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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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1st YEW. All Natural (FD added)
« on: May 25, 2017, 10:35:15 pm »
Made my 1st yew bow, left all the natural deflex in it due to a 3 1/2" crack that formed after I stripped the bark off. Filled full of superglue and let it set for a few months thinking it wasn't worth fooling with. So finally decided to take a stab at it. So here's what I came up with

58" ntn
52#@26"
2" of natural deflex

I used yew heart wood for the tip overlays
Some leather Bryce sent me that matched the heart wood descent
Dyna 97 8 strand with mink silencers
Money shot will come later when I get me a photographer


















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Offline mwosborn

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2017, 11:05:06 pm »
Nice looking bow Paul!
Enjoy the hunt!  Mitch

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2017, 11:30:53 pm »
Nice one Gut.  :OK
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Offline Blayne

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2017, 12:06:39 am »
Really nice work. Love the handle wrap!
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Offline kbear

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2017, 12:19:47 am »
I really like the effect you got with that knot. It's almost holographic. Nice

Offline High-Desert

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2017, 12:52:52 am »
Great job! It turned out really nice.

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Offline DuBois

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2017, 12:57:18 am »
Right on Paul! Way to pull it out of the scrap heap buddy

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2017, 03:18:09 am »
Beautiful bow in all aspects, not to sure on the yew over lays, yew is pretty soft, but it sure looks nice.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2017, 03:20:42 am »
Handsome Bow - really like the contrast on Yew Bows  :BB ! Bob
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Offline FilipT

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2017, 03:41:15 am »
Woah! Those overlays!

Offline Del the cat

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2017, 05:36:57 am »
Yew beauty  :)
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2017, 06:44:42 am »
I love the look of those overlays. Coolest looking tips I've seen in a long time. And the rest of it ain't too shabby neither! Excellent!  (-S
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Offline leonwood

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2017, 07:10:19 am »
very pretty bow!

Offline ntvbowyer1969

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2017, 07:38:57 am »
very pretty clean bow

Offline half eye

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Re: 1st YEW. All Natural
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2017, 07:45:23 am »
Dang Mr. Paul, ya sure do build a fine bow sir.
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