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Yew Primitive Caracter Bow

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Del the cat:
I've been wanting to make something like this for years, but of course, you have to wait for the stave to find you :)
50# @ 28" (I was actually aiming for 45#, but sue me).
64" ntn, 1 3/4" at the widest point.
I've taken more time over the finishing than usual, but still kept it clean, simple and low sheen (beeswax polish over a few coats of Danish oil). It shoots very clean and true, I was anticipating having to tweak the arrow pass a bit to shoot my regular field arrows, but it wasn't necessary.
The Yew is English Yew given to me by my mate Rob, probably from some ancient hedgerow or field edge. I modelled it pretty much on Twister my go-to filed bow, as I know the proportions work well.
Del

Pappy:
Beautiful bow Del.Love the character. Pappy

Will B:
Beautiful character bow!  Nice color in that yew. Great bend like all your bows. Thanks for posting it.

M2A:
Not sure I'll ever work on a piece of yew. but they make some of the prettiest character bows from what I've seen here. Thanks for showing. Looks great.
Mike 

Aksel:
Very nice bow with a graceful bend, but -can it be called primitive with horn nocks?!  ;)
 I had a look at your youtube-channel too, interesting to follow the progress and sorry about the garage door  ;D..
. I have been making a bunch of similar bows from pretty substandard knotty hedgerow yew (taxus fastigata I believe) recently.
I´m a bit worried about the longevity of the bows due to all the tiny pins along the edges of the limbs, do they,  in your experience, develop frets as easily on yew as on elm or ash?

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