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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hunterbob on April 19, 2015, 07:49:37 pm

Title: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: hunterbob on April 19, 2015, 07:49:37 pm

Finally got the nerve up to try my hand at making a recurve.
I made this one 64" 55@28 . Has highlander bull horn overlays on tips and deer antler arrow shelf. And a dark grey leather wrap.
Shoots like a dream and dead in the hand. This will not be my last recurve.
Don will be along to post up some pictures for me. (note to self send Don another osage stave down the road )
I think I may enter this one in the BOM contest .never done that before . All you guys that build these beautiful bows are intimidating . But I love seeing them.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: burchett.donald on April 19, 2015, 07:58:25 pm

 Jeeeeeesh Bob, This thing is a beauty from the tiller to the tips man... :o  Yew knocked this one out the park bud 8)  Here's the eye candy guys...It's pic heavy but well deserved...

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: burchett.donald on April 19, 2015, 08:00:20 pm

more....

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: burchett.donald on April 19, 2015, 08:02:04 pm

and more...

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: mikaluger (Mick Kay) on April 19, 2015, 08:12:17 pm

That is an absolute cracker!!!!!!! Well done....love it.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Pat B on April 19, 2015, 08:35:58 pm

Beautiful yew recurve.....and never say never.   ;)

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: hunterbob on April 19, 2015, 08:38:22 pm

Thanks again Don .
Thanks mikaluger. I know I am enjoying this one.
And yea pat I never thought I could do it .

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Blaflair2 on April 19, 2015, 09:28:35 pm

Sweet bob! She's a beaut

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: TimothyR on April 19, 2015, 09:36:43 pm

Great looking recurve Bob!  I love it. Think im going to make the hhb you sent me a recurve.  Thanks man!

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: hunterbob on April 19, 2015, 09:46:37 pm

Thanks blaflair.
Thanks tim. Go for it. I was just in the wood room looking for my recurve to work on.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Drewster on April 19, 2015, 10:13:07 pm

First recurve or not, that's a fine looking bow.  Success is a great confidence builder......do it again.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on April 19, 2015, 10:26:28 pm

That's a good looking bow man, enter it!

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Arrowind on April 19, 2015, 11:04:29 pm

AWESOME!  Well done!

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: osage outlaw on April 19, 2015, 11:43:16 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: bow101 on April 19, 2015, 11:52:12 pm

Don't see a lot of recurve yew bows, others by the dozen.  Nice job looks cool.  8)

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Oakenshield on April 20, 2015, 12:30:28 am

Beautiful Bow!

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: H Rhodes on April 20, 2015, 12:43:57 am

Looks great!

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: sieddy on April 20, 2015, 01:00:51 am

Way to treat a nice peice of Yew. Great job man that bow looks amazing!  :)

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Del the cat on April 20, 2015, 03:35:39 am

Real handsome bow.
Just gotta love that Yew
Del

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: hunterbob on April 20, 2015, 06:28:09 am

Thanks for all the great comments.  I will be making more recurves in my future.
And I think I may have this on submitted for the BOM.
I traded a hhb stave for the yew stave. And so glad I did.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: rps3 on April 20, 2015, 07:03:29 am

Looks great Bob.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: blackhawk on April 20, 2015, 07:08:41 am

Finished up nice Bob. :)  should be a sweet shooter

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Pappy on April 20, 2015, 08:11:50 am

Very nice Bob, think I seen that somewhere else. ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Badly Bent on April 20, 2015, 08:40:06 am

Looks like you did everything right, thats a nice bow. Jump on in that BOM Bob, the bows got the stuff to be a serious contender. :)

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: wizardgoat on April 20, 2015, 11:33:53 am

Nice lookin bow Bob. yew doesn't need much to look top shelf, here's proof

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 20, 2015, 12:10:45 pm

Nice work Bobert! Now pull it past 23" and take another pic man! I want to see that sucker out to 28". Not that I don't trust you 100%, I just like seeing It ;)

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Buckeye Guy on April 20, 2015, 12:32:38 pm

Good job !!
Haul that girl back and let her fling them arrows !

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: jimjimmysticks on April 22, 2015, 12:53:32 am

you are goood at this!!!!!

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: hunterbob on April 22, 2015, 07:25:04 am

Thanks jimjimmysticks
Thanks buckeye guy.and pearl drums thanks. And the arrow in the picture is 32" . So I figure I was at least 26 in the picture.
Man this bow hits down range hard. One of my favorite to date.
But I gave a osage recurve in the making now. Well it has a long way to go. I just ran a ring yesterday. And it has to season some.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: burchett.donald on April 22, 2015, 08:33:27 am

Bob,
           The Osage you mentioned, is that the one you sent me pictures of with the perfect natural reflex? That looks awesome so far...Ratio looked good also
                                                                                                                      Don

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: hunterbob on April 22, 2015, 07:08:13 pm

Yes it is don. But we will see .that stave is telling me to just make it and no heat at all.

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: Jodocus on May 09, 2015, 03:05:25 am

very nice!  8)

Title: Re: First Recurve. YEW
Post by: hunterbob on May 09, 2015, 07:24:48 am

Thanks jodocus. This bow shoots like a dream and fast.