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Doug509:
The original bow and the Z spliced bow both broke about 4" out from the fade. The limb that survived two explosions should be unstoppable if I splice another good short stave. From this point forward I plan to sinew back for protection. Im now using my A grade staves that are straight and free of lumps and knots. This one is ready for sinew and is 75" long with steam bent tips. Im thinking will shorten to 69" with NTN of 67". Definitely getting schooled by yew
superdav95:
Did the splice hold up ok? I’m working on a sinew backed yew right now for my trade bow. I’ve got a back up too that I’m also going to sinew at same time. This way I can just pick one of the two if both survive. The last couple I built held up very well and really turned out nice fast shooters. When they don’t blow up they work really well. The sinew seems to be a great combo. I plan to cover my sinew with goat skin. I just processed a bunch of sinew so will be doing this tomorrow in fact. Highly recommend sinew on yew. Looking back at the pics of your bow… it’s possible that you may have had too much concentrated bend out from the fades. Did you use any heat on that bow?
bambule:
I think moisture 3-5% is too low for yew. Hickory can handle that but my yew bow, which blows, was also on a moisture of 5%. Yew is better with 8 - 12% - that`s my opinion...
Greetz
Cord
Doug509:
Been quite a while thought i would catch up. Im close to finishing another Yew bow. This one is backed with Sinew. Im braced at 6.5" and tillering to 38 lbs 22" draw. If folks could give me a tiller check i would appreciate it. Video link here.
https://youtu.be/DuRglANXIEw?si=BDdOeFUtB3qDWVFa
Hoping this one doesnt blow up.
Hamish:
I think the main problem you were having was the low moisture content, like Cord mentioned. Yew really doesn't like low moisture content, becomes very susceptible to tension breaks. I won't try stressing the limbs for at least a week after exposing the limbs to heat bending or corrections. Unless you live in a very arid climate I doubt you will have any troubles with unbacked yew, if its a good stave, and you follow the grain, compensate for any knots.
In future, non sinewed bows if they are going to be used for hunting, I would recommend that you back them with rawhide. It gives you a little more protection in tension, but more importantly it will help stop the sapwood from getting dinged, in the wild.
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