one with the same, identical horn nocks except they are black. I got it from stickbender and it was broken. His was yew, 30#, made in London, England and sold in a hardware store in Arkansas, at least that was the information on the canvas bow sock.

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: Bryce on April 28, 2014, 01:58:10 am

Here's a picture of an old lemonwood bow. Does it look similar?


(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh544/bryceott/6B4B9F6E-E016-4A7E-AEDC-71A2E633BA8A.jpg) (http://s1251.photobucket.com/user/bryceott/media/6B4B9F6E-E016-4A7E-AEDC-71A2E633BA8A.jpg.html)

Title: Re: old yew bow
Post by: Zion on April 28, 2014, 02:03:25 am

Nah Bryce the wood is alot darker. Mullet i would guess this one is around that poundage too, i wonder if they are the same model? Thanks for the help guys.