Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: leonwood on April 20, 2018, 01:06:07 pm
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On yew sapwood, does it matter if you chased the darker coloured ring or the lighter coloured ring? The lighter always feels a bit more crumbly but I guess with yew it does not matter?
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Ah yes the crumbly chicken meat! take that off, a coarse file or rasp VERY lightly across the grain will take that off.
Have a look at this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElP8l396qxM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElP8l396qxM)
Del
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Ah thanks Del, I was hoping you would see the question! The darker ring it is!
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Why would you chase a ring on yew?
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+1 on what Bryce said. Unless you enjoy the tedious task of chasing a ring that nearly invisiable or just want to. I've grossly violated yew sapwood, and never had a break at a violation.
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I mean, coarse grained yew does exist ;D
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Why would you chase a ring on yew?
Cosmetic mostly and because we can ;D
(Probably a good idea too if it is very coarse ringed )
Del
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Why would you chase a ring on yew?
Cosmetic mostly and because we can ;D
Del
Good enough of a reason. It's certainly an entertaining challenge.
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Why would you chase a ring on yew?
Cosmetic mostly and because we can ;D
Del
Good enough of a reason. It's certainly an entertaining challenge.
Can you now? Heartwood-more plausible. But sapwood....idk what kinda yew y’all using but there is no way and no reason too chase.
Pfft! Eff that noise. Just make a bow;)
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Also, the sapwood can be too thick and need reducing - there is a post on the warbows section where the recommendation by Wills (I think it was him) was for sapwood only one or two rings thick.
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No way?
It can be done. I've done it on each yew bow I've made, with very few violations.
I'm working on a yew elb now. I thinned the sapwood and chased a single ring from end to end. I don't believe there's a single violation in it. It's quite thin ringed high elevation yew. I'd guess 60+ rpi. It probably took me as long to chase that ring as some folks spend on an average whole bow's construction :o But I'm glad I did it. She's shur purdy.
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I like to chase the rings also. I know you don't need to but after working with so much osage it just kind of gets ingrained in you. I use a scraper and a rasp as a rule.
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I think this one was easy to chase ;D
Del
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Yeah, that's a little different than what I'm working on :o
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No way?
It can be done. I've done it on each yew bow I've made, with very few violations.
Of course it can be done, and it's not hard, just time consuming, that's all. Proper lightin is the key. I've done it on most of my yew bows, but I know it's not necessary.
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I think this one was easy to chase ;D
Del
Looks like garbage to me.
It’s a pointless task fellas
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I agree that it’s pointless, I’ve made many bows where the sapwood is violated heavily, but I’ll admit I’ve never gone over 60# on those.
To me, a violated back doesn’t look as good as a single ring, so I usually use snake skins on those bows. To each their own
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Just got some yew with too thick sapwood so I need to take a few rings off. Somehow it feels weird to violate rings even on yew. And it looks better as well.
And unlike many others I kinda like ring chasing and taking my time with a bow. I really get to know a stave when chasing a ring. And I have another 50+ shooters on my rack so I am not in a hurry to finish a new one ;D
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The sapwood is one ring;) it’s okay to make a ring thinner ;D
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It may be pointless to you, but if someone else thinks it looks better, it's not pointless to them. If they appreciate the challenge and reward in it, it's not pointless. Get the point? ;)
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Some are of the opinion that European Yew is more forgiving of ring violations.
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Here's a yew flatbow that I peeled the sinew off because it was pulling up off in a couple spots. I sanded the back nice and smooth, the surface had been roughed prior to the sinew, and there are plenty of violations and she pulls in 58#.(https://i.imgur.com/x0lOFiM.jpg)
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I think this one was easy to chase ;D
Del
Looks like garbage to me.
It’s a pointless task fellas
Garbage? That made a 100# warbow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fplODZVTwgA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fplODZVTwgA)
Del