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Offline Weylin

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Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« on: August 22, 2019, 08:11:09 am »
I made this bow from a yew stave that I got from Keenan Howard a while back. It had some character so I opted to back it with some kangaroo rawhide for a little added security. I decided to make this bow ambidexterous so I did a little wrap around beaver tail arrow pass that covers both sides. The bow is 68" long and pulls 50#@29".
















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Offline timmyd

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2019, 09:02:39 am »
beautiful piece man. I don't know what it is about your bows but I always know its yours without looking at the name lol....stunning
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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2019, 12:40:30 pm »
Nice :)
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2019, 02:34:01 pm »
Nice bow
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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2019, 05:19:11 pm »
Purty

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2019, 06:11:37 pm »
Yes Sir, another dandy. That Roo rawhide blends right in with the sapwood.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2019, 07:10:45 pm »
Nice. I like the simple, clean ones.
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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2019, 02:08:55 pm »
Always love to see your bows and pics.
The nocks are really nice, next time I will try to shape them before glueing,too.
How the heck do you make such rigid looking handle wraps? The stitching is outstanding!
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2019, 07:37:53 pm »
Thanks, guys!

Quote from: bjrogg on August 23, 2019, 06:11:37 pm
Yes Sir, another dandy. That Roo rawhide blends right in with the sapwood.
Bjrogg

yes, I like how the roo hide interacts with the yew sapwood. it's hard to notice unless you're looking close.

Quote from: backtowood B2W on August 24, 2019, 02:08:55 pm
Always love to see your bows and pics.
The nocks are really nice, next time I will try to shape them before glueing,too.
How the heck do you make such rigid looking handle wraps? The stitching is outstanding!

Thank you. Shaping the tips before glueing them up is the trick to getting a point like that. It's not to hard. I do it on the belt sander (watch your fingers!) As for the handle wraps, I learned a lot from John Strunk. His handle wraps always jumped out at me. He taught me how he cut the leather to fit tight and how to do this particular style of stitching. I keep telling myself to experiment and come up with some other styles but I just keep coming back to this because it looks and feels so good.
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Offline M2A

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2019, 09:41:19 am »
Nice classic look to that bow. All around very well done.
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Offline Sagebrush

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2019, 03:58:24 pm »
Really strong work. I like the tiller I think it is a very durable design. where on Earth do you get all this beavertail?
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Offline redhillwoods

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2019, 03:42:28 pm »
Beautiful as always Weylin
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2019, 07:58:05 am »
looking great as always Weylin
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2019, 06:17:13 pm »
Man.  Looking good buddy
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Offline Santanasaur

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Re: Pacific Yew Longbow 68"ntn 50#@29"
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2019, 08:24:56 pm »
It’s hard to make an ambidextrous handle look nice, I really like the arrow passes. Your bows seem to show great taste and all the skill to pull it off. And your youtube videos were a gift from the bow gods, they taught me to tiller and a lot of the things I wasn’t getting from reading. Awesome, as always
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