Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Marc St Louis on November 15, 2015, 05:15:54 pm
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I had this Yew stave I got in trade about 10 years ago sitting around always getting in the way. It must still have been a bit wet when I got it as it took on a lot of deflex to the point of it looking as if it had been braced for years. It also had a lot of knots, some of them fairly big. I got tired of looking at it last month so I dragged it out and decided to make myself a Yew bow, all of the Yew bows I've ever made have been for other people. It was close to 3" in width so I did get rid of many of the knots as I laid out the profile but not all of them. An ALB is what I wanted to make so I roughed out the profile. Then I took out my heat-gun and started taking out the braced profile using my localized heat process. Took awhile but I finally got it straightened out, even gave it a bit of reflex. I wasn't expecting much from the stave but it surprised me. The bow is 67" long with 1 1/4" wide D section limbs and is tillered out to 28" where it pulls just over 50#. I used what is called Tried and True Finish from Lee Valley which is Polymerized Linseed and modified Pine sap, it took forever to cure.
Here's some pics
(http://i.imgur.com/0z1bXAs.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/TJgb6Kb.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/LvXMU5P.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/hyjuGSy.jpg)
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That looks very nice Mark St Louis 8)
Ruddy Darter
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Real nice. I like the ALB design. Finally one for yourself?
What was your overall opinion of the polymerized linseed? Is that different than the chemical dryers you find in the minwax linseed/tung mix? I am a lee-valley addict.....
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that turned out great congrats,, what a nice bow,,,I love to pull one out of the past make it work,, really fun,, :)
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Loverly...bet its nice n sweet to pull n release :)
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Thanks guys
It is very nice Chris.
The bow has about 1" of set but it has a surprising amount of string tension at brace none the less. I had taken some pictures of the stave before I started work on it but the sd card in my camera crashed so I had to format it before I got the pictures off
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Very nice bow Marc.
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Great looking bow.
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Very nice bow Marc.Like em like that.Bare bones.Sweet fun bow to shoot with for an afternoon.Good full draw picture too I might add.The one knot looks completely bored out and removed.An ALB.OK I'll bite I think I know what an ELB is[english long bow].What's the A stand for?Looks to be elliptically tillered.Forever to cure finish.Like a couple of days?
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nice bow, perfect tiller. Tony
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Awesome bow Marc, tiller looks really good
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Excellent bow Marc, that full draw bend looks perfect.
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Very nice Marc, I've always been partial to bows that aren't "all tarted up"
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Thanks guys
ALB stands for American Longbow
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lol.Makes sense.
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Very nice Marc !
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Great looking bow Marc!
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Simple and deadly. I really love the looks of that one and will keep looking at it when get round to my next Yew stave! :)
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Nice one.
I was also suprised about a normal yew stave I had which was tempered and after that it has highly string tension and a very good performance.
I think yew loves it to get heated up.
Greets
Cord
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Very nice bow Marc, simple and functional. Love shooting them kind of bows. Beautiful wood also. :)
Pappy
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Thank you guys.
I don't like that finish for how long it takes to cure but it sure does bring out the colour of the Yew nicely. The stave had about 30 rings per inch
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Very nice Marc!
Would love to see more of that hole in the limb.
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I love that style of Yew bow :).
My fave' field bow is that sort of shape.
Del
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Actually there is no hole in the bow. I'll post more pics
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looks very nice sir
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Here's what the major knots look like, top limb first then bottom. Some of the knots don't go through to the back
(http://i.imgur.com/UcIW7Li.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/cVTlpBK.jpg)
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Classy looking stick with an excellent tiller
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Man, I missed this one. That's a cool looking piece of wood and bow, Marc. And like Simon said, nice Tiller
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Thanks Eddie. I like it