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Title: My First Selfie
Post by: Wolftrail on May 06, 2017, 06:56:00 PM: Yew longbow. 66" NTN 41#. Shoots great. Tips are iron wood. It is naturally reflexed about 1 1/4" and I left it that way. No steam. Took about 1/2" of set.

(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu250/dynolude/yewfulldraw.jpg)

(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu250/dynolude/yewbraced22.jpg)

(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu250/dynolude/030.jpg)
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: Soonerlongbow on May 06, 2017, 11:06:00 PM: Very nice!
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 07, 2017, 10:42:00 AM: I wish my first bow looked so good, my first was so poorly made it blew after 30 shots, even with a sinew backing.
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: Wolftrail on May 07, 2017, 01:22:00 PM: Thnx for the kind words guys. Eric I have been building wood bows for about 5 years. I guess my experience is paying off.
I have 8 survivors and at least 10 failures.

Having said that I would of never pulled off a decent Self Bow from the beginning, no way no how.
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: KellyG on May 08, 2017, 08:25:00 AM: Eric,

In all fairness something tells me you did not have this site or any other source to really go to but books. This and the few other sites make the chances of a good bow a lot higher.

Nice bow Wolftrail.
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: YosemiteSam on May 08, 2017, 01:23:00 PM: Nice!
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 08, 2017, 07:51:00 PM: Nope, not much info 20 years ago.
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 09, 2017, 09:34:00 AM: Very nicely done! I like it. Jawge
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: Pat B on May 09, 2017, 12:42:00 PM: Nice yew bow. Well done.
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: Roy from Pa on May 09, 2017, 05:33:00 PM: Sweet...
Title: Re: My First Selfie
Post by: twitchstick on May 09, 2017, 06:42:00 PM: Very nice!