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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: upstatenybowyer on August 12, 2018, 02:24:19 pm

Title: Surf and Turf
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 12, 2018, 02:24:19 pm
Okay, the name is a bit cheesy.  :D It's cause the top limb has a water snake skin (surf) and the bottom has a garter (turf).

Anyway, this bow is a short, sinew-backed yew branch. It has a really high crown, and I didn't have a whole lot of sinew, so I ran a moderate coarse along the very top of the crown. This was mainly to allow me a 27" draw with a 50" piece of wood. It worked, cause I've been shooting it a bunch and it's holding the unbraced profile nicely. It shoots a 10 gpp arrow between 140-150 fps. Not great, but not bad either.  :)

50" ttt
42# @ 27"
leather handle
water buff tips

Thanks for looking
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 12, 2018, 02:25:06 pm
some more...
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 12, 2018, 02:26:43 pm
and the last ones...
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: BowEd on August 12, 2018, 02:31:56 pm
Good job of making the most of the least.Nice work.
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: Pat B on August 12, 2018, 03:27:11 pm
Cool little bow, Upstate. I'll be adding sinew to my shorty yew bow, similar to your's, soon.
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: bushboy on August 12, 2018, 04:19:30 pm
Very nice!your a bow making machine man!
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: bjrogg on August 12, 2018, 04:56:35 pm
Pretty impressive bend there sir. I like it. And varity is the spice of life. You get tried of one snake skin you can look at the other. Their both sweet.
Bjrogg
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 12, 2018, 07:08:03 pm
Thanks fellas.  :)

You said it Ed. Making this bow was kinda like when you look in the fridge, realize you don't have much, but manage to scrape together a meal nonetheless.  -C-

Lookin forward to seeing that yew shorty Pat.  :OK  (-P

Thanks bushy. I've always got a bunch in the works. You should see how many I break  (--)

I do like variety BJ. Thanks bud.
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: leonwood on August 13, 2018, 05:05:14 am
Nice shorty!
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: simson on August 13, 2018, 12:22:52 pm
Nice one Jeff!
I see two inches more draw length in the outer halves of the limbs (in case you want it)
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 13, 2018, 02:58:15 pm
Thanks my friends from across the Atlantic!  )P(
Yep, I saw those extra two inches of draw, but cause the reflex is out there I figure the outers are at least working a little so I left um.  :)
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: NorthHeart on August 13, 2018, 08:07:46 pm
Looking good, i like the non matching skins, keeps it interesting!
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: M2A on August 13, 2018, 08:11:19 pm
Those skins look real good over that high crown. Nice bow! Mike
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 13, 2018, 08:22:07 pm
Those skins really jump out at you. Very nice work.
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 13, 2018, 10:03:38 pm
Thanks fellas. I wanted something to cover the sinew and I used what I had on hand. I guess it turned out okay.  :D
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: Bayou Ben on August 14, 2018, 10:36:57 am
Very nice work with such a short piece.  I really like the color contrast with the skins and yew.   
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: Hans H on August 14, 2018, 11:29:12 am
well done, Jeff. I like it
Hans
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 14, 2018, 03:33:08 pm
Thanks Ben and Hans.  :)
Title: Re: Surf and Turf
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 15, 2018, 07:11:13 am
Yes very nice indeed