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Offline Weylin

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"Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« on: May 23, 2014, 11:20:19 am »
I named this bow "Compadre" to remind me of all the generosity and good will of the friends that surround me in this craft. And this bow itself is made up of many parts that came from these friends so I consider it aptly named. The yew billets were a gift from John "Blacktail". The deer rawhide backing was a gift from Carson at Echo Archery. I bought the take-down sleeves from Carson as well. The muskrat fur silencers were a gift from Bryce. Gordon patiently showed me his technique for fitting the sleeve inserts on a previous attempt at a take-down.  I'll bring that spirit into the woods with me when I hunt the mighty Roosevelt elk this fall.

This bow is made from two pacific yew billets. It is 64" long ntn and 58#@26". It's joined with a small set of take-down sleeves from Echo Archery. I didn't like the tube-like feel of the handle with the sleeves so I glued some cork to the steel and contoured it to give me the bulbous feel that I'm accustomed to. I backed the bow with rawhide mainly to armor the back against abuse, I'm sure the sapwood could have taken the tension load without a problem. The snake skin was not big enough to back the whole bow so I chose to apply it as accents. I'm happy with the result and I think the skin has a stunning pattern. I glued the rawhide and the skins with TBIII. I lined the snake skin with black to help make a smoother transition to the wood and help it pop a little more. The tips are black sheep horn. The string is fastflight with muskrat fur silencers. Most of the photo's (not the crappy ones) were taken by Bodeene Berrevoet's Photography. I'm very pleased with how this bow shoots, fast and dead in the hand. It's been a long time since I've made a bow for myself and I forgot how exciting it can be to have a new bow to shoot.  Thank you for looking.




















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Offline dwardo

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2014, 11:29:28 am »
Perfect in every aspect.  8)
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2014, 11:34:18 am »
That's a very fine bow!  Lots of good energy in that piece of wood. Love how you handled the snake skins. California Mountain Kingsnakes are beauties.

Gabe
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Offline Ken S

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2014, 11:35:04 am »
WOW!!! That is a beautiful bow.
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2014, 11:44:36 am »
Man ive seen some incredibly beautiful bows you have posted but so far this is my favorite. drop dead gorgeous! I hope some deer feel the same way about it :D! the kingsnake skin looks awesome on the lighter wood and I think they work great as accents. tiller looks spot on too! thank you for posting this masterpiece.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2014, 11:49:36 am »
Sweet bow, Weylin!! Another gem!! ;)
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Offline JonW

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2014, 12:41:18 pm »
That bow is stunning. Excellent work.
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Offline danny f

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2014, 01:21:34 pm »
that is a superb bow well done. i really like those skins and what you have done with them.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2014, 01:28:34 pm »
I can't wait to see this one in person in a couple weeks.  Too bad that arrow pass is on the wrong side  ;)
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the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2014, 01:54:16 pm »
That is one of the nicest bows I have ever seen.  To think we might have a B.O.Y. candidate already.  Great great job man.  Very clean and great tiller.  Man an inspiration to say the least.
« Last Edit: May 23, 2014, 02:02:07 pm by IdahoMatt »
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Offline Parnell

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« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2014, 02:07:30 pm »
Grand-slam Weylin!  Exceptional.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2014, 03:26:31 pm »
Man, that is sick!
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Offline Accipiter

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2014, 03:46:14 pm »
That's some amazing work! Great story behind the name too!
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: "Compadre" Yew Take-Down Recurve 58#@26"
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2014, 05:23:46 pm »
nice bow man, would love to do a take down
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Offline criveraville

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« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2014, 06:38:42 pm »
Absolutely beautiful.

Cipriano
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