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Title: First yew
Post by: Stixnstones on March 13, 2018, 05:05:55 pm

I received this stave from Pearl last spring and never have i worked yew before i was very tentative to start. Everytime i would talk to him he wpuld ask how that yew was coming along. I kept tellin him i wanted his help, so he invited me to go up to his house with Greg and Paul and we would have a building weekend. As you can imagine we had a great time and we all turned out real cool bows. This one is 64" ntn pullin 52#@27, it is fast as all get out and buttery smooth. Paul hooked me up with the buckskin handle wrap that he made, smells like smoked salmon. Water buff tip overlays which were done in PD style. Hope y'all like it as much as i do.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: BowEd on March 13, 2018, 05:34:47 pm

You had an excellent teacher stixnstones.Sweet looking bow you got there.I'm sure it spits em out there pretty good.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 13, 2018, 05:37:03 pm

Yes, you had excellent teachers.
That bow definitely has a high wow factor!
Jawge

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 13, 2018, 06:17:46 pm

Gorgeous bow! You whipped into shape in just a few days.The pics don't do it justice. Yew bows are like that. The subtle beauty is hard to capture in a pic.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 13, 2018, 06:43:56 pm

That looks nice! Only a couple days and you whipped up a dandy. But are my eyes playing a trick or is the belly green?

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Aaron H on March 13, 2018, 06:47:26 pm

Fine looking bow Mike, you did a great job with your first yew

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Danzn Bar on March 13, 2018, 06:56:05 pm

Hey Stix your handle wraps are way better than Pearl's. .... and anything Paul makes will smell like food. :) really like the brace profile, the upper limb in the full draw pic looks a little flat out of the fade to me.  Overall great looking yew bow!! way to go my friend.
DBar
 

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: osage outlaw on March 13, 2018, 07:23:02 pm

That's a great looking bow.  Very nicely done.  How did you like working yew? 

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Stixnstones on March 13, 2018, 07:45:39 pm

Thanx guys... tracker its not green, i think its just what the camera caught. O.O. i loved workin yew, i hope to do another someday. D-bar i do see i flat spot but just gonna let it ride.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: selfbow joe on March 13, 2018, 08:10:53 pm

Good looking bow. Cant wait to see it

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Post by: paulsemp on March 13, 2018, 08:14:49 pm

The highlight of my weekend was watching this go from stave to finished bow. Nice job Mike!

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: JWMALONE on March 13, 2018, 08:20:35 pm

Sweet, nice bow. Maybe you can harvest your own buckskin with it come hunting season.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: bjrogg on March 13, 2018, 08:23:05 pm

Yew did good Mike. probably be seeing it at Marshall.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Msturm on March 14, 2018, 12:18:23 am

looks great!

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Badger on March 14, 2018, 12:34:37 am

  Very nice!!

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: ksnow on March 14, 2018, 06:04:10 am

Very nice bow Mike. Looking forward to seeing it in person. Maybe I'll have to "hire" Pearl to help me with a piece of yew.

Kyle

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Bob W. on March 14, 2018, 06:46:56 am

That bow will always be special to you, nicely done sir!

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: PaSteve on March 14, 2018, 08:28:52 am

Well done. Great looking bow.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Will B on March 14, 2018, 08:49:29 am

Great looking bow!

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Del the cat on March 14, 2018, 09:10:57 am

Nice :) Gotta love a Yew bow.
Del

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: PNewton on March 14, 2018, 09:13:31 am

Looks good Mike. Nice job.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Redhand on March 14, 2018, 09:15:08 am

Nice work on that bow.  Congrats on a job well done.  The first pic the bow looks green on my screen.  LOL

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: ksnow on March 14, 2018, 10:37:56 am

Redhand, me too.  I see bright green. I thought what the heck did you do that poor piece of yew? I know Mike better than that, I hope. The other pics reassured me that the wood was left to shine on its own. Funny how lighting and cameras can alter things like that.

Kyle

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Knoll on March 14, 2018, 10:42:34 am

Congrats, Michaelangelo!

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Stixnstones on March 14, 2018, 11:14:17 am

Ok now i looked back at the pics, i think when i was cropping the pics i must have messed with the contrast or something. My bad.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Stixnstones on March 14, 2018, 11:21:11 am

How about this

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: wizardgoat on March 14, 2018, 06:44:24 pm

Nice bow! I wonder if this stave passed through my hands as well.

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: upstatenybowyer on March 14, 2018, 07:26:49 pm

Whoa man, lots of awesome bows getting posted and this one is no exception. Fantastic work!  :OK

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: Stixnstones on March 14, 2018, 07:51:39 pm

Goat, this is one of your stix... again thanx everybody

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: vinemaplebows on March 14, 2018, 11:07:07 pm

Very nice bow!

Title: Re: First yew
Post by: M2A on March 15, 2018, 08:13:38 am

Great looking bow!
Mike