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Pacific yew 115@30, tiller advice,
Ruddy Darter:
Thanks bownarra,
Yeah, I do agree with you on that, if I were to shorten by an inch or two I would work those areas a little more, (there is also a spot early mid limb I'd like to hit), but feels a nice bow shooting wise.
I found it quite a tricky stave to work and taking the sapwood down 5mm was quite laborious, although enjoyable in a therapeutic way :D, it has been a good learning curve and feel pretty charged working on my current bow project which has its own fun challenges.
Thanks again for that shellac advice, I'm looking forward to using that and should arrive in the next day or two, I've been watching and reading up about its use, as well as being a lot more eco friendly, and I will be using it for all my woodworking applications in future. 8)
R.D.
simk:
Nice one (-S
Would you mind sharing max thickness and width maybe? Just asking because I myself have experienced huge differences between yew and yew regarding drawweight despite similar measurments and try to learn...cheers
Ruddy Darter:
Thanks simk,
Here's what I pencilled down and worked to, marked to every 4", top row is width, I ended up a little slimmer after putting on the belly profile. Adjusting the end tapers for whatever length the stave and working to 12mm depth/width at the nocks ...a 78" ntn or under could reach around 130lbs I would imagine.
If I would want a little more for another bow I would only add another mm to the width dimensions but still work to a 12mm/12mm at the nocks.
I hope they're clear enough, if not let me know.
R.D.
Del the cat:
Dunno how I missed this one!
Lovely bit of character, great bow :)
Del
Ruddy Darter:
Thanks very much Del,
R.D.
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