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Offline YewArcher

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"Simply-Yew" a new yew hunting bow-elb style
« on: October 16, 2007, 09:03:15 pm »
Hey guys, Been very busy at work and have not had any time in the shop!

I just finished this one up on sunday and would like to share it with you all.

I wanted a new hunting bow. Shooting the Achumawi short indian bow did not work this year. Not enogh time to practice. Short bows like that need lots of practice.

A nice simple long bow was in order.

this is the bow that i made for Mi deer.

Yew chased sap wood to 1/4"
68" tip to tip
60#@31"
Heated 2" of reflex into the stave am left with about 1/2" just unstrung. Not bad for a bow I am drawing 32"!!

Unbraced:




Braced:




Given the stark white of yew sap wood I decided to add some coloring in for camo. I used fire to lightly toast the back in spots. Primitice camo:








Not wanting to do horn nocks or overlays. This bow is all about simplicity. So i opted for the simpilistic nocks possiable....

No Nocks:





Here she is at full draw:



Arrow is 33" bop. The bow is drawn to 31".

Very quiet, no hand shock and pretty quick.

She will be a great hunting bow.

Thanks for looking,

SJM
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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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Re: "Simply-Yew" a new yew hunting bow-elb style
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2007, 09:09:19 pm »
                    Very nice Steve. Hard ta beat simplicity. good luck this huntin' season...................bob
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2007, 09:43:00 pm »
Really nice!...like Bob said simple and clean. Pretty piece of Yew..

R
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Offline OldBow

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Re: "Simply-Yew" a new yew hunting bow-elb style
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2007, 10:24:08 pm »
Got you set up for Oct Self Bow of the Month.  Great tiller, BTW.
Here's your target :(from Yellowstone NP Oct 8, 2007)

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Offline welch2

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Re: "Simply-Yew" a new yew hunting bow-elb style
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2007, 10:25:41 pm »
I like it a lot ,very nice tiller.
Do you have a timber hitch on the other end?

Ralph
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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2007, 10:35:09 pm »
Steve,
Great job!!  I like it alot.

Mark
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Re: "Simply-Yew" a new yew hunting bow-elb style
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2007, 10:36:38 pm »
      Beautiful bow and fantastic tiller.I have a love ,hate relationship with Yew. ;)  Love to work it,hate it because it's hard to get.
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Offline YewArcher

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Re: "Simply-Yew" a new yew hunting bow-elb style
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2007, 10:43:30 pm »
Thanks guys, She is a great bow. I think when all is said and done she will have maybe 1" of set. That will give the arrows a nice send off.

A couple of things worth mentioning that I forgot in the original post. This bow is built on a Mary Rose war bow plat form. Meaning true D cross section and a 5:6 ratio. Finished with True Oil and buffed down to get ri of the sheen. The string is 8 ply linen. No timber hitches. Same style of knot on bot ends. Brace with the knee.

SJM
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Offline YewArcher

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Re: "Simply-Yew" a new yew hunting bow-elb style
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2007, 10:48:19 pm »
It is chased to one ring by the way. For at least 90% of the back.

SJM
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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2007, 12:25:31 am »
chasing a ring on Yew is pretty fun huh!
Steve, I sent you an email

Mark
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Offline Gordon

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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2007, 01:20:32 am »
You did a great job on that bow. The tiller looks right on. I would hot have thought to temper the back, but it looks like it didn't hurt a thing - I learn something everytime I come to this site.
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Offline DanaM

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« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2007, 07:24:08 am »
Sweet looking bow, good luck hunting with her.
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« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2007, 07:54:05 am »
Very nice bow,great tiller,simple and hopefully deadly. :)
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Offline medicinewheel

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« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2007, 08:08:43 am »

WOW great bow!
wood have thought was a problem toasting the back of a bow, but seems to work just fine!
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Offline AndrewS

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« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2007, 08:46:50 am »
I like this simple as simple can be bow ;)
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