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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: radius on August 27, 2009, 01:34:23 pm

Title: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: radius on August 27, 2009, 01:34:23 pm

well, we'll see how this goes...the last 2 bows i made from this dead tree exploded, this one has a silk backing but it is VERY weirdly shaped.  We'll see...

(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk314/NomadArchery/ylb4/Picture001.jpg)

(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk314/NomadArchery/ylb4/Picture002.jpg)

I'm gonna keep the poundage down. 

The bow is currently drawing 30# at 14".  If i can get any decent kind of shape out of it, i might try to raise the poundage a little bit, or just keep it low and give it to a kid.  I've got a kid in mind who might love it.  It has a hump style handle to maximize the length of the limbs, since the stave is only 57" long in total, and maybe 1.25" wide at the widest.

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: Okie on August 27, 2009, 01:37:36 pm

Looks to me like now would be a good time to put a little heat on that one. Lookin good though.

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: radius on August 27, 2009, 01:38:37 pm

i don't think i can heat it, bro...it's got 2 layers of silk on the back, glued on with tb2.

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: Okie on August 27, 2009, 01:47:20 pm

I should read the whole post I guess...

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: Josh on September 02, 2009, 06:18:35 pm

so did this one blow up yet?

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: radius on September 03, 2009, 12:27:41 am

not yet, buddy...back-burnered it while i make the 3 oak holmegaards in my other post

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: Parnell on September 03, 2009, 09:44:21 am

I hadn't seen that one, that is one gnarly piece of wood!

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: Pappy on September 03, 2009, 09:52:22 am

What kind of wood is it ,Osage or Yew ?
   Pappy

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: Pappy on September 03, 2009, 09:58:58 am

Guess I should have read the title. ::) Dead yew I don't know about,dead Osage is usually good if you go down deep. :) If I have a questionable piece of I wood I usually take a small piece off
of it and make a little bow and bend test,you can tell by doing this if it will take a bend or not most of the time. It saves time on working on a piece of wood that isn't going to make a bow. :) Don't
mind to bad blowing one but I at least want it to be my fault and not just a bad piece of wood
that no one could have made a shooter from. :)
      Pappy

Title: Re: silk-backed yew heartwood wonky bow
Post by: radius on September 03, 2009, 12:00:19 pm

yeah Pappy it's crap.  I got rid of most of the wood i had from that tree yesterday.  We'll see if this one holds up at 30#, if not, oh well.