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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Weylin on November 13, 2019, 06:36:42 pm

Title: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Weylin on November 13, 2019, 06:36:42 pm
It's been a while since I made a bow with this combination of features. The bow is 64" long and pulls 52#@28". This was a tricky stave because it not only had a crown on the back but there were some isolated humps that came up just in the middle of the width, not on the edges, if that makes sense. So I couldn't just follow the back with a flat belly or the edges would have been razor thin in those spots. I decided to hollow out the belly so I could faithfully follow all of the contours and get all the areas bending. The bottom limb didn't need to be hollowed out very much because the crown was relatively mild. Had the whole stave been like that I probably would have skipped the HLD. The top limb has some pretty deep spots where the humps on the back are. I gave the stiff outer limbs a bit of reflex for a little extra kick. I backed it with kangaroo rawhide to provide some security given the knots in the stave and covered the transition with a cane wrap. The handle wrap is tanned beaver tail with roo lace and the tip overlays are trusty old buffalo horn. The string is D97 with mink fur silencers and the finish is tru oil.

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Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: bjrogg on November 13, 2019, 06:56:35 pm
Beautiful bow Weylin. That kangaroo rawhide goes so good with that Yew. It just looks like it belongs there. The grain in that Yew is beautiful and of course the tiller is right on.
Bjrogg
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: chamookman on November 14, 2019, 02:25:14 am
Wow - Outstanding  :OK ! Bob
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: PaSteve on November 14, 2019, 04:04:50 am
Another beauty Weylin. Your bows are always very impressive.
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: DC on November 14, 2019, 10:54:33 am
Beautiful!!! Looks like you could eat soup with those limbs ;D ;D
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: ErictheViking on November 14, 2019, 12:25:20 pm
Awesome and as usual the finish work is outstanding
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: gifford on November 14, 2019, 01:35:41 pm
That is one impressive bow, quite an accomplishment. Your bowyer skills are impressive.
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: simk on November 14, 2019, 02:06:14 pm
one more benchmark - sure difficult to put more extras into one bow  (-S i'd really love to see a closeup-video of that limb bending slomo
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: bradsmith2010 on November 14, 2019, 02:34:27 pm
Beautiful,,.great photos too
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: rps3 on November 15, 2019, 03:30:41 am
Very unique, and a pleasure to look at. Is that a crysall in the one picture or just a scratch?
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: SLIMBOB on November 15, 2019, 07:46:25 am
Very sharp looking bow. Love the handle wrap as well.
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Weylin on November 15, 2019, 12:46:11 pm
Thank you for the kind words, everyone!   :D

Very unique, and a pleasure to look at. Is that a crysall in the one picture or just a scratch?

I freaked out when I saw that in the picture and I quickly grabbed the bow to check it out. Turns out it was just a rogue strand of contact cement from when I added the handle wrap.  ::) ;D
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: WhistlingBadger on November 15, 2019, 09:39:39 pm
I freaked out when I saw that in the picture and I quickly grabbed the bow to check it out. Turns out it was just a rogue strand of contact cement from when I added the handle wrap.  ::) ;D

Whew!  What an amazing looking bow.
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Sagebrush on November 16, 2019, 09:18:44 am
Looks fun and well balanced as always!!
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Hawkdancer on November 16, 2019, 11:47:34 am
Very nice bow!  Gives all of us new guys and gals something work towards!  I like the beaver tail wrap!
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: rps3 on November 16, 2019, 01:28:53 pm
That's a relief!
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Arrowind on December 01, 2019, 03:21:30 pm
Amazing. Wow. Incredible. Awesome and all the other similar words.   Great work dude!  Amazing bow for sure!  Love it!
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: backtowood B2W on December 02, 2019, 12:22:16 am
Very cool bow!
In one picture the humpy limb looks to have a delaminatin between growth rings.
If so, how did you take care about this.
Thanks man for showing your work!
B2W
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Del the cat on December 02, 2019, 02:33:57 am
Handsome pair of soup bowls ;) errr bow!  :o ::) ;D ;)
Del
Just kidding about the soup bowl (baaaad kitty)
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: bradsmith2010 on December 02, 2019, 07:57:09 am
Beautiful,..congrats :)
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: burtonridr on December 02, 2019, 01:16:58 pm
Good lookin bow!

I really like the beaver tail handle, great idea to use it for that.  :OK
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Weylin on December 02, 2019, 02:29:51 pm
Amazing. Wow. Incredible. Awesome and all the other similar words.   Great work dude!  Amazing bow for sure!  Love it!

Thanks! glad to see you posting. Look forward to seeing some more of your bows

Very cool bow!
In one picture the humpy limb looks to have a delaminatin between growth rings.
If so, how did you take care about this.
Thanks man for showing your work!
B2W

It looks more worriesome than it turned out to be. there is no physical separation, just some discolored wood. It's just as solid as the surrounding wood. I soaked it with superglue just in case and then carried on. It hasn't shown any sign of acting differently.

Handsome pair of soup bowls ;) errr bow!  :o ::) ;D ;)
Del
Just kidding about the soup bowl (baaaad kitty)

Can't hurt to have an extra function for survival purposes. It can double as a kayak paddle in a pinch.
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Selfbowman on December 03, 2019, 12:19:01 pm
Another fine bow Weylin .  Arvin
Title: Re: Pacific Yew Hollow Limb Mollegabet 52#@28"
Post by: Drawknife on December 05, 2019, 10:19:12 am
My word what a pretty bow..... do you make all these how to sell or are you just building a collection of the world's most beautiful bows.