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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 09:35:20 pm

Title: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 09:35:20 pm

Just finished up my 60" sinew backed Yew with flipped tips, rawhide over the sinew and Cottonmouth skins over the rawhide. Kingwood tip overlays. She is pulling 70# at my 28" draw and is stable as any bow I have ever shot. The Yew was very light colored so I dyed the edges black and faded it  to the center with brown. The handle is jute with a Massey finish. I finished it with Truiol and then hit it with poly to nock off the shine. Thanks for looking and any criticism is welcome.(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv24/licenseddadad/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_155915_zps0j72garl.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/licenseddadad/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_155915_zps0j72garl.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 09:36:49 pm

(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv24/licenseddadad/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_160213_zpsraucstpc.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/licenseddadad/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_160213_zpsraucstpc.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 09:37:35 pm

(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv24/licenseddadad/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_160226_zpsmhh6irzd.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/licenseddadad/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_160226_zpsmhh6irzd.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: bjrogg on July 05, 2016, 09:41:04 pm

Darn nice looking bow yah got there. No criticism here bend looks great.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 09:42:10 pm

(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv24/licenseddadad/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-06/IMG_20160624_190955_zps9o1bmvsy.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/licenseddadad/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-06/IMG_20160624_190955_zps9o1bmvsy.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 09:44:34 pm

(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv24/licenseddadad/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_160319_zpsnxixlrga.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/licenseddadad/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/IMG_20160705_160319_zpsnxixlrga.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: ajooter on July 05, 2016, 09:50:24 pm

Oh man what a beauty!  Would love to rip a few thru that baby!!

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 09:50:41 pm

(http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv24/licenseddadad/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-06/IMG_20160625_081727_zpspv5sf6q9.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/licenseddadad/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-06/IMG_20160625_081727_zpspv5sf6q9.jpg.html)Thanks, here is the belly of the bow , the yew was 30 years per inch. I used knox hide glue and whitetail leg sinew and TB3 to glue the rawhide and skins on.

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: hunterbob on July 05, 2016, 09:52:43 pm

Sweet bow Bob. I like the looks of those skins. Hurts my shoulders just thinking about drawing that one back. Good job on the tiller also.

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: osage outlaw on July 05, 2016, 10:09:45 pm

That's a gorgeous bow!  I hope you post it in the B.O.M contest.  Why did you put rawhide over the sinew?  That's not criticism, just curious  :)

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 05, 2016, 10:28:47 pm

Thanks Osage Outlaw and HunterBob.  No reason other than to give the skins a nice smooth backing to glue on and to protect the soft sapwood out towards the tips.

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Mounter on July 06, 2016, 12:27:37 am

Wowzer!!! Beautiful!

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: wizardgoat on July 06, 2016, 12:32:07 am

Nice bow and skins. Tiller looks nice

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: penderbender on July 06, 2016, 12:34:16 am

Sweet shooter you got there! Love that unbraced profile! Cheers- brendan

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Lehtis on July 06, 2016, 01:41:57 am

Great work!

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Chief RID on July 06, 2016, 02:50:07 am

Pretty work!

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on July 06, 2016, 05:30:11 am

Very nice

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Pappy on July 06, 2016, 05:39:44 am

Beautiful bow in all aspects. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Stixnstones on July 06, 2016, 06:56:36 am

Very cool! All around, tiller is spot on.

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Aaron H on July 06, 2016, 07:06:28 am

Great bow

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Will B on July 06, 2016, 07:19:58 am

Great job on that bow.  I bet it shoots really nice and hits hard!  Love the snake skins. 

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Redhand on July 06, 2016, 07:28:28 am

Great bow

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: Bob W. on July 06, 2016, 08:28:06 am

Thank you  all for the compliments!  It is a very smooth shooter that feels natural in  my hand and yes she does hit pretty darn hard!

Title: Re: Sinew Backed Yew with Cotton mouth skins
Post by: smoke on July 06, 2016, 09:48:35 am

Great job!  Can you provide dimensions?  Thanks