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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2016, 06:05:15 am »
Yeh, I like that!
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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2016, 06:57:55 am »
Great story, great bow, great hunt. Bet you start carrying more arrows in you quiver lol. Can only imagine how frustrating it would have been had you only had 3 arrows and had to sit there watching him.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2016, 07:01:26 am »
first off, congrats on that bull. that's awesome! second, what the what!? that bow is just beautiful! incredible craftsmanship.
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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2016, 07:52:34 am »
Congtats on the shot!  Really sweet looker for sure.
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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2016, 08:40:39 am »
Great story,your heart must have been pumping overtime!stunning bow!very creative indeed!
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #20 on: September 24, 2016, 08:28:02 pm »
Beautiful looking bow, and congrats on the elk.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #21 on: September 24, 2016, 08:34:31 pm »
That is  the most unique bow I've ever seem.  Well I've seen a few fantasy bows that were more "unique" but this one actually functions.  ;D
   
« Last Edit: September 25, 2016, 11:48:12 am by PatM »
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2016, 11:33:18 am »
What tools did you use and how did you know what dimensions of this hollow should be? I would like to make that or either single hollow limbed bow.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #23 on: September 25, 2016, 01:16:17 pm »
Thanks Pat!

Quote from: Beadman on September 23, 2016, 10:44:40 pm
Congratulations Carson on your elk!!!.Lot of meat there.Exciting hunt!!!!You must have hit the juggler heh?????Unique design of your bow too.I like it.
Ed, Lots of meat, indeed. About180-190 lbs worth of meat, no bone. Not bad for a little bull. The broadhead cut the top of the heart, then lung, then diaphragm.

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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2016, 01:35:01 pm »
Thanks Greg
James, I am just trying to keep up with you all.  :)
Hamish - I do the bulk of tillering by feel, so this was challenging. Trying to feel the thickness of the valley and the peaks was difficult. I felt like the bow would have been a very efficient at 70-75# given the width/length, and design. As it is it is a little overbuilt. I overshot the draw weight because the tillering was difficult.
Yes Ed, I wish they all would give me 4 chances.  ;D This guy was a complete gift.
Thanks Steve
Willie, I was thinking of that illustration that Allely did of an Oregon yew bow that had a keel when I was shaping this one up. I do think the keel adds performance. It adds resistance with minimal additional mass. During heat treating, it is possible to get the keel very hard.
Thanks Brenden- it has a lot of shape going on.  :)
Thanks Stalker, no smoke and mirrors here, just a piece of yew.  ;D
Thanks Mike, Hans, rps3, Joe, mud!
Bjrogg - I think I said a little prayer as I pulled that last arrow from my quiver.  :) I might start carrying six or more sharp broadheads.
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"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #25 on: September 25, 2016, 01:51:08 pm »
Quote from: Carson (CMB) on September 25, 2016, 01:35:01 pm
  :) I might start carrying six or more sharp broadheads.

Carry enough to plant an Iowabow style fence around 'em! 
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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #26 on: September 25, 2016, 02:10:23 pm »
Don't you love it when you make a special bow for a certain hunt and it all comes together? :)Congratulations on a nice elk and a sweet looking bow.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #27 on: September 25, 2016, 07:11:48 pm »
Very unique bow Carson, you are a true master
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Offline DC

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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #28 on: September 25, 2016, 08:34:06 pm »
That is so cool!
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Re: Yew Flatbow - Double Hollow Limb - 62#@28"
« Reply #29 on: September 25, 2016, 09:12:27 pm »
Nice story and outcome. Oh ya the bow is out of this world too. Great job!
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