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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Olschool on April 05, 2008, 11:18:58 am

Title: First Yew ELB
Post by: Olschool on April 05, 2008, 11:18:58 am

I came up with a Yew Stave in trade for some Osage. Came out 71"NTN, 70lbs at 29", backed with rawhide for camo and to protect the back from dings while hunting, buffalo horn tip overlays
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/david_lenz/OJAM058.jpg)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/david_lenz/OJAM062.jpg)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/david_lenz/OJAM070.jpg)

first arrows shot at half draw

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/david_lenz/OJAM063.jpg)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/david_lenz/OJAM064.jpg)

Full Draw at 29"

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/david_lenz/OJAM067.jpg)

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Hillbilly on April 05, 2008, 11:58:31 am

Looks like you did a good job tillering a gnarly stave. Good looking bow.

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Dano on April 05, 2008, 12:16:51 pm

Not bad for a weekend project at Ojam ;D Great job Dave!!

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: OldBow on April 05, 2008, 01:19:17 pm

Excellent bow. Got to be great fun to shoot it. Bookmarked, too, for April Self Bow of the Month.  Thanks for the post.

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Pat B on April 05, 2008, 01:37:45 pm

Nice Bow. Yew is a wonderful wood to work with and you did a fine job with this bow.    Pat

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Olschool on April 05, 2008, 09:03:25 pm

I liked working with Yew, I took the stave to OJAM to make sure I didn't mess up a good stave :o
Got lots of advice, and help with the rawhide backing, I hadn't backed a bow before.

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: ricktrojanowski on April 05, 2008, 09:50:03 pm

Nice looking bow.  Looks like a tough stave to get looking that smooth.

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Keenan on April 06, 2008, 12:34:44 am

 Very nice bow Olschool, You did real ood for such a long draw and high poundage. Love the character bumps and tips, Congratulations.  Keenan

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: venisonburger on April 06, 2008, 01:01:48 am

Nice bow, I really like the color of the wood.
VB

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Lost Arra on April 06, 2008, 01:05:04 am

Dave: what did you use as a finish on the bow?

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 06, 2008, 01:08:54 am

Very nice bow. Congratulations. jawge

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Olschool on April 06, 2008, 01:47:46 am

Hi Don, I used Minwax polyurethane simi-gloss. Thanks again for the help with the rawhide, I really like the way it looks against the sapwood.

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: redwasp on April 06, 2008, 02:55:17 am

very nice job on tiller. looks like that would have been a tough one good job.

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: DanaM on April 06, 2008, 09:42:17 am

Looks good to me, thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 06, 2008, 12:21:52 pm

Nice bow.  Justin

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Gordon on April 06, 2008, 01:37:05 pm

Looks like you handled that challenging piece of wood very well. Congratulations on a fine bow!

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Rich Saffold on April 06, 2008, 02:04:41 pm

You obviously got some good help, that is a sweet bow olschool! I'd trade a bundle of osage for a stave like that too! ;)

Rich

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: full quiver on April 07, 2008, 02:45:04 am

Looks Great !!!  Nice work.  I somehow missed the rawhide backing part, thought I was keeping up with the build progress, but there was a lot going on.  Good to see the finished product.  Good time at OJAM.   Donnie

Title: Re: First Yew ELB
Post by: Olschool on April 07, 2008, 11:45:24 pm

Hi Donnie, Bob helped with the rawhide by my camper, after we got it wrapped in the ace bandage I was done until it dried (which wasn't going to happen in the drizzle on Sunday) so I spent the rest of the weekend around the knappers and knapped my first arrow head.