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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: turtle on June 02, 2019, 04:27:27 am

Title: First Yew.
Post by: turtle on June 02, 2019, 04:27:27 am

I recently finished this bow for a swap on another site. Its from a pair of billets i got from Wizardgoat some time back. I glued them together in deflex as i was going for a mild deflex reflex but i couldn't  get the reflex to hold. It pulled out the first time at brace so i tillered it out to 24" then heated the reflex in again. The second time it pulled out before i had it back to 24" again. After that i gave up on the reflex and just kept on tillering out to 28".
It ended up being one of the smoothest  drawing  bows I've  ever made and is snappier than i expected and has very little set from where it was before i reflexed it. Still not sure why i couldn't get any reflex to stay.

64" ttt - 47#@28"

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Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: bjrogg on June 02, 2019, 05:11:08 am

Very nice. Looks like she fits you good without the reflex. Maybe she knew that.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: upstatenybowyer on June 02, 2019, 05:27:21 am

I agree w/ BJ. Sometimes the wood knows best. Looks like a very smooth shooter. Very nice work!

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: SLIMBOB on June 02, 2019, 05:35:50 am

Very nice sir!

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: PaSteve on June 02, 2019, 05:44:43 am

Looks great. That yew sure is pretty wood. Good job.

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: burchett.donald on June 02, 2019, 05:46:27 pm

 Really nice balanced looking bend turtle...Never worked Yew but have read that it can be stubborn at times...That can be a good thing...
               Don

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: Russ on June 02, 2019, 06:13:00 pm

Love the tip overlays! They always get me no matter what! Its one of the parts that the bowyer can really show himself. Same with the design, handle, string, etc. I really like this bow.

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: Del the cat on June 03, 2019, 01:06:46 am

Nice work :) , bet that's smooth as silk.
Del

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: turtle on June 03, 2019, 04:41:33 am

Thanks to all for the kind words. And thanks again Del for letting me pick your brain when i started this bow. I didn't  end up having to thin the sap wood any but it was getting close to nerding it in a couple places.

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: Woodely on June 03, 2019, 08:01:21 am

Looks great, I like the fade transition you did good there and the sapwood contrast.

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: simson on June 03, 2019, 09:16:52 am

Nice one!  8)

Title: Re: First Yew.
Post by: Pat B on June 03, 2019, 10:51:41 am

Nice bend on a nice yew bow, Steve.  :OK