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woodenwonder:
I just got this yew stave from a wood dealer on ebay. It’s my first yew stave and I didn’t spend too much, and I wasn’t expecting a lot. It dose has a high ring count (over 40 rpi) but a lot of knots as well. Like the one at 43" from the end.

I’m not afraid of a good challenge, but I was wondering if this is too knotty? And should I ask the seller for a refund?

If the consensus is it a bad stave, I will ask the seller for a refund, if not, I will try to make a lightweight bow out of it.

What do you all think?
 
Gary

YewArcher:
Whats the over all diminsions on that stave? Lenght, width, depth and sap wood diminsion?

adb:
Looks to me like you have your work cut out for you!! You've got knots all right, and big ones. Looks like you'll have to do some heat correction as well. Go for it... if the wood was cheap. You'll probably learn a lot along the way.

woodenwonder:
It measures about 1 3/4" w. x 1 1/2" thick at the "0" end, and about 2 1/4" w. x 1 3/4" t. at the end at 72". The knot at the 3" mark goes all the way through, I would have to cut it short and make a 68 or 69" bow. That would put the major knot about 5" above(or below) dead center. It seemed like the sapwood was about 1/2" thick.

YewArcher:
Have you made any other bows yet?

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