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Is Yew Good?
D. Tiller:
Dave, how does the Yew take the high heat and low humidity conditions around where you are in the summer? What are you using to seal your bows with? I might use that instead of what I have been using on the yew bows I am building. Got to come out to the Classic with me next year its a hoot! ;D
juniper junkie:
David, on my hunting bows I lilke to use polyurethane, I build up the finish with multiple coats. this year I plan on using thunderbird epoxy, it is even more durable. I would like to go to the classic, just see what airfare does by that time. I hunted in the heat during regular season, and in pouring rain the late season with no problems.
Fundin:
adb3112 and D Tiller, I think my everyday yew longbow, 51#@26" with at least 40 000 shots would be an everydat shooter if any bow is it. It has not lost a pound after the first 100 shots, it has been dragged throuh bushes, endured at least a dozen stringbreaks, had the antlernocks break off twise (dropped it from a bike once and the othe time the raindeerantler just split, replaced it with moose wich is tougher) run over by a car once and got squished in a door once.... It has handeled humidity between 15%RH and 100%RH over periods of time....
bow-toxo:
Juniper-junkie; You seem to have a particular kind of English longbow in mind. The D shape was the only shape for Victorians and BLS officials. Extreme Victorians came up eith the 'whaleback', a D that was thicker than it was wide. This was a natural for any compression ailment. Tudor and mediaeval bows were never thicker than they were wide. Many were more oval than D shape which gives less compressipn stress like those that had a rounded rectangular section. You really have to classify them as English longbows whether BLS agrees or not.
bcbull:
hi guys i found the yew thread a bit late and you guys were quoting pip bickestaff and some other s as great bow makers i think a lot of ya forgot we have one that make s yew bows right here in the good ol usa thats second to none in my book any one rember DON ADAMS FROM ORGGON ha iv seen his work and it s top of the line ;D
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