my first yewbow ... updated!

[mullet]

  The tiller looks good to me Frank.With a few inches to go you still have room without getting in trouble.Bet those knots are a little scarey.

[Tom_Brone]

Look like a lovely bow. To me, it looks as if you need to shave away just a tiny bit in the mid of the right limb. But maybe wait for someone with more experience to help you out ^^

Tom

[Gordon]

To me it looks like it needs to bend just a little more in the handle and far inner limbs - but it is looking really good.

[OldBow]

One of the things that keeps me going about yew - it is such beautiful wood, grain, color and all. Looks like Frank has a good one here. Good to have such a nice piece of yew in the hands of bowyer as skilled as medicinewheel.

[medicinewheel]

mullet: oh yes, these knots ARE scary!!

tom: i think you are absolutly right; doesn't really want to bend mid-upper limb

gordon: yes the handle does need more bend; actually that's easier to see on these pictures then on the tillertree

i had steamed in a litle reflex but that got lost on floortiller already (should have used the heatgun i guess); so i'm really happy with not even an inch of set at this state!!

thanks everybody, i'll keep you posted,
frank

[Sidewinder]

Very graceful Medicine, I like it .Danny

[medicinewheel]

thanks danny!

[medicinewheel]

hi again!  -  well, i sure am the slowest bowyer here, but northshorepirate Manny started tillering with 100grid sanding paper, maybe there's a chance to pass him (just by speed not by quality...  )

i made the former lower limb upper limb now because it just wanted to bend more AND there's this big knot that i left non-bending pretty much for safety reasons!
the bow is 72" long and doesn't bend too much in the handle. just a little bit...
backed her with deer rawhide.
she's bit more then 50' at 29" which is what i wanted.

i'll shoot her in and pretty her up soon!

any further comments on the tillering??

thanks for looking.
frank

[medicinewheel]

ps: 

oops...that really felt different: just measured her with 58# at 28" !
feels quite smooth...

[Liduardo]

nice arc!!!
regards from your nephew 

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

BEAUTIFULL !!!...love the looks of those yew ELB's, I like the tiller too

[shamus]

that's looking real good.

[Ryano]

Yew tends to not like being heat straighten or reflexed it seems to always return to its original shape, with dry heat or steam. At least that was my impression of it . Tiller looks good to me. Nice job Frank.

[medicinewheel]

Yew tends to not like being heat straighten or reflexed it seems to always return to its original shape, with dry heat or steam. ...

thanks ryan: yes,  that's my impression, too, here! but it worked good enough to end up with less then 1 inch of set; it gives the impression of a straight stick!
thanks manny, thanks daniel!
frank

[medicinewheel]

ps: what do you guys think: is the arc circular enuogh??