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Offline Blacktail

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yew wood question
« on: February 23, 2010, 10:58:26 pm »
is it possible to make a yew bow just out of heart wood..dont get me wrong.i love the sap and heart wood.but,i really cant remeber seeing just a heart wood bow..john
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Offline bcbull

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2010, 11:56:46 pm »
YES JOHN  WORKS FINE  HOWEVER ID DEFINTALY BACK IT WITH RAWHIDE I PERFER GOAT OR DEER FOR TH
E RAWHIDE  BROCK
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Offline adb

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2010, 12:41:47 am »
Hey, Brock... how come yer always hollerin' at us? My ears hurt.  ;D
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Offline CraigMBeckett

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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2010, 03:06:29 am »
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Hey, Brock... how come yer always hollerin' at us? My ears hurt.

I would also suggest its quite rude and it makes anything you write difficult to read, I personally would be grateful if you stopped doing it.

Craig.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2010, 08:42:26 am »
Yes like bcbull said or HOLLERED at us. ;) It dose give me a head ace,so most times I do read it
and that is bad cause you can miss some good ideas. :) :)
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Offline Cromm

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2010, 08:45:10 am »
What kind of bow are you thinking of making??
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Offline Jorad

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2010, 09:23:11 am »
Ray mears actually made one in his show called Aboriginal Britain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoOHf8Hfl_E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ahhYil1lUQ&feature=related

The entire show is great by the way, definetly worth watching.

Jorad
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2010, 10:27:29 am »
ohh yeah jorad..i totally forgot about that and no backing either ...hey cromm,i am not sure..i just havent really seen it done...thanks for the help and hollerin at each other..john
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Offline Pat B

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2010, 10:52:00 am »
John, many of the West Coast Native Americans use yew heartwood , some with sinew and some without. Most of Ishi's bows were heartwood yew I believe.
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Offline bcbull

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Re: yew wood question
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2010, 11:57:13 am »
hey  guys  sorry  !!!!  geeze... haha didnt even know i had it  on hahaha will try  watch it  brock 
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Offline ravenbeak

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« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2010, 04:54:21 am »
i found an old post of an all heart wood  yew long bow i made.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,13940.msg193871.html#msg193871
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