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Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« on: June 20, 2007, 11:32:20 pm »
Hello Everyone,

With the talk about 'D' bows I got inspired to post one that I built a few months back.  I originally tillered this little Oceanspray stave to 50# @ 27" and it took almost 2" of set--not that I blame it--so I threw it aside for a couple months.  I ended up laminating on a Yew belly and tillering it out for a birthday present for my wife Joy. 

52" [?] nock to nock.
7/8" wide (no narrowed handle section).
3/8" tips with horn and Abalone overlays.
Leather over cork grip.
35# @ 25".

It's a zipply little shooter with the 1/4" doug fir arrow shaft pictured.  Joy shoots it pretty well, but she can shoot anything well.

                 J. D. Duff

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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2007, 11:36:25 pm »
Thats a cool little bow JD. ;D Interesting wood combo. I bet it does really zing them light little arrows! 8)
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2007, 11:41:08 pm »
She is a real beauty, the bow that is, well your wife's not bad either, ah shucks you know what I mean. ;D  So did it lose the set when you laminated it with Yew?
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2007, 11:45:44 pm »
Looks great, the tiller looks good, whats your wife shooting at in the picture with her back to the camera?
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2007, 11:47:53 pm »
That sure is a pretty bow Josh.  I hope you didn't tell Joy it came out of the corner of shame.  ;D I thought I was the only one that made those 1/4" arrows. Justin
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2007, 12:24:35 am »
I like that one alot!  As far as I can see, tiller looks great as well.
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2007, 12:37:13 am »
Beautiful Bow J.D. The tips, cork grip and wood combo really make it snazzy. Full draw pic looks dead on. Whats she shooting at?
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2007, 12:41:34 am »
Beautiful tiller on an interesting combo, Josh. Looks like a perfect fit for Joy. With her classic form I have no doubt she can shoot. ;)   Pat
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2007, 01:42:10 am »
Thanks a lot guys.  This was a fun bow.  To answer your questions:

The Yew helped a lot.  It ended up with about 1" of set after shooting in--1/2" at rest.  Interestingly, I kept tillering it out to weights that were too high but as I kept getting the Yew thinner and thinner it began to take set again.  I'm happy with the results but more Yew might have made it a little quicker.  Oceanspray is extremely strong in tension.  I don't know if you could break an oceanspray self bow without extreme abuse.

She was shooting at a window. ;D ;D  I was just trying to get a pic of the tiller with a neutral background. 

Man, I forgot a braced shot.

Corner of shame.  Yeah--that stave was a hearbreaker.  It was the best Oceanspray stave I had cut up to that point and I seasoned it for a year and found a 12" split in the end.  That's why the bow's so short. 

Thanks again.  I've been meaning to post that bow for months. 

         J. D. Duff
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2007, 03:01:11 am »
That bow is a beauty, I love ocean spray when I can get it. Unebelievable how much it will bend. Steve
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2007, 04:23:38 am »
I love to look at a perfect C tillered bow  !!!! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2007, 05:59:17 am »
Very nice JD. She had to love that. :)
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2007, 06:52:53 am »
Wish Joy a belated Happy Birthday from all of us and tell her were jealous too. Really sweet bow JD I'm sure that one earned ya some points.
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Re: Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2007, 07:59:39 am »
That's a sweet lookin bow. Great work - just for fun ;)
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« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2007, 07:59:40 am »
awesome bow jd
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