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Offline danny f

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advice on a couple of yew staves please.
« on: January 28, 2013, 03:08:26 pm »
hi there, i have had this yew drying for abit and today thought i would rough out a bow so it drys abit quicker. i was only gona go for only one bow  but decided to risk it  and try splitting it into 2. i managed to get them split perfectly and ended up with 2. one is reflexed the other is bent to one side.  i am going to draw out the bows and rough them out but was wondering about these knots. the one with the branch i will probably go around but what should i do about the knots that go right across the stave? could i just cut down the sides of them. the staves are roughly 2" wide and 67" long thanks for any advice danny.



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Offline druid

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Re: advice on a couple of yew staves please.
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2013, 05:03:54 pm »
Seems good enough.
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Offline danny f

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Re: advice on a couple of yew staves please.
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2013, 05:20:14 pm »
So can I just cut through the clusters of knots?
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: advice on a couple of yew staves please.
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 07:30:07 pm »
Where are the knots at in terms of  the eventual bow (Mid-limb, fades, outer third, etc.)?  You might be able to avoid the knots altogether.  You can get away a pretty narrow limb design with yew.  I would avoid leaving a cut through knot on the edge of the limb, though yew can typically handle it.  Keep the knot encased and leave a swell around it on the limb edge.  You can always take more off later. 
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Offline danny f

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Re: advice on a couple of yew staves please.
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2013, 07:40:53 pm »
on the left hand stave there are knots 13" from one tip and 18" from the other. the rest i can avoid. (i think) the other stave has one largish knot about 18" from one end, and the other side has 3 or 4 knots  spread out. but more towards the tips to about 18" in. there is also a sharp ridge in the left hand stave about 3" long but that is where the handle would be so im not to worried by it.
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