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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ravenbeak on September 01, 2014, 12:42:40 am

Title: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: ravenbeak on September 01, 2014, 12:42:40 am

Hi Everyone,

Like many I'm sure,  I check out the boards regularly but don't post too often.  Time is tight and other priorities take precedence.

I build a good number of bows over the year and wanted to take a minute to show you some of what I have been working on.

Up first is a yew recurve I built for a fellow in Kuwait.  It is 68 inches long.  pulls 80lbs at 30 inches.  Sinew and snake skin backed,  with large recurves and antler overlays and arrow rest.  The wood burning is done by my lovely wife Jenna,  both the old english signing and the islamic caligraphy writing.

It is to date on of the hardest bows I have made.  Partly due to the need for the alignment to be bang on before I start to sinew,  as I didn't want to have to do any heat bending afterwards.  So I did a temporary silk ribbon backing with hide glue - so I could wet it and take if off once I was happy with the bend.

thanks for looking,

hey,  no peeking at my wood pile

Jamie MacDonald

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: james parker on September 01, 2014, 12:44:38 am

nice :) :)

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: ravenbeak on September 01, 2014, 12:53:11 am

A few more photos,

The bow is named "constant companion"  and is signed in both english and arabic

The arrow rest and strike plate are padded in seal fur.

cheers,

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: DC on September 01, 2014, 01:06:39 am

Nice one Jamie!
Don

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: wizardgoat on September 01, 2014, 03:12:43 am

nice bow jamie, sounds like that bow was alot of work. how does it shoot? is it a heavy bow?

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: chamookman on September 01, 2014, 07:31:11 am

Very nice ! Bob

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: horatio1226 on September 01, 2014, 07:38:08 am

Beautiful

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: soy on September 01, 2014, 01:51:33 pm

Nice!!! It don't look like you have enough yew there  >:D

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: simson on September 01, 2014, 03:24:14 pm

Great bow! and the wife did an awesome job on the calligraphie

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: NeolithicMan on September 01, 2014, 06:07:59 pm

WOW! What a wicked draw weight on a slick looking bow man. killer finish and writting too

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: missilemaster on September 01, 2014, 07:11:53 pm

Wow, what a bow!

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Post by: hunterbob on September 01, 2014, 10:11:59 pm

Man that's a sweet one there  . I love the full draw . I am going to have to make a recurve .

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: Scottski on September 01, 2014, 10:15:59 pm

Nice.

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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on September 01, 2014, 10:18:17 pm

That's a beautiful piece of work man

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: GB on September 02, 2014, 01:26:07 am

Beautiful bow!

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: Pappy on September 02, 2014, 07:48:24 am

Very nice bow. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: adb on September 02, 2014, 10:00:08 am

Beautiful bow, Jamie! Nice curves. I'm drooling over your yew stockpile as well!

Title: Re: Custom Yew Recurve
Post by: rps3 on September 02, 2014, 11:04:10 am

Smooth.