Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: upstatenybowyer on January 12, 2019, 11:38:39 am
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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. :)
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OOOHHHH! You're getting good at this :D :D
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Stunning bow. I can't wait till I get up the courage to recurve a wooden bow finally. Very inspiring.
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WOW
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That one goes way past “Purty”! I’ll bet it becomes an Heirloom! Very nice job!
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That is a beautiful, well tillered sinew backed yew bow, well dressed too. :OK 8)
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Well done. Great job on the tiller.
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Very well done , beautiful!
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Very nice looking bow. Great job.
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Thank you gentleman very kindly. :)
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Beautiful bow. Job very well done.That one has to be a real shooter.
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Looking mighty fine Jeff. Very nice.
Bjrogg
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Nice work.
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Some very nice work Jeff.Look forward to seeing the other sinewed bows.
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Very nice bow, profile and tiller is looking really good.
Cheers b2tw
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That is just stunning work congratulations.
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That’s a beauty Jeff! Looks fast too. You sinew guys bring patience to a new level.
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I echo all the compliments. You really did well on that bow. Beautiful work.
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Very nice!
Hawkdancer
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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
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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(
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very beautiful,, congrats,, shoot it a bit more before you adjust anything,, sinew bows are slow to reveal themselves,, looks great
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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.!!!
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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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Lots of pieces and parts to making that one. :BB Well done! That's really nice bow. Mike
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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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Excellent work :OK
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That is some beautiful wood where do you get a stave of English yew to make a bow with ?
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Very nice
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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...
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Yeah gotta admit, that looks better. Nice job fixing that Jeff. :OK
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nice (-S
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Thanks guys, I only lost about 2-3 pounds with those scrapes so I'd say it was well worth doing. :)