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Rawhide backed yew 55# at 26”

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Kidder:
Hi everyone. Here is my most recent bow and first bow to come out of my new shop. It’s about 66 inches tip to tip. The stave presented some interesting issues. There was a hollow knot on the tip which created a challenge to bend. There was also about 30 degrees of propeller twist through the handle and fades. I ended up adding twist to the limbs to compensate instead of taking twist out because it was in the thickest part of the bow. Probably not ideal but it worked out. The sapwood gave me issues thinning cleanly and seemed to tear downwards (maybe my drawknife wasn’t sharp enough?). But since it was to be a hunting bow I opted to back it with rawhide so no issues. I got lucky also - I did all my heat corrections and then applied the rawhide before bracing it. Fortunately the tips lined up perfectly otherwise I’m not sure what I would have done. Lesson learned. The bow came in at 55lbs at 26” with 1/4” positive tiller - more than I wanted but the finger pressure seemed fine and it shoots great so I can live with that. Dyed the rawhide with leather dye. Lightly scooped the fades with a spoon carving knife. Tips are Buffalo horn. Finished with tungoil finish then Truoil. The tungoil never really dried on the rawhide so eventually I buffed it all off. Hope to take it elk hunting this fall.

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Untitled by B Kidd, on Flickr

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Rawhide backed yew by B Kidd, on Flickr

Hamish:
Nice work. I bet it will make a sweet hunting bow.

superdav95:
That’s a sweet looking bow.  Looks like a smooth shooter. 

bradsmith2010:
beautiful,, congrats,, :)

bentstick54:
Great looking bow. Good luck with it in the elk woods.

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