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Offline Weylin

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Yew Longbow
« on: August 07, 2012, 08:54:31 pm »
This is my latest bow. I got this one tillered out and shooting at the Oregon boywers gathering in Sisters with some help from Keenan and Gordon. I've been shooting it for a while now and I really like how it shoots, it's smooth, stable and hits pretty hard.

It is 67" ntn, 60# at 26" pacific yew harvested 30 years ago by my dad in the California coast range. The tips are ebony, the string is fast flight and the leather hand wrap is a strunk style. The lower limb had some natural deflex that makes it look a little weak but that's just how it wanted to be despite a few attempted corrections. It has a big knot in the upper limb that hasn't given me any trouble yet. There are lots of wind shakes along the belly but they have been harmless so far as well. I have one more stave from that 30 year old haul waiting to be made into a bow. This was the ugly stave, the other one is much cleaner. Here are some pics. Thanks for looking.

















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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2012, 09:02:05 pm »
I would have to say it was worth the wait!
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Offline Gus

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2012, 09:35:55 pm »
Yes Sir,

She's a Beauty!

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Offline RobWiden

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2012, 09:38:50 pm »
    That bow looks great! Just one problem, though. You put the shelf on the wrong side.
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Offline lesken2011

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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2012, 09:45:26 pm »
Nice job, Weylin. Definitely a real nice job! :)
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Offline Will H

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2012, 09:46:13 pm »
Just awesome!!!
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Offline Gaur

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2012, 10:47:20 pm »
Too cool you could finish that stave you dad harvested so long ago.  Great looking bow.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2012, 11:14:54 pm »
Awesome!  Very nice bow! 
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2012, 11:22:12 pm »
Weylin you really know how to work your way with that Yew.....   Sweet bow !!!
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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2012, 11:29:09 pm »
Mmmmm...creamy smoooooothness.

Careful where your pulling,your hand is too low on the string,which makes the tiller look a lil funny. But brace looks good,and the draw with an arrow looks good.
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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2012, 11:35:44 pm »
Very nice bow! :)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2012, 11:58:55 pm »
Beautiful bow Weylin. I like the character in her, the kinks and knot. Side and braced profile show the natural shape the tree must have had, I always like those details and that handle wrap is just perfect. Great bow.
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Offline KellyG

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2012, 12:02:09 am »
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Yew Longbow
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2012, 01:56:19 am »
Thank you for all of the kind words, it means alot coming from you folk. I sure do love working with yew, though my next project is tackling my first ever osage stave... we'll see how that goes.  ::)

Blackhawk, You're right I do seem to be holding the string a little low in that picture. A hazard of drawing without an arrow I guess.
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Offline Josh B

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« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2012, 03:39:00 am »
Now that's a beauty!  Someday, I'll have to try a yew stave.  Nice work, really nice!  Josh
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