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Offline GetWood

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First Yew elb for me 70"
« on: December 13, 2011, 08:35:47 pm »
Hello people!

Made a ELB from yew! And im realy pleased with the outcome! ;D
Ok, Its the first elb for me so... i think i did ok.
Specs. 70" ntn pulls around 60# at 28"draw, made of european yew .Ive seen better staves then this one..But for a first try i think i did good on that issue..
Nocks are made of very hard african blackwood root, after i messed up my cowhorn nocks :-\









Uugh!

Offline MWirwicki

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2011, 09:40:14 pm »
Very, very nice.  I like your nocks!  What a nice attention to detail.  And yes, the tiller is very good.  There's no way to tell that this is your first ELB bow.
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Offline adb

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2011, 09:43:40 pm »
Nothing wrong with that bow! Your tiller is very good, and the nocks are very unique. For your first yew ELB, you did outstanding. Nice work.

Offline bcbull

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2011, 10:11:15 pm »
ya sure thats ur first elb ? :o you did a outstanding job very nice tiller and attn to deatil on that stave  :) brock

Offline Shaun

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2011, 10:25:18 pm »
Very nice in every way. The blackwood nocks are wonderful.

Offline Weylin

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2011, 11:05:20 pm »
Those nocks are awesome! way to think outside the box.

Offline tattoo dave

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 11:44:30 pm »
Looks like you did an awesome job on that first one!! Keep up the good work!

Tattoo Dave
Rockford, MI

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2011, 12:50:18 am »
wow! for a first Elba yew ,its killer..the tip wood your using must be really hard for you to have used it,, do you know the genus name for this wood?

Offline coaster500

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2011, 03:18:33 am »
Wow!!  Outstanding end to end ...those african blackwood root tips look great!! Your first :o
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Offline Pappy

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2011, 07:44:23 am »
Beautiful bow,very nice work. :)
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2011, 01:30:32 pm »
Thats a beauty for sure. love the nocks and the tiller is sweet.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2011, 03:26:54 pm »
Why does the top limb appear to be 10-12" longer than the bottom?
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline Del the cat

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2011, 03:49:29 pm »
Nice bow, interesting nocks.
Watch out! Some critter is tryin' to eat your arrows!  :o
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Offline GetWood

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2011, 05:47:39 pm »
Thank you everyone :D

For some of you.. I hate to disappoint you..but it is my first elb. :P

pearl drums > I dont know understand..maybe because i hold the bow a bit low?

cheers
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Offline dbb

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Re: First Yew elb for me 70"
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2011, 09:53:53 pm »
Cool save on the nocks,really like them!
The one on the first closeup reminds me a bit of those statues on easter island ;)

/Mikael
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