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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Msturm on December 10, 2017, 09:10:55 pm

Title: Simple Yew flatbow as a thank you.
Post by: Msturm on December 10, 2017, 09:10:55 pm

Last year while working on my doctoral dissertation, the chair of my committee retired. I needed a new committee member and one of the members on TG really came through for me.   So I decided to make him a selfbow as a show of appreciation.  I have had a nice piece of Yew laying around for several months and I finally got it to where I want it.

Its 69 in Nock to Nock.
pull 44 at 28. The guy it is for pulls to 29.5.  It is tillered out to 31 just to be safe.

I really like Yew. It was pretty easy to work. Way softer than strawberry guava!  It took some set, but the piece of wood had some natural deflex on both ends about mid limb... Ill attach a pic or two.
 
Tips and shelf are made from goat horn from one I got couple years back, the outside of the horn is blond which I tried to keep a little bit of. The strike plate, or arrow pass is Kala fish skin, it is tough stuff, they use it for drums here in Hawaii.


The finished bow next to the other half of the log. Yew tell me if it took too much set.
  (https://i.imgur.com/qDVXVpJ.jpg?1)

Handle
  (https://i.imgur.com/XPBAbLL.jpg?1)
  (https://i.imgur.com/F8WZQHa.jpg?1)

Unbraced:   (https://i.imgur.com/LiZLcmI.jpg?2)

Braced:   (https://i.imgur.com/uLCfxbu.jpg?1)

Full Draw:   (https://i.imgur.com/o5R8C0g.jpg?1)

  (https://i.imgur.com/WbK56Ol.jpg?2)

  (https://i.imgur.com/qU37AQ7.jpg?2)

The back is natural. I just let the bark pop off as I tillered and then sanded down the cambium until I liked the look.


Msturm

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Post by: Hawkdancer on December 10, 2017, 09:19:35 pm

Nice work!  I would think the  rest of the committee is standing in line :BB  (SH).  I assume we can now call you "Doc" >:D.?
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Simple Yew flatbow as a thank you.
Post by: Msturm on December 10, 2017, 10:05:47 pm

haha. yeah you can call me Doc. I got one other hunter on the committee. He came hunting with me a time or two here in Hawaii.

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Post by: jeffp51 on December 10, 2017, 11:16:45 pm

congratulations on the bow and the dissertation.  What is your degree in?

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Post by: Del the cat on December 12, 2017, 04:13:00 am

Nice work and a great way to say thank you :)
Del

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Post by: bjrogg on December 12, 2017, 05:32:46 am

I really don't know anything about yew. I can see it took a little set but really don't have any idea if that exceptable or not. Del seems to give it the ok so hopefully your good. Congratulations and nice bow. Next time maybe you can find a nicer background for your braced and full draw pictures.lol. Just kidding beautiful pictures.
Bjrogg

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Post by: Aaron H on December 12, 2017, 08:12:20 am

Congrats doc.  Nice bow

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 12, 2017, 10:57:14 am

Congratulations on your bow and achievement. Jawge

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Post by: sieddy on December 13, 2017, 02:50:19 am

Absolutely cracking bow 🏹 and congrats on your achievement! ☺

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Post by: Stickhead on December 13, 2017, 08:12:52 am

Great tiller on that yew!  I gotta get my hands on a yew stave one of these days.

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Post by: ohma2 on December 13, 2017, 09:23:45 am

I like it and good deed

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Post by: Badger on December 13, 2017, 09:31:55 am

   Good job, I really like that style of bow

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Post by: mullet on December 13, 2017, 09:17:55 pm

Congratulations! Excellent looking bow and tiller.

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Post by: simson on December 17, 2017, 02:13:57 am

What a wonderful artistic way to say thank you.
Congrats you did great.

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Post by: osage outlaw on December 17, 2017, 05:24:08 am

Nice bow and nice gesture.  I'm sure he will appreciate it. 

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Post by: Msturm on December 17, 2017, 01:52:12 pm

Thanks everyone!  It should be there monday. Just in time for a lil early christmas action. I just realized that I didn't put any tip pics up. These tips came from a Spanish Billy goat taken a while ago here in Hawaii.

(https://i.imgur.com/G9tYnXi.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/Kr9oHeE.jpg)

Msturm

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Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on December 17, 2017, 03:02:56 pm

That’s a nice thank you gift.

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Post by: Pappy on December 18, 2017, 05:50:02 am

Very nice bow, he should love that. Love the tips, just my style. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: BowEd on December 18, 2017, 07:13:22 am

Great pics along with your very nice yew bow.

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Post by: RatherBinTheWoods on December 18, 2017, 07:39:37 am

Really nice, this is just how I like 'em. Just looks great when they are nice and simple like that. Love the back and tips. That's not set it just the bow chillin'  :0)

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Post by: Hans H on December 18, 2017, 12:50:00 pm

very nice bow!!
Hans

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Post by: upstatenybowyer on December 18, 2017, 06:16:23 pm

I could have sworn I commented on this one. I think the sawdust is starting to mess with my head!

Beautiful bow and a very nice gesture. It'd be great to see a shot of the recipient holding it...  (-S

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Post by: selfbow joe on December 18, 2017, 06:52:17 pm

Nice looking bow