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Offline Pat B

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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2012, 01:24:56 am »
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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2012, 01:37:07 am »
Good looking bow, and great tiller.
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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2012, 01:43:46 am »
Very nice DarkSoul. I like everything about it.
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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #18 on: August 15, 2012, 02:21:14 am »
Sweet!  I haven't tried yew, but really want to get my hands on some.  Excellent tiller and fine workmanship.
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Offline Stefan

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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #19 on: August 15, 2012, 01:16:04 pm »
Looks good. Love the grain. Beautiful.
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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #20 on: August 15, 2012, 02:08:52 pm »
they are both amazing.  i like the clean lines and simplicity they both show.  good work on'em.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #21 on: August 15, 2012, 08:30:33 pm »
gorgeous work! love it all. lizard wrap really looks good
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2012, 10:35:21 pm »
That is a very clean nice looking bow.......good job.
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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2012, 06:46:11 am »
beauty of a ful draw darksoul, great attention to detail, Bub
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Re: Yew English longbow (pics!)
« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2012, 10:44:53 am »
Thanks for the nice comments every one :) Much appreciated! It's not difficult to make a good looking yew bow. The wood itself is so beautiful with lovely details and grain, that we just need to listen to what a particular stave has to offer.
If there's anything I need to improve on, please let me know. I'm still not 100% satisfied with my handle stitching (the ends are always irregular), but I'm getting better at them.

Arklowrebel, the stitching of the leather is just some dacron B50. I use it more often for stitching and I like it. The color is a close match and it's plenty strong enough.

Del the kitty, I'm not sure if 'know shadow' is the correct term, but I think luthiers use it as well. It's the best I could come up with. I do also think the yew will turn darker with one shade in about a year or so. In my experience, the thinner the rings, the darker the wood. At least with yew. Yew with thick rings can have heartwood about the color of salmon, while very thin ringed yew can be nearly brown in color. I also thick that the darker wood tends to turn even darker more rapidly.

I measured the bow, and it's 73" nock to nock. Just to get the figures straight.
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