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Roughing out help!
WillS:
I think you've misunderstood me completely. Good yew, made into a good bow by a good bowyer will be superb.
Yew just happens to be more forgiving to mistakes and timber flaws than other woods. You can get away with more. That doesn't make it a lesser wood, just a more versatile one. It means beginners can get on with making a bow and end up with quite a good one despite knots, twist, violations and bad tiller whereas usually, with other woods, they couldn't.
If you can get hold of yew, you will find it makes a wonderful bow. And the better you treat it, the better the bow. However, IF you happen to slice through the back rings, or misjudge a knot and leave half of it in the bow, the bow won't break. If you did it with ash, or elm you'd probably end up with two much smaller bows...
wizardgoat:
To address the original question, I have done both; followed the crown and ignore the crown and snap a chalk like. Both have worked fine for me, both have their own things to deal with.
I also believe yew is an awesome wood for beginners, for the all the reasons mentioned and also is such a soft and workable wood.
I don't know how anyone can say yew is boring to work! :o
meanewood:
I think what Will meant when he said Yew can get boring to work is due to an over familiarity with a forgiving wood compaired to more challenging woods.
Let's face it everything becomes boring if you do it a lot!
I'm a Firefighter and believe it or not, entering burning buildings becomes 'boring' when you've done it for 30 years!
Lucasade:
--- Quote from: meanewood on August 25, 2017, 06:50:33 pm ---Let's face it everything becomes boring if you do it a lot!
I'm a Firefighter and believe it or not, entering burning buildings becomes 'boring' when you've be doing it for 30 years!
--- End quote ---
Another firefighter! I've only been doing it two years though so it's not had time to get boring yet...
WillS:
--- Quote from: meanewood on August 25, 2017, 06:50:33 pm ---I'm a Firefighter and believe it or not, entering burning buildings becomes 'boring' when you've be doing it for 30 years!
--- End quote ---
Ahhh, I thought I could smell smoke that day...
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