Who makes an all yew bow....kinda like the old yew war bows?
Is there any 'old growth' Yew left and put up somewhere? Yew know....the 'real stuff'.
I've only shot but one, and it was #113 pounds and about 74 inches long, a war bow....so, I had a little difficulty comparing the 'snap' folks talk about with yew compared to say one of my 60 or 70# bows. Yeah, the 'snap' of Yew....I've heard that a lot but haven't experienced it as all my bows are either boo, action boo, maple, or osage cored.
I'm considering a 68 or 70 inches maybe ...60-70#s.....
What's the lowdown on Yew these days.
I want to hear from the guys in the know....and yew know who you are.... :campfire:
My first thought was Jay St.Charles. I researched his name and found his website right away. Amazing looking web page! I think he would be the one to talk to.
:campfire: I'm looking forward to watching this one as my curiosity is at its peek
Terry,
Did you check with ED Scott? Maybe he works with Yew. I know he is a true craftsman with an excellent reputation
Jay St. Charles has been making them his whole life. That would be where I'd go if I was in the market too buy one.
Mike
Who ended up with Earl Ulrich's stock pile?
Terry,
Did an internet search and came up with these websites.
http://www.naturalarcher.com/?page_id=26
http://www.thewoodenbow.com/traditional-archery-equipment-for-sale.html
http://selfbow.com/
http://www.ravenbeak.com/bows.html
Jay St Charles ... x3
John Strunk from Oregon.
Jim Belcher of Belcher Bows had some very old Yew...cut in the old country a while back. Don't know if he still has any but I bet he could fix you up. He make a great longbow called union jack too.
Ted Fry and he is a sponsor here!
I second John Strunk.
He wrote the chapter on the yew long bow in the TBB1.
His bow is on the cover.
I have his contact info if yer interested. Ive been to his shop many times and own a few of his bows.
Ted Fry has a bunch.
You have a PM
Thanks guys...I'll check everything out when I get home....at an audition for my daughter this evening...
Thanks again for the replies.
Terry,
By all yew do you mean no glass? Or just all yew cored glasses backed?
Terry the one you were looking at a day or two ago in the classifieds is yew, and 60#-the two piece by Jay St. Charles. :bigsmyl:
I live in the land of yew. Just came back from our gathering Stick and Sage, you shoulda seen some of the tight ring yew there. Ted Fry or Strunk are both good guys with a wealth of knowledge, I've met them both and worked my first self bow with Ted.
There's a few yew bow guys but most don't build traditional english longbows. The one who I know does is Jay StCharles at selfbow.com He also harvests his own yew.
I have a few of his bows including one I built in his bow building class. Lot's of fun and an excellent bow at the end of the day.
Jim Fetrow from Oregon
"Thanks guys...I'll check everything out when I get home....at an audition for my daughter this evening..."
That's a unique approach. Did you find a finalist? :D
Terry..... ;)
TTT
QuoteOriginally posted by AZStickman:
That's a unique approach. Did you find a finalist? :D
Yes....she auditioned in front of 3 Broadway directors....both singing and dancing...and she scored dance and solo....A trio....and when the girl from American Idol didn't show up....they gave my daughter(15 years old) the opening of the show.
I got two emails....two guys are sending me bows already made to check out....so me and my daughter both made out real well :D
:thumbsup: ..... Awesome!
Yes.....too cool all the way around!!!
Congrats Terry on both accounts.
Gearld Welch, Welchman Longbows. He cuts and seasons in own yew in Alaska, been doing it for a long time.
Way to go Miss Green! :clapper:
Curious to hear what you have to say about the bows too Terry .
TTT up
any news about these english longbows ?
Don Adams, Gerald Welch and John Strunk are the long time builders of English style longbows that I know of. Welch and Adams both sepcialize in English style horn nock bows. Neat stuff.
Terry .i just got my jay stcharles English longbow two weeks ago . Man I love it . It's a takedown . 72 inch57@28. No hand shock And shoots right in there with my glassed bows . Very forgiving. Give jay a call a real good guy. You will love this bow.
QuoteOriginally posted by wingnut:
Jay St. Charles has been making them his whole life. That would be where I'd go if I was in the market too buy one.
Mike
X2 ... Jay is a great guy and can build YEW bows in his sleep !!
Thanks guys....someone brought up a year and a half old thread...I have two yew bow...had them a while now as a result of this thread...I've gotten two emails today about folks wanting to help me....thanks a bunch but I'm good..like I replied in my emails.
I'm going to shut this thread down....
Thanks again to all... :campfire: