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Yew billet bow build
wooddamon1:
Looking good, Dave. I'll be following and learning.
JW_Halverson:
Dropping a bland all-filler comment in order to have this pop up whenever I log in. I have some really super nice ERC billets I got in trade with BeetleBailey from about 14-15 years ago. Now that I have a bandsaw it is about time to make something happen with those billets!
superdav95:
Not much to update but did file off the glue and band saw off the belly drops. They are over 36” long. I’ll save those for another project for a boo backed yew splice bow soon. Joints look good and should hold I think. Gonna remove the rest of the bark tomorrow and narrow up the limbs. I’m shooting for a 55 lbs at 28”. It will be 66” ntn. I will likley rawhide back this one as the sapwood is quite thin. I should be able to have a nice wide limbed bow and still maintain decent ratios of sap to heartwood. Thanks for looking.
superdav95:
One more. Here’s the belly drops. Still lots of meat on them.
superdav95:
Had some time today to shape up this bow a little more. Joint seems good and sturdy. I thinned down and narrowed it up a bit. Still not to floor tiller bending stage yet but the wood looks good and clean. Here’s hoping 🤞
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