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Title: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: scrub-buster on January 09, 2017, 07:58:00 PM

The bow is 58" from nock to nock.  It's 43 lbs at 25".  The tip overlays are sheep horn.  The skins are broad banded water snakes.  I used tru oil for the finish.  The stave was pretty much flat with a hint of deflex.  I left it alone and just flipped the tips.  I made string grooves on the belly side of the recurved tips.  That is the first time I have done that.  I enjoyed working with yew.  It's much softer than the osage I'm used to.  If I looked at this bow the wrong way it would get a dent in it.    

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Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: scrub-buster on January 09, 2017, 07:58:00 PM

 (http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv22/Outlawstaves/SDC18831_zpsdxwniugq.jpg) (http://s666.photobucket.com/user/Outlawstaves/media/SDC18831_zpsdxwniugq.jpg.html)

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I didn't notice I had put the string on upside down until I went to nock the arrow for the full draw picture.

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Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Mad Max on January 09, 2017, 08:59:00 PM

A real Nice one Clint

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: LittleBen on January 09, 2017, 09:03:00 PM

Very nice bow. Yew is like jello compared to Osage. It's always amazing how much energy can be stored in such a light weight wood.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Bowjunkie on January 10, 2017, 05:44:00 AM

That's a nice bow.

Yep, yew works like butter.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 10, 2017, 05:55:00 AM

I guess it's Ok.    :)

And your elbow is too high..   :)

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Buemaker on January 10, 2017, 02:57:00 PM

Nice one.   :)

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Igor on January 10, 2017, 04:18:00 PM

Sweet!

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Pat B on January 10, 2017, 07:42:00 PM

Cool bow, Clint. I think I like those water snakes better than any other. Well done.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: twitchstick on January 10, 2017, 07:47:00 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 10, 2017, 08:10:00 PM

How's it shoot, Clint? I see you cut a small shelf into it. I didn't cut a shelf in my               yew bow and its wider at the rest than any of my other bows, but it shoots as well or better than a lot of my other bows.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: scrub-buster on January 10, 2017, 08:26:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Pat B:
Cool bow, Clint. I think I like those water snakes better than any other. Well done.

They are quickly becoming my favorite skins Pat.  It's hard to get a good match because of the blotchy pattern.  They look the best on white woods.  The darker osage takes away from the pattern.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: scrub-buster on January 10, 2017, 08:27:00 PM

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Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
How's it shoot, Clint? I see you cut a small shelf into it. I didn't cut a shelf in my               yew bow and its wider at the rest than any of my other bows, but it shoots as well or better than a lot of my other bows.

Roy, I've started cutting in a shelf like that on my last few bows and I really like it.  The bow shoots good.  I am working on a lighter weight set of arrows for it.  I was using heavier arrows than what it needed.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 10, 2017, 08:40:00 PM

Well you can get away with a little heavier arrow with the cut in shelf. I am always a little hesitant cutting into the side of a wooden riser. And somehow it just bugs me even doing so for a few reasons. But it does have it's advantages.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: mwosborn on January 10, 2017, 08:49:00 PM

Well done!

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Carson81 on January 15, 2017, 12:17:00 PM

Nice work Clint. You did that stick of yew justice. Beautiful bend and very nice finish work.

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: riivioristo on January 31, 2017, 02:05:00 PM

Awesome - so good camo with those snakeskins, that if yuo leave that bow leaning some trees to fetch arrows when rowing you perhaps will have hard times to find her    :D

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: BenBow on January 31, 2017, 04:29:00 PM

Nice, don't let it crawl away

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: Wagstaff on January 31, 2017, 05:48:00 PM

WOW..

Very Impressive..

Title: Re: My first attempt with Yew
Post by: rainman on February 03, 2017, 01:08:00 AM

Nice bow, like that broad banded snake skin a lot.