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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: sapling yew bow
« Reply #15 on: July 05, 2022, 04:10:59 pm »
That's a nice sapling bow )P(
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Offline superdav95

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Re: sapling yew bow
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2022, 02:24:13 am »
Very nice looking bow.  Tiller looks perfect.
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

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Offline simk

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Re: sapling yew bow
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2022, 02:57:38 am »
this is a nice bow. well done!  (-S Is it from a sapling or is it from a branch?
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Offline Aksel

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Re: sapling yew bow
« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2022, 04:00:07 am »
this is a nice bow. well done!  (-S Is it from a sapling or is it from a branch?

Something in between. 7 saplings growing out from a common trunk at the ground. They all grew upwards. I suspect it is Irish yew "taxus baccata fastigiata" when I look how it grew. Ornamental tree/bush in a garden. Apr. 8-10 rings/cm
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Offline simk

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Re: sapling yew bow
« Reply #19 on: July 06, 2022, 05:20:23 am »
thanx Aksel - this piece really looks a bit like a branch. but what you describe is a shoot in fact. branches make a lot of compression wood and usually are a little sluggish, shoots don't. have fun with your bow! cheers
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Offline Aksel

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Re: sapling yew bow
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2022, 06:02:58 am »
Thanks Simk, no this bow isn't sluggish at all. Shoots very fast for its size.
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