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Title: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: Msturm on July 08, 2019, 12:01:01 PM

I finished up this stave yesterday. It had quite a bit of natural deflex so I got all high tech with a fancy steaming system and a bending form :biglaugh:


The rough rough-out. D flexed!
(https://i.imgur.com/vCDKPhR.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/SbWbIDq.jpg)

It took a lot of wood removal to get it to bend at floor tiller. This is some pretty stiff Yew.  Here is my first go at bending in some serious recurves.

The latest steam/boiling technology!
(https://i.imgur.com/heQulIj.jpg)

The latest in limb-form design!
(https://i.imgur.com/7PCVMDQ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7MQECYK.jpg)

After bending and cooling. I put it back on the "caul" and toasted the bend. They stayed.
(https://i.imgur.com/jz7Mtwu.jpg)

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67 n2n. 62@28
Post by: Msturm on July 08, 2019, 12:10:42 PM

After tillering, scraping, rasping, bending, troubleshooting.. rinsing and repeating ..the selfbow-two-step was done.  Moose antler tips and shelf.

(https://i.imgur.com/NDwzaHL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/QemUTdo.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/snetv5w.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CTzDgV4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/V4vi7Ty.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/9uldrj5.jpg)

Thanks for lookin'!

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: Flem on July 08, 2019, 01:49:46 PM

Nice job Mike! Have to call you the "Wood torturer"
Does Yew grow where you're at?

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: Mad Max on July 08, 2019, 05:24:40 PM

Nice job :clapper:

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: Pat B on July 08, 2019, 05:29:00 PM

Very nice yew bow, Michael. I watched your build along on PA. Well done!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: Roy from Pa on July 08, 2019, 08:05:21 PM

Very nice job...

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: Wolftrail on July 08, 2019, 10:25:18 PM

Jewel of a Bow and great job on the bends and tiller.

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: ztontonz on July 09, 2019, 01:12:43 AM

Beautiful bow, nice job there!

Title: Re: Yew Deflex with Static Recurves. 67n2n. 62@28
Post by: Msturm on July 13, 2019, 08:06:06 AM

Stumpin' pics.

Arrows are POC with 125gn rubber blunts.  And I just tuned up a  half dozen bamboo shafts that are really flying nice.. I will be setting up broadheads for these bamboo shafts and hopefully using them this moose season.

(https://i.imgur.com/F01l2b4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/6idnL4x.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iKv8omi.jpg?1)