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Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
sadiejane:
--- Quote from: RBLusthaus on March 27, 2012, 04:42:19 pm ---Outstanding work.
I thank you for the time you put into creating these build alongs. In case you are not sure, they are very much appreciated as they are a much better learning tool than any book could relay. I anxiously await the next installment. Thank you.
Russ
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wholeheartedly agree!
thanks gordon
Gordon:
Thank you all for the really nice comments.
I'll be posting another batch of pictures this weekend that show applying skins to the bow and wrapping the tips.
portlandfire:
Waiting is the hardest part. :P But the wait is well worth it. Thank you for all you put into these build alongs. They are the best!
Marc St Louis:
Nice build along Gordon.
I've never made a sinew backed Yew but the rumoured potential for the sinew to pull the sapwood apart is definitely there, I have seen it happen on other projects I have worked on. It's not something that happens right away but something that can happen over time.
Gordon:
I hear you Marc. I became aware of the same rumors after I had backed the bow, but I could not find any reports where the rumor was substantiated. What I can say is that I modeled this bow closely after a bow that was reportedly constructed by Steve Alley. The bow was broken so I was able to deconstruct it and saw that the sinew was affixed to a thinned layer of sapwood. So I just did the same without thinking about it much.
In retrospect I might not make the same decision today. As for this bow we shall see what happens. If the backing holds, great; if not, then I will let everyone on this forum know and we’ll have learned something useful.
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