Penderbender sent me this yew stave for Christmas a while back, and I have been itching to get to it--now my other obligations in bowmaking are behind me, and the yew is up. I am running 70 inches on this stave, and this knot is about 16" from the bottom tip, so right in the middle of the bending zone. How stiff would you say I need to leave this section? there appears to be a dimple on either side running about 3". My thoughts are to leave those three inches stiffer--but I am afraid of hinging on either side of the stiff spot. I would love the input of the more experienced yew bowyers. I have only done one other yew stave, and it was as perfect as I could imagine, with no tricky spots.
The knot looks darker because I just hit it with thin super glue.
