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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2012, 05:15:07 pm »
Hedge, thank you. When I saw the tails and they matched my tips I new I needed to trade Dave.

Thanks, Blackhawk, Ryan.

Jon I'm leaning more towards simple. :)

Steve, Thank you buddy, I got off early today and figured I had time to experiment with some different pictures. Different for me. ???

Thanks Gut'

O' Outlaw, that's a piece of Keenan's Oregon Yew. We can't cut the only source of Yew in Florida. It's in the Apalachicola National Forest.

Coaster, all those nice Yew bows coming from y'alls side of the country had me worried if it would cut the mustard. Thanks.
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #31 on: April 13, 2012, 05:26:39 pm »
Great looking bow... looks like a really authentic traditional bow.....the real thing....wouldnt look out of place in an indigenous tribal setting, ...
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« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2012, 05:35:39 pm »
LOL, the pics of the crane and her chick with you are priceless!  Borrowing from the Latin name for sandhills, that is one Grus-some (gruesome) bow!  That yew seems to have cooperated with you nicely.  Nice blend of function and esthetics. 

Kentucky was considering the option of a sandhill crane season since the flyway population is high enough to support it.  People blew up when the anti's claimed all the whoopers would be shot in the opening salvo!  The vast majority of whooping cranes are in the Central Flyway where we have sandhill crane seasons and no whooper has ever been shot.  Plus in the Kentucky population the sandhill's migration is NOT timed to coincide with the whoopers.  *sigh* never let good science get in the way of your feelings, I guess. 
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« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2012, 06:15:16 pm »
Eddie, you now have proof, you're a chick magnet. >:D
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2012, 06:15:52 pm »
That is a Real Beauty of a Bow Sir!
I like your Horn Underlays.



Sandhill Crane - Sirloin of the Sky!
No better eating bird, in my estimation.
Took one here in Tejas in 2010-2011 season.
They're legal in Texas with a Federal Stamp.

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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #35 on: April 13, 2012, 06:48:16 pm »
Thank you,Dave

 JW and Bevan, you two are in the running for naming this bow. Grus-some, or Chick magnet  ;D

Gus; the horn underlay was out of necessity, that big crack that ran out the side of the limb kept me from putting a lot of heat on that section. I've heard those birds were tasty ::) :)
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« Reply #36 on: April 13, 2012, 06:50:40 pm »
Winged steaks indeed! 

Chick Magnet has my vote!  Put a little line drawing of a sandy on it and she's ready!
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2012, 07:01:55 pm »
Thats some serious omen, with the crane coming close like that,.wild birds dont normally do that....you should name the bow after that bird...good idea!!
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #38 on: April 13, 2012, 07:16:46 pm »
That is an awsome bow, and the birds are a cool deal 8)
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #39 on: April 13, 2012, 07:36:29 pm »
Awesome bow, I really like bend in the handle bow, I got some nice blacklocust seasoning that I want to make into a recurved d bow.  You gotta take a deer with that bow this year. Love the crane in the picture thats awesome.
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« Reply #40 on: April 13, 2012, 07:54:09 pm »
Absolutely beautiful! love everything about it. leaving the heartwood made for a sweet yew look.
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #41 on: April 13, 2012, 08:14:37 pm »
I think the name should be 'Miss Sandy' both for the craines and the red color.
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #42 on: April 13, 2012, 08:18:48 pm »
I had to go back for another look at those birds.  In the second photo it appears the adult bird is critical of your form.  Can't be the tiller, cuz she's looking at your string hand.   >:D

Or maybe she is wondering what a mullet is doing out of the water?
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« Reply #43 on: April 13, 2012, 09:10:34 pm »
super sweet bow!!  must have some mojo since it's already drawing critters to it.
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Re: Yew, Southern Style-picture heavy
« Reply #44 on: April 13, 2012, 09:31:50 pm »
Soy, Eric, Deo, Chris, Thanks a bunch, guys.

JW, Our bird is Grus canadensis pratenis.

Bevan wins! Hows the drawing, John?
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