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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Weylin on March 27, 2018, 10:41:18 pm

Title: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Weylin on March 27, 2018, 10:41:18 pm
I've been working on this bow for a while now and it's finally come together. It is 62" long and pulls 58#@28". It's 1 3/4" wide at the fades and tapers to the tips from mid limb. It's backed with copperhead skins. This is the first time I've worked with copperhead. Man, they sure are beautiful. The tips are buffalo horn and the handle wrap is elk leather with calf lace stitching. The painting along the skins was done with acrylic paint. It really shoots well. I've definitely come to like this style. I made this bow as part of a how-to bowmaking video series on my youtube channel. It was a fun project to do, and I'm glad it turned out like I wanted. It would have been embarrassing to get to the end of the video with a broken bow!

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Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on March 27, 2018, 11:10:07 pm
One of my favorite bows you have built. what a beautiful piece of wood. The finish work is beautiful bud. The bow has everything. A top notch piece of art.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: jeffp51 on March 27, 2018, 11:37:04 pm
beautiful as always.  What photosharing site are you using to post these days?
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Post by: Limbit on March 28, 2018, 12:27:36 am
Crazy beautiful! Wish my wife had curves like that.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: pnwarcher on March 28, 2018, 12:27:51 am
Bravo, sir! That is a beauty. I've got a yew stave ready for the hatchet and this might be the inspiration I need to get started.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Mesophilic on March 28, 2018, 12:38:25 am
It bows like this that making my list longer.  Keep telling myself after the one I'm working on I'm going to take a break.  Then you guys just up and post something great.

I did a double take, I originally read it as "YOUTH recurve 58#@28" and my first thought was whst kind of youths do you have in your part of the world?😊
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Weylin on March 28, 2018, 01:42:28 am
Thank you Anthony!

Thanks, Jeff. I switched over to Imgur. It's the easiest that I've found.

Thanks, Limbit! I don't recommend sticking her in boiling water or using a heat gun.

Thank you, pnwarcher. Glad to provide a little inspiration. I never regret digging into a piece of yew wood.

Thank you, dieselcheese. We breed 'em strong out here in Oregon! ;)
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: chamookman on March 28, 2018, 02:14:01 am
One word comes to mind - Stunning  (A) :OK ! Bob
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Aksel on March 28, 2018, 02:57:16 am
Beautiful bow! and very good photos. Will check out your youtube channel -looks very interesting.

 
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: bjrogg on March 28, 2018, 05:33:30 am
Looks like another strong candidate for BOM Weylin. Just beautiful as we've come to expect.
Bjrogg
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Swampman on March 28, 2018, 06:17:03 am
Another stunning bow.  Thanks for taking the time to share.  I never get tired of looking at your work.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Knoll on March 28, 2018, 06:17:39 am
Watched with interest each vid in the series. You did good in the presentations. Final result bears out your reputation.
Congrats!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Will B on March 28, 2018, 06:20:11 am
Wow that is a beautiful bow!  The skins look great and it has a very nice bend.  I will be sure to check out your YouTube build.
Will B
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Dvshunter on March 28, 2018, 06:24:05 am
Stunning as always!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Pappy on March 28, 2018, 06:24:54 am
YEP That is a beauty for sure. Beautiful work. :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: BowEd on March 28, 2018, 06:31:16 am
Beautiful artistic work along with the copperheads.Top notch looking bow top to bottom.The details are stunning.Congrats!!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: hoosierf on March 28, 2018, 06:32:22 am
That man has some skills!  And a great eye. Just awesome.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: okie64 on March 28, 2018, 06:37:54 am
Beautiful bow!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: osage outlaw on March 28, 2018, 07:51:28 am
Incredible job on that bow Weylin!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Bayou Ben on March 28, 2018, 08:10:37 am
What an awesome work of art.  The finish details are amazing. 
Looking at your draw pics, I was thinking the bow was even heavier than 58#'s. 
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: PaSteve on March 28, 2018, 08:14:37 am
Followed the build on youtube. Great job. Beautiful bow. Would love to see how you do the handle wrap. Thanks.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: FilipT on March 28, 2018, 09:27:52 am
Beautiful, waiting for the part 11 of the series!

P.S.
I am that Harald dude commenting on your videos.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Redhand on March 28, 2018, 09:53:26 am
 Beautiful bow! 
It has a killer filler also. Nice work
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: bubby on March 28, 2018, 11:06:58 am
Another home run Weylin, looks great. Not only do copperheads look great but the scales come off sooo easy
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: timmyd on March 28, 2018, 11:13:03 am
stunning and beautiful creation. hope to make my first primitive recurve for this years bow swap.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 28, 2018, 11:15:26 am
Nice rig, Mr. Olive.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Bob W. on March 28, 2018, 12:05:01 pm
You never fail to impress , beautiful bow sir!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: wooddamon1 on March 28, 2018, 01:12:11 pm
That is one gorgeous bow! What's your YT channel name? I'd like to check it out, thanks!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 28, 2018, 01:21:03 pm
Yeah I was watching the YouTube videos and saw your comment to someone that you were on PA. Was waiting to see this one pop up here! Great videos you did and awesome bow!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: leonwood on March 28, 2018, 02:27:51 pm
It does not get much better than that, pure beauty!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: rps3 on March 28, 2018, 02:37:24 pm
Beautiful! I will definitely check out the video. 
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Post by: stickbowbeard on March 28, 2018, 02:54:55 pm
Gorgeous bow!  Love the skins.  It's a true work of art.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Bob Barnes on March 28, 2018, 04:37:18 pm
another beautiful example of your craftsmanship. 
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Badger on March 28, 2018, 04:59:14 pm
  Beautiful as usual. I also watched your videos, very concise and informative. I will be taking the bow you sent me to Mojam for the broadhead flight shoot. I think it will do well.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: mullet on March 28, 2018, 05:54:53 pm
That's a Dandy one, Weylin, simply stunning.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: upstatenybowyer on March 28, 2018, 07:07:00 pm
I love the way the limbs transition out to the tips. Great weight you got out of that one as well. Congrats!  (-S
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: shackleton on March 28, 2018, 07:29:38 pm
Link to your channel?
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Weylin on March 28, 2018, 07:45:19 pm
Thank you for the kind words and support. You guys are great! Those of you interested in my channel just search for Swiftwoodbows on youtube. I want to respect PA's rules and not post a link.

Bayou Ben, you'll have to forgive me for my full draw picture. I forgot my finger tab and I'm a lefty so I was working a bit to get it back comfortably.  ;D

PaSteve, I'm glad you are following along with the videos. Sorry the handle wrap wasn't in there. I will get around to that video at some point.

Thanks, Bubby. yeah, those copperhead skins sure were easy to work with

Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: RyanR on March 29, 2018, 03:20:48 pm
That one is a real dandy. Beautiful bow.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: wizardgoat on March 29, 2018, 03:54:13 pm
Weylin, that’s a beautiful bow, a style I love as well.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Aaron H on March 29, 2018, 07:29:38 pm
Awesome bow all around Weylin
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: vinemaplebows on March 30, 2018, 12:47:59 am
Very nice bow!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Strichev on March 30, 2018, 01:50:32 am
It's an awesome bow. The handle wrap, the tiller, the skins... everything. Simply beautiful.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 30, 2018, 07:09:15 am
Very nice bow.  Hard to believe it's only 62" long
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: ty_in_ND on March 30, 2018, 11:56:46 am
Sweet bow, Weylin!  I have a Pacific yew stave I've been looking at for a couple of years now wondering how to go about getting a bow out of it.  I've already watched some of your YouTube (YewTube :P) videos and I might just go about the stave the way you do it on your video series (especially since I want it to be a stiff handled recurve).  I even have a nice set of WDB skins I'm going to put on it, but while that combination looks good, the copperhead/yew combo is superb!  If I do get around to building the bow along with your videos, I'll be sure to post it here!
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Post by: portlandfire on March 30, 2018, 11:33:57 pm
I echo all the preceeding comments.  Just gorgeous!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Bryce on March 30, 2018, 11:35:29 pm
Nice! Don’t know how I missed this one👍🏼👌🏼
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Weylin on March 31, 2018, 12:31:55 am
Thanks again!

ty_in_ND, glad you're finding the videos helpful. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Marc, you made me doubt my memory!  ;D I went back and measured it. It's definitely 62" Must look longer because I'm short.  :P
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 31, 2018, 06:02:51 am
Quote from: Weylin on March 31, 2018, 12:31:55 am
Marc, you made me doubt my memory!  ;D I went back and measured it. It's definitely 62" Must look longer because I'm short.  :P

That explains it.  I'm 6' 2" so a 62" bow looks a bit small in my hands
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: selfbow joe on April 01, 2018, 08:38:51 am
Beautiful bow.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Soggydog on April 04, 2018, 10:44:17 pm
Seeing gorgeous bows like your's is part of what got me started on the bowyer kick, this really is some top notch work. Additionally, while not necessarily bow related, I must say you always seem to do a spectacular job on the photography of these things as well!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Weylin on April 04, 2018, 10:59:18 pm
Thanks, Soggydog! Glad I could provide some inspiration. That feels good. As for the pictures. I just snap them with my phone. nothing fancy. I did a little tutorial on bow photography. It's pinned at the top of the bow section.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: johnnybees on April 11, 2018, 12:50:23 pm
This is my first post, just wanted to say I've been working on my first bow, having a hard go at it, and your beautiful bow is giving me the inspiration I needed to keep going (even if it breaks). Thanks!
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Weylin on April 11, 2018, 06:20:20 pm
Quote from: johnnybees on April 11, 2018, 12:50:23 pm
This is my first post, just wanted to say I've been working on my first bow, having a hard go at it, and your beautiful bow is giving me the inspiration I needed to keep going (even if it breaks). Thanks!

It's great to hear that you're feeling inspired by my bow! I remember starting on this forum about 9 years ago and feeling the same way looking at these guys bows. Sounds like you've got the right attitude. Post your pictures and questions here in this forum and we will help you out. You wont find a nicer bunch.
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: selfbow joe on April 15, 2018, 09:47:46 am
Beautiful bow
Title: Re: Yew Recurve with Copperhead Skins 58#@28"
Post by: Carl Galvin on April 17, 2018, 06:23:11 pm
Awesome bow man!