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Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy
Easternarcher:
I like that one alot! As far as I can see, tiller looks great as well.
jpitts:
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?
Pat B:
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
duffontap:
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
Badger:
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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