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Title: sinew-backed yew static (small tweak added)
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 12, 2019, 11:38:39 am
Hi everyone,

This is the first of 3 sinewed bows I started about 5 months ago. It's English Yew (all heartwood). There's 2 heavy courses of whitetail sinew on her.  :-D

62" ttt w/ 12" of static wood in the handle and on the tips
55# @27"
rattler skins
walnut, erc, & lacewood handle build-up
leather handle
water buffalo tips

Thank you for looking.  :)
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 12, 2019, 11:39:17 am
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Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: DC on January 12, 2019, 11:45:48 am
OOOHHHH! You're getting good at this :D :D
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Post by: peacefullymadewarbows on January 12, 2019, 11:47:23 am
Stunning bow. I can't wait till I get up the courage to recurve a wooden bow finally. Very inspiring.
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Post by: Sticks on January 12, 2019, 01:20:27 pm
WOW
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Post by: NonBacked on January 12, 2019, 01:30:17 pm
That one goes way past “Purty”! I’ll bet it becomes an Heirloom! Very nice job!
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Post by: Pat B on January 12, 2019, 01:49:00 pm
That is a beautiful, well tillered sinew backed yew bow, well dressed too.  :OK   8)
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Post by: PaSteve on January 12, 2019, 04:35:46 pm
Well done. Great job on the tiller.
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Post by: Badger on January 12, 2019, 04:58:09 pm
  Very well done , beautiful!
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Post by: osage outlaw on January 12, 2019, 05:24:17 pm
Very nice looking bow.  Great job.
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 12, 2019, 05:46:22 pm
Thank you gentleman very kindly.  :)
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Post by: bassman on January 12, 2019, 06:07:55 pm
Beautiful bow. Job very well done.That one has to be a real shooter.
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Post by: bjrogg on January 12, 2019, 06:39:50 pm
Looking mighty fine Jeff. Very nice.
Bjrogg
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Post by: Trapper Rob on January 12, 2019, 07:34:26 pm
Nice work.
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Post by: BowEd on January 12, 2019, 07:54:52 pm
Some very nice work Jeff.Look forward to seeing the other sinewed bows.
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Post by: backtowood B2W on January 12, 2019, 11:56:37 pm
Very nice bow, profile and tiller is looking really good.
Cheers b2tw
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Post by: hoosierf on January 13, 2019, 06:13:35 am
That is just stunning work congratulations.
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Post by: Bayou Ben on January 13, 2019, 07:20:57 am
That’s a beauty Jeff!  Looks fast too. You sinew guys bring patience to a new level.
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Post by: Sidewinder on January 13, 2019, 08:48:31 am
I echo all the compliments. You really did well on that bow. Beautiful work.
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Post by: Hawkdancer on January 13, 2019, 10:06:02 am
Very nice!
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: leonwood on January 13, 2019, 12:39:14 pm
Beautiful! Yew and skins make a great combi! How does it shoot? I would think it spits them out pretty good with that length and those hooks. Personally I would give the outer third of the top limb a few scrapes but I have never done a sinew backing so I could be wrong
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 13, 2019, 01:22:31 pm
Thank you all once again for the awesome compliments.

Good eye Leon. After looking at the FD pick I was back and forth about whether or not to do just that. I held off because it looked pretty balanced, but I suspect after a year or so of shooting the tiller could shift a little into the negative with the extra stress on the bottom limb.

Please all, feel free to let me know what you think about this. I'm always striving to improve.  )P(
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: bradsmith2010 on January 13, 2019, 02:55:51 pm
very beautiful,, congrats,, shoot it a bit more before you adjust anything,, sinew bows are slow to reveal themselves,, looks great
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: barebo on January 13, 2019, 03:06:47 pm
I've been on here for years it seems, and just fade in and out of making bows but am getting back into it now that retirement is 5 days away! What is being crafted now is at the pinnacle of craftsmanship and artistry with function - these beauties will cast an arrow with authority!
I'm humbled by how your skill level has escalated, and I put your bows "right up there" with the finest I'm seeing as of late. The lines and finish work are beyond reproach. You've set the bar high for us.!!!
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 13, 2019, 04:36:41 pm
Thanks Brad. You're right about sinewed bows, they kinda have minds of their own.  (W  ;D

Geez barebo, that's probably the nicest thing I've ever read. Congrats on the retirement! I've still got 20 or so years of teaching left to go.  (R Work's been especially stressful lately, so your encouraging words come at a really great time. Thank you my friend.  :)
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Post by: M2A on January 14, 2019, 06:46:27 am
Lots of pieces and parts to making that one.  :BB Well done! That's really nice bow. Mike
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Post by: PatM on January 14, 2019, 07:51:24 am
Thank you all once again for the awesome compliments.

Good eye Leon. After looking at the FD pick I was back and forth about whether or not to do just that. I held off because it looked pretty balanced, but I suspect after a year or so of shooting the tiller could shift a little into the negative with the extra stress on the bottom limb.

Please all, feel free to let me know what you think about this. I'm always striving to improve.  )P(

 Looks good but it is  bending a bit more in the bottom already.   Flip your picture vertically and you'll see it.
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Post by: Aaron H on January 14, 2019, 08:01:25 am
Excellent work  :OK
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Post by: TRiggs on January 14, 2019, 10:37:42 am
 That is some beautiful wood where do you get a stave of English yew to make a bow with ?
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Post by: paulsemp on January 14, 2019, 11:33:26 am
Very nice
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static (small tweak added)
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 14, 2019, 04:23:00 pm
M2A, Aaron, and Paul, thanks for checking her out!

TRiggs, I'm lucky to have a buddy who works at a nearby Arboretum who saves me wood that gets cut from a huge area of English Yew there called "Yew Hill." Otherwise, I'd have to pay a lot of $$, it's not cheap.

Well after careful consideration and examination of the FD pic I realized Leon and PatM are right. This is the best thing about PA if you ask me... it's the honest feedback you get from people who really know this art. We can never stop learning and I think this bow is a good example of that.  :OK

So here she is after just a little scraping of the outer third of the upper limb as Leon suggested...
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static (small tweak added)
Post by: Bayou Ben on January 14, 2019, 04:41:36 pm
Yeah gotta admit, that looks better.  Nice job fixing that Jeff.   :OK
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static (small tweak added)
Post by: bradsmith2010 on January 14, 2019, 05:15:30 pm
nice (-S
Title: Re: sinew-backed yew static (small tweak added)
Post by: upstatenybowyer on January 14, 2019, 06:08:50 pm
Thanks guys, I only lost about 2-3 pounds with those scrapes so I'd say it was well worth doing.  :)