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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blayne on October 29, 2018, 03:00:45 pm

Title: New Yew bendy
Post by: Blayne on October 29, 2018, 03:00:45 pm

Hi all! It has been a year of improvement with my skills. Super excited about all I have learned in ‘18, and the amount of shavings I have been able to make. Lots of good times with my PA pals(DC, Goat, Pender) helping to get my head around all this stuff!

Here is my latest. 65lb@28”, 72”ntn. Made from a beautiful piece of yew I collected with DC last year on Zippermouth mountain. I had to flip the ends for string alignment, so the too limb doesn’t bend as much as the bottom now, but the release is better, so I will take the trade-off. The bow is a good shooter, with minimal hand shock and set, so I am happy! The tips are purple heart, the wrap is some leather strap I was given by Pender. I reverse wrapped some electrical tape to stick it then contact cement to glue the trim peice on the back side. The arrow rest is a small piece of the same leather and I also added a strip on 1/4” cork to the belly side of the handle. Two coats of shellac and four coats of tung oil really brought out the beauty in this wood! Thanks for having a look!

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn146/tailgate77/E792D1CF-73C0-492B-9A98-B25C5B62F548.jpg) (http://s303.photobucket.com/user/tailgate77/media/E792D1CF-73C0-492B-9A98-B25C5B62F548.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: bradsmith2010 on October 29, 2018, 03:10:51 pm

thats really nice one,, (SH)

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Del the cat on October 29, 2018, 03:12:14 pm

Pretty close to being an English Longbow :)
Scrape off the corners, ease off the outers... shoot a few Frenchmen and you're good to go  >:D
Nice work
Del

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: DC on October 29, 2018, 03:12:41 pm

That turned out good Blayne! What do you use for the finish?

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Blayne on October 29, 2018, 03:53:03 pm

Thanks guys. Don I used two coats of shellac and four of tung oil. Just modified the original post, thanks for reminding me!

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Pat B on October 29, 2018, 04:24:31 pm

Very nice, Blayne. Yew is such a beautiful wood and you have done it proud.  :OK

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: youngbowyer33 on October 29, 2018, 09:52:52 pm

Nice bow, nice shots. I hope to get my hands on yew sometime

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Blayne on October 29, 2018, 10:05:33 pm

Thanks Pat! That was my whole goal with this stave. Don’t screw it up(break it, or 3” set) and finish it really well to honour this beautiful piece. I will be hanging on to this one a while😁

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: penderbender on October 29, 2018, 10:59:34 pm

That turned out great Blayne! Really nice colors in that piece of yew too. Glad that old leather strap finally is getting used, I am pretty sure that stuff has been coiled up since the ww2. Cheers- Brendan

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Stixnstones on October 30, 2018, 05:56:45 am

Love a "simple" yew longbow, nice work

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Bob W. on October 30, 2018, 06:47:34 am

Nice piece of yew, I have to agree with with Del looks a little stiff on the outer third!

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Bayou Ben on October 30, 2018, 07:34:16 am

Nice work Blayne.  That yew color just pops on this bow.  Beautiful. 

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: ohma2 on October 30, 2018, 09:25:12 am

You should be proud of that one.the pics and that scenery do it justice.

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 30, 2018, 04:41:24 pm

I reckon it will haul the mail!

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 04:58:10 pm

That's really nice! Yew is one of my favorites .

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Dvshunter on October 30, 2018, 06:10:50 pm

Great job on a fine piece of yew. I like that cool knot on the edge.

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Badger on October 30, 2018, 08:38:51 pm

   Good job on that one. Keep it up!

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: backtowood B2W on October 31, 2018, 01:33:56 pm

Really nice wood and bow

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Blayne on October 31, 2018, 07:52:33 pm

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement fellas! Love this game and already planning my next one. Yew flat bow, mid 50’s, hunting bow🏹, and some nootka rose arrows to go with it!

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: ravenbeak on October 31, 2018, 08:38:00 pm

The colour on that one looks great.  And a solid looking bow all around.  Well done

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: osage outlaw on October 31, 2018, 10:45:18 pm

Very nice yew bow.

Title: Re: New Yew bendy
Post by: Pappy on November 01, 2018, 05:19:18 am

Very nice work, beautiful bow. :)
 Pappy