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fishfinder401:
i was just cleaning the back a little and noticed that because of the rings being so tight, i accidentally violated the back in a few areas the size of a finger nail, is this ok for yew, i only have experience with woods like Osage where you dare not violate a ring
thanks
noel
toomanyknots:
I think I have heard nidrinir say it is ok, but I really don't remember for sure. I would like to know too as I have always been curious...
fishfinder401:
i thought i hear that somewhere, but wanted to make sure :-\
RyanY:
I've heard that as well but I'm not sure where. Because yew is so tight ringed it can take that kind of violation as long as it's not straight across. I've made maple bows with some island violation that worked out just fine. If its the size of a fingernail I wouldn't see any reason to worry.
Del the cat:
Yew isn't so fussy about violating rings on the back. Obviously do it as little as possible and preferably in areas where it isn't so important.
E.G On my big old fave Yew ELB I had to remove a fair bit of sap wood at one point, the rest of the back is just the underbark surface.
The Yew primitive I'm working on now is being decroned in parts for the same reason.
Have a look at my Bowyers Diary there's a pic.
I'll post a pic of the ELB tip if, just hang on a minute!.
Not the best pic... conventional wisdom would say that back was horrific and would fail. I've had that bow for about 30 years and it's been back to 90# at 31.5" on occaision.
That is actually mid limb!!! There is a big dip in the sap wood there and not much heart, so I relieved the sapwood, see pic below.
Given the choice I felt going through 8 sap rings whas better than having a thin point in the heart wood.
There is a fair bit of sapwood taken off at one tip too, for the same reasons.
Maybe I'm just lucky, but with a stave you just have to go with your gut...
Hope this sets your mind at ease a tad :)
Del
BTW, that's the bow on my home page if you want to see it at at full draw (google Delsbows)
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