Yew longbow

[WillS]

Apologies first off for the diabolical quality of photographs here, and the lack of a full-draw shot.  Will add that later if I can work out how to do it!

This came from a really dodgy S-bend piece of English Yew, and ended up at 60#@28.  Cow horn side-nocks, and just for the sake of it I added a pic with an arrow I made last night.  This is the first bow I've ever made (and the first arrow, incidentally) and was shooting it today at the club and she's perfect!














And here is the stave it came from!

[Del the cat]

Great job!
Got that lovely Yew ELB medieval look, fine job on the nocks, I think a lot of people have 'em waaay too chunky first off, I know I did.
Bravo from a tricky stave.
Can't wait for the FD shot... I wub that puddy cat too
Del

[coaster500]

Very, very nice.....  just need to see this one bent


Got to love Yew!!!

[killir duck]

cool bow

[Weylin]

Looks great! love me some yew. now we need the full draw!

[missilemaster]

Beautiful!!!

[fishfinder401]

i love that bow, and you said it was your first? thats incredible

[ionicmuffin]

Um.... Man you did AMAZING! first bow ever??? you must be a pro! the fact that you took something like yew, and turned it into that is just amazing! AND its your first. PearlDrums should be taking notes from you    (no offence pearl, last time i saw a post on you and yew you destroyed quite a few.)

[Keenan]

Incredible. That looks way better then my first bow. Congratulations and I must say very very fine first bow

[WillS]

Wow, cheers guys! So glad it worked out in the end as I've had so many failures that I was about ready to throw in the towel! I honestly think it was joining here and reading this wealth of information that did the job!

I'm terrified of taking a full draw pic on a tiller, in case it explodes as im walking to a good distance. 

[Roy]

Very nice work...

[Ifrit617]

Excellent looking bow. That yew has come really nice character.

Jon

[Del the cat]

Wow, cheers guys! So glad it worked out in the end as I've had so many failures that I was about ready to throw in the towel! I honestly think it was joining here and reading this wealth of information that did the job!

I'm terrified of taking a full draw pic on a tiller, in case it explodes as im walking to a good distance.

Quite right, try to avoid keeping at full draw for more than a few secs. I then to video it being dynamically flexed on the tiller and then take the frame of video showing full draw. I have a diy camera mount screwed to the garage wall opposite my tiller rig.
Otherwise you have to train up family members to take decent pics.
Del

[steve b.]

Well you can see how your failures has made you a bowyer.  You're over that hurdle now and those learning experiences will be with you forever.

[Dictionary]

so this is or isnt your first?