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Title: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: DC on May 16, 2016, 04:20:11 pm
This is my latest bow. 67" NTN. 45#@ 28". The stave had a lot of deflex so I flipped the tips to get back to straight but a bit of that pulled out and I ended up with about 1" deflex. My previous bow is 40# at 28" but this one seems easier to pull, go figure. The tips are made from a Yew knot. I cut the dark spur or what ever it's called out of a big Yew knot. They are a really nice color. They seem hard, I hope they last. Handle is just black 3/8" ribbon wrapped and CA'd. Arrow pass is abalone. My first non shelf bow. I like it. Best so far through the chrono is 167FPS @10GPP. On another post I mentioned cleaning the back with a Dremel wire brush. This is that bow.
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Post by: DC on May 16, 2016, 04:21:23 pm
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Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: H.P. on May 16, 2016, 04:29:54 pm
That's a gorgeous bow man.  ~H
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Post by: Urufu_Shinjiro on May 16, 2016, 05:11:55 pm
Very nice, I like the knots for tip overlays, pretty cool.
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Post by: osage outlaw on May 16, 2016, 05:18:03 pm
Beautiful bow.  Nice job!
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Post by: Del the cat on May 16, 2016, 05:37:16 pm
Lovely bow, nice bit of character too.
Del
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Post by: bradsmith2010 on May 16, 2016, 06:50:09 pm
very nice bow,, congrats, thanks for posting the chrono specs,,, nice shooter,, seems like the reflexing you did,, really helped the cast,,
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Post by: wizardgoat on May 16, 2016, 07:18:44 pm
Nice work Don, that bow looks awesome. Is this yew that you harvested?
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Post by: mullet on May 16, 2016, 07:27:42 pm
That's a looker, very nice.
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: DC on May 16, 2016, 07:44:01 pm
Quote from: wizardgoat on May 16, 2016, 07:18:44 pm
Nice work Don, that bow looks awesome. Is this yew that you harvested?

Thanks Ryan. I don't think I harvested this. I have a mix of some I harvested and some from Yew Hunter up Island. My labelling sucks :-[
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Post by: ajooter on May 16, 2016, 08:03:01 pm
Gorgeous bow brother...nice bend to boot!
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Post by: Redhand on May 16, 2016, 09:20:05 pm
Great bow.  I bet it spits out the arrows.
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Post by: Blayne on May 17, 2016, 12:13:06 am
Good one Don!
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Post by: BowEd on May 17, 2016, 12:14:33 am
Very nice yew bow there.
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Post by: Bryce on May 17, 2016, 02:00:14 am
That's a fine bow 👌🏼
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: Hans H on May 17, 2016, 03:59:53 am
wow, very nice in all aspects, congrats
Hans
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Post by: Aaron H on May 17, 2016, 08:31:47 am
Great work DC
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Post by: Bob W. on May 17, 2016, 08:42:20 am
It's gorgeous DC, thanks for posting!
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Post by: Sasquatch on May 17, 2016, 08:48:28 am
Nice shape, tiller, and colors. Overall a nice bow.
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Post by: Pat B on May 17, 2016, 08:54:14 am
Hey DC, I think you're getting the hang of this bow building stuff. Very nice bow!   8)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on May 17, 2016, 08:59:16 am
Got ya' a good one there.
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Post by: Pappy on May 17, 2016, 09:28:18 am
Very fine job, love everything about it. :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: DC on May 17, 2016, 10:56:24 am
Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I appreciate them very much ;D
Don
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Post by: bubby on May 17, 2016, 12:00:09 pm
Looking good!!
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Post by: Stixnstones on May 17, 2016, 01:38:04 pm
AWESOME!!!
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Post by: Mounter on May 17, 2016, 02:06:03 pm
Very cool!
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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on May 17, 2016, 03:20:45 pm
Well done DC
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Post by: simson on May 17, 2016, 03:21:24 pm
Fine looking bow DC, and your pacific yew is a beauty
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Post by: Will B on May 17, 2016, 03:29:44 pm
That is a beauty.  Love the tip overlays.  Great job!
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Post by: Siyah Later on May 17, 2016, 04:23:38 pm
Very cool bow, looks great all around.  Using a knot for the tip overlays is a neat idea; must've been a pretty big knot.
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: DC on May 17, 2016, 05:03:36 pm
Quote from: Pat B on May 17, 2016, 08:54:14 am
Hey DC, I think you're getting the hang of this bow building stuff. Very nice bow!   8)

I've got a few more to go. I think I'm still overbuilding. I haven't broken any so I must be doing something wrong :D :D :D

As to the knot tips. Branches usually have tighter rings and are denser than the rest of the tree. The spur of the knot looked even denser to me. Hopefully even though it's yew it will be tough enough. I just couldn't pass up that color.
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Post by: Badly Bent on May 17, 2016, 07:44:29 pm
Cool bow!
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Post by: Marc St Louis on May 17, 2016, 09:55:15 pm
Very nice
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Post by: Weylin on May 17, 2016, 10:28:21 pm
Nice bow, DC! I love the idea of the knot overlays. I might have to steal that sometime. The tiller looks great.
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: Carson (CMB) on May 19, 2016, 12:13:24 pm
Beautiful bow DC.  Like Weylin, I am stealing the yew knot overlay thing  >:D  Anybody who has worled a piece of knotty yew, knows how hard they are.

Top notch work!
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: DC on May 19, 2016, 12:16:12 pm
I know this one piece of knot is good but I was thinking about others. Do you think Doug Fir would work or would the pitch make gluing tough if not impossible?
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: Onebowonder on May 24, 2016, 03:29:56 pm
That's a beautiful bow sir.  I particularly like the FD pic...

OneBow
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Post by: Thunder on May 24, 2016, 03:42:24 pm
Nice work!  8)

Cheers
Thunder
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: Strichev on May 26, 2016, 01:27:43 am
I don't feel entitled to comment on it... all I can say is that it's an inspiration!
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Post by: penderbender on May 26, 2016, 01:40:26 am
Doug fir knots are worth a try! Those are some sweet nocks! Where abouts on the island you live DC?
Title: Re: 45# Yew (pic heavy)
Post by: DC on May 26, 2016, 11:51:34 am
Campbell River.
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Post by: dantolin on May 26, 2016, 07:10:41 pm
Nice bow!!  :)