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Bendy handle yew with recurved tips

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Aksel:
This is my favourite bow, which I made last winter. It´s a very simple bow, a stick with recurved tips.  It shoots very quiet, more accurate and faster when I compare it to my other bows of similar draw weight. It is the only bow of this type I have made.

It is 60" long and 1,1 wide. Draw weight is 47-48 lbs at 27". Flat back & belly. Physical weight is 11,8 Oz. The bow is 80% sapwood, if not more. String follow is 0,5"

It comes from a deflexed stave, which I first made into a longbow with rounded belly. I re-worked that long bow into this short flat thing.

I am currently making another similar bendy bow with recurved tips to see if I was only lucky with this bow or if I can make another one as nice as this one.

 I sometimes wonder why I bother making other bows since this one seems to beat them all. I´m a bit surprised I don´t see more bows of this style and I´m curious to hear what opinions/experience people have with this kind of bow? Would also be nice so see some examples of this kind of stick, feel free to post your bendy handle recurve tipped bow here below!

Cheers
Aksel

Aksel:
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Pat B:
Another beauty, Aksel.  As always your tillering is spot on.   :OK

airkah:
So well tillered! I love it!

PEARL DRUMS:
Simple and effective. I love it. I made a yew static many years ago that is very similar to this one. I still have that one in the archery room. 

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