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Best design for yew hunting bow

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stuckinthemud:
I think I phrased my question poorly.  As I understand it, yew sapwood does the same job as sinew, so, if the sapwood is in good condition, as I understand it, there is no benefit to adding sinew to the sapwood.  Is this not the case?

bradsmith2010:
yes sinew would be a different bow,, than just leaving sapwood,, its not the same,, but the deer wont know the difference,, ;D

superdav95:
I second what bradsmith and bownarra said.  My thinking with the sinew backed yew was to assist with longer draw length. 

bjrogg:

--- Quote from: bownarra on April 17, 2022, 02:03:27 am ---Narrow and thick is yews preferred limb section :)
Its the low bend resistance and high elasticity that allow this. Very few woods can do what yew can because it has a very distinct set of properties..

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I’ve never worked yew but I have a yew bow from DVS hunter and I would say it fits this description.

I really like it. I’ll have to get some measurements if I get a chance.



Bjrogg

stuckinthemud:
Measurements will be really useful, thank you. 

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