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Offline fusizoli

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Yew snake
« on: March 03, 2011, 11:00:10 am »
This bow just finished yesterday from a local sapling. 63 ttt 50# at 26 draw. It doesn't take too much set less 0.5.
Used just natural materials on it, just two knot fixed with superglue the others with hot hide glue. Some knots protected with glanis raw skin-hide glue, decoration cherry bark, hand made hemp tread, solmon-glanis skin, handle is goat skin. This parts protected with sellakk separetly, handle with bees wax-pine resign. The whole bow finished with bees wax-carnauba wax melted in and polished.
String made from hemp, flamish twisted.







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Thanks for looking Zoltan

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Offline Timo

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 11:06:35 am »
very cool bow! I like it alot, makes me want to go hunting with it. Nice handle wrap.

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2011, 11:09:38 am »
Incredible bow from an obviously challenging piece of wood!

Offline Pappy

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2011, 11:28:07 am »
Very nice job on that piece of wood,beautiful bow.  :)   
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Offline snag

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2011, 11:33:41 am »
That is a work of art!  Just incredible.
Is. 49:2 ....He made me a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2011, 11:36:22 am »
Incredible!!!  8)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline Parnell

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2011, 12:28:16 pm »
That's an outstanding bow!  Very good job!
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Offline John K

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 12:37:55 pm »
Awesome well done !
The only way to fail is to never start !

Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 12:38:22 pm »
WOW!!! :o :o

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Offline Josh

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2011, 12:42:22 pm »
~Very Nice entry for March BOM contest!~
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2011, 12:46:53 pm »
Now that is what I call a character bow. They don't come much nicer than that. And on such a challenging stave. Thanks for sharing.

Offline fusizoli

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2011, 12:58:24 pm »
Thank you the nice compliments for all!  :)


Offline Keenan

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2011, 01:18:49 pm »
 Spectacular in every way.  Zoltan, You definitely raised the bar on the BOM with that bow. Stunning beauty with the perfection of a masters touch on the tiller. Attention to detail superb. Congratulations

Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2011, 01:25:37 pm »
Outstandingly beautiful. good work Zoltan
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Yew snake
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2011, 01:31:25 pm »
Amazing what a talented bowyer can get from an uninviting bit of yew!