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Second growth yew question. (UPDATE #3 WITH VIDEO)

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WillS:
The shortest complete bow was MR80A0763, and is 72" tip to tip.

It's 33.5mm X 30.5mm in the handle, 27.5mm X 24mm 500mm from the centre and 17.2mm X 16.2mm 800mm from the centre.

peacefullymadewarbows:
Thank you so much Will. And that's just straight line tapers between each dimension? Standard 12-14mm tip? Do you think this bow was made to draw to 30-31" or to stop at 27-28"? Thanks again. I'll see how that fits around the flaw in the stave and decide what to do.

WillS:
I've not actually seen that bow in person, I imagine it's one of the bows in the actual museum.  If it follows the usual MR taper formula, it will be parallel until roughly midlimb, taper gently until about 8" from the tips and then taper dramatically down to the horns.  I don't trust the measurements in WoW however, knowing how inaccurate they are.  They're a good starting point, and it's an invaluable book to have but for proper replicas they're not close enough.

The "standard" tip is actually no more than 12.5mm.  14mm is huge for an MR bow!

I think most of those bows were probably being shot at around 29" to 30".

peacefullymadewarbows:
All very appreciated Will. Alas, I think my chances of ever laying hands on an original MR bow are slim to zero so this will have to be my best bet. Although the whole not being able to thin the sap wood already seems to spit at the replication protocol. All of you have been very helpful. I am very appreciative. I will maul this over and decide how to take this stave forward.

meanewood:
One thing I would add is, finish the width in this area now using a fine rasp and/or sandpaper in order to get a smooth finish and then show us a new photo how it looks from each side view.

If this is a short natural de-lamination between growth rings, I don't think it will affect the ability of this section to bend safely.

That stave want's to be a Warbow or firewood, no shame in that!

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