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Title: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 01:02:00 AM: Bow #7 is the Yew bow I built for my wife Lena. It is 63” 30@28 and a sweet little shooter. Lena liked the finish I put on my last bow (Chittamwood) so that what this one got. Again I used the almost black poplar for the tips. The grip is a nice piece of Leather stitched with sinew. I used a piece of bone for the rest and slipped it under the leather. The string silencers are alpaca wool. I really enjoyed this Yew. It is a dream to work and really makes a pretty bow. The stave was deflexed to begin with and I tried a little heat to add some reflex but after shooting a hundred or so arrows it took about one inch of set. Now I just have to teach Lena how to shoot…. Thanks for all the help!!

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/Yew%20Bow%20project/Yewbowfinish015-1.jpg)
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Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 01:03:00 AM: (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/Yew%20Bow%20project/Yewbowfinish001-1.jpg)
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Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 01:05:00 AM: (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/Yew%20Bow%20project/Yewbowfinish003.jpg)
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(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/Yew%20Bow%20project/Yewbowfinish004-1.jpg)
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on January 13, 2012, 01:08:00 AM: Looks great! bet she'll love shootin' it.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 01:16:00 AM: Here's the money Stiks....

Maybe now I can start my trade bow :)

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/Yew%20Bow%20project/My8Selfbows008.jpg)
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/Yew%20Bow%20project/My8Selfbows009.jpg)
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: broketooth on January 13, 2012, 05:32:00 AM: nice work coaster, the bow looks great. i really like the hill style handle and the fades. rv
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: Igor on January 13, 2012, 06:45:00 AM: Very nice Kip!

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Glenn
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: Buemaker on January 13, 2012, 07:13:00 AM: Looking good, nice work. Bue--.
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Post by: Nim-rod on January 13, 2012, 07:13:00 AM: Very nice indeed!
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Post by: okie64 on January 13, 2012, 07:52:00 AM: Awesome lookin bow Coaster! You might need to help her out with her form just a tad. :)
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Post by: mwirwicki on January 13, 2012, 08:08:00 AM: Very nice, Coaster. She'll love it.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: twitchstick on January 13, 2012, 08:30:00 AM: Very nice
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 08:48:00 AM: Thanks guys :)

This is the first time she has ever drawn a bow so we will work on her shooting form. Lena got more pleasure out of smelling the bow (she said it smell like new furniture, Argggg!!) I think than the thought of shooting it :)

I wish Yew was easier to come by and not so expensive to buy. I really liked working with it....
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: Nim-rod on January 13, 2012, 09:11:00 AM: My wife draws like a girl too. I'm not even sure how she gets it drawn all the way with her wrist bent at 90 degrees. Weird.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: DVSHUNTER on January 13, 2012, 10:33:00 AM: Your can really see your bowyer skills developing. Each bow you post is getting better and better looking. Maybe its just the person drawing though. :biglaugh:

Nice looking bow.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 12:15:00 PM: Nim-Rod, they are just built different :) Thank you Lord :pray:

DVSHUNTER, that's about the best thing a guy can hear.... I hope to get much better with time. Someday maybe I'll be as good at this thing as some of you folks... and yea she makes a much better full draw model than me, form or no form :)
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: soopernate on January 13, 2012, 12:30:00 PM: Beutiful bow for a beautiful wife...mine has been asking so I might have to put my next project for ME on the backburner until I get hers built.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: JSMOFFITT03 on January 13, 2012, 12:39:00 PM: Looks Great!!!!!
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: frank bullitt on January 13, 2012, 05:31:00 PM: Kip, another great job! I can only imagine want your bows will look like in a year from now!

Plus, the wood your working, is quite a challenging!

Now, my 17 yr. old son, wants to know who the "Hot" 20 year old is! :D
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 08:52:00 PM: Thanks Nathan, Jerrod ...

Frank your son just made Lena's day :)
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Post by: SportHunter on January 13, 2012, 09:41:00 PM: Great job on the bow, nice finish as well.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: Crooked Stic on January 13, 2012, 10:33:00 PM: Well it sure looks better with her holding it.Yep a little form work in order there.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 13, 2012, 11:47:00 PM: Thanks Paul Lena likes it to...

Mike, you'll get no argument from me, one heck of a lot better!!!! ... we'll work on the form, shooting that is ;)
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: snag on January 14, 2012, 02:15:00 AM: You did some great work with that yew Coaster. That's great she is wanting to shoot a bow. I've got some yew seasoning and am looking forward to working with it. Only used hazelnut and osage so far. I'm trying to get some experience before grabbing the yew! Nice job.
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: Osagetree on January 14, 2012, 07:06:00 AM: Yep, got my wife shooting, then she wanted to hunt. I created a monster, be carefull or you may have a new best hunting partner.

really not a bad thing at all!

nice looking bow, great job!
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: Balding Kansan on January 14, 2012, 09:07:00 AM: "Yew naughty bow"

Very clever name!
Title: Re: My wifes Yew Bow is Finished
Post by: coaster500 on January 14, 2012, 09:40:00 AM: David, this was the seventh bow and I've had some Yew sitting and waiting since I started doing this in August!! I just didn’t want to waste it so I understand. It is as easy and forgiving to work as anything I've done, probably the easiest so far. I have three more staves of it. This one was not a top quality stave and I have one more like it (just needs six months or so more drying time). I have one that is near perfect and another right there with it. I think you will love this stuff :)

Joe I hope she wants to shoot some but I don't think Lena will hunt? I may be wrong be we'll see :)

Tyler, Lena came up with the name !!