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Offline mullet

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New Project in- More Pictures added
« on: December 26, 2011, 06:50:51 pm »
 the works. I've had this short piece of Yew screaming at me since I was gifted it. it's 58" tip to tip and I think it is going to get sinewed back and then a set of Sturgeon skins in the end. There is not much heartwood on one end and I've started reducing the bow down from the back. When I get it bending real good I plan on heat bending the tips and then sinew back it. I'm going to try and keep the handle area bending just a little.

 I'll take pictures as I go along.
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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2011, 07:52:35 pm »
This will be cool, Eddie. Can't wait to see the finished bow.
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« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2011, 07:58:58 pm »
Thanks, Pat, and promise better pictures next time. ;)
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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2011, 08:03:31 am »
Nice!!  I have a yew stave to play with too.  I'll be watching this close to get ideas.  Keep the pictures coming.

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Re: New Project in
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2011, 08:32:02 am »
good luck , I too have a lurking yew stave thats been waiting around for years, maybe I'll get inspired. Your close ups look about as good as mine......
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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2011, 09:24:14 am »
Looks good Eddie, Lets see some more.Ron
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Re: New Project in
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2011, 10:44:44 am »
Com on, hurry up ! I wanna see it finished  ;D ;)
Look´s great so far!
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Re: New Project in
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2011, 11:38:11 am »
Thanks, Eddie, for the buildalong. Looks good. Jawge
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2011, 12:28:34 pm »
I love yew eddie ::).....and I expect a new installment everyday till its done :P. I gotta split out a short yew piece here soon to make me some west coast sinew yew shortys. So ill be watching learning my lesson ;)
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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2011, 12:31:51 pm »
 I'll work on it some more this afternoon and post some more pictures. Then I'm off to S.C. to hang out with James and Steve Parker and Chris Cade for the last weekend of deer season there.
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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2011, 01:10:20 pm »
 ;D ;D Me likes the sound of this one.  Yew and sturgeon,,,,,,,,,,,what more could a person ask for ;)
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Re: New Project in
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2011, 01:59:36 pm »
Looks to be another lesson coming up....

I keep looking at this nice Yew stave but haven't build up the confidence to start working it. It's just to hard to get Yew...  maybe this will push me a little closer :)
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« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2011, 08:01:15 pm »
I got home this afternoon and did some more scraping. I've got it bending but I'm gonna go slow. I've blown up too much Yew and this piece of wood has some vicious knots on the edge that have been sawn through. I'm gonna go by feel and try to keep the tiller even and guess the weight as I go. I want to get the ends bent and the sinew on it before I really start stressing it.

 The first pictures in the shop is getting it to finally start bending a little, then a side profile, along with the real nasty knot right where I want to start bending the tip, (might have to compromise there) :-\, then bending it with a 54" string, It feels like about a #100 at that pull with a fastflight string digging into my fingers. But, it's geting there.

Ive got to start packing, pulling out for S.C. tomorrow nite. I'll srape some more and start bending it when I get back next week.

 
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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2011, 08:02:48 pm »
Pulling it on the string
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Re: New Project in- More Pictures added
« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2011, 02:22:56 am »
Watch that hinge 6" below your hand.  ;)
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