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Offline kamil2910

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Yew longbw 60 lbs
« on: February 21, 2013, 12:05:39 pm »
TRADITIONAL English Longbow, from yew . Made from one piece of wood.

Bow Length betwen nock - 176 cm
Draw weight: 60 lbs at 28"
Water Buffalo horn nock,dacron string
Bow weight: 598 gram

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 12:12:09 pm »
Pretty nice! (Although I am thinking you can draw that bow just a bit further maybe, haha,  :).) Very nice work. Can I ask, is that an arrow pass, or a bowyers mark you got there? I think it would be a pretty simple and effective as well as nice looking arrow pass mark.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 12:19:59 pm »
Perfect example of an ELB. love it
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 12:29:03 pm »
Very nicely done.......  pure, elegant
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Offline kamil2910

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 01:32:06 pm »
At bow is not arrow pas,
Im can draw this bow to 28" ;)

Offline WillS

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 01:40:47 pm »
Love this.  There's something really unique about it.  Maybe because of the really crazy looking piece of wood you pulled it from! It looks like English yew, in that the sapwood and heartwood boundary is quite indistinct.  Very impressive work, and I LOVE that bowyers mark.

Offline Del the cat

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 02:21:18 pm »
Looks like a great job from a slightly iffy bit of wood (dark line of 'bad' wood, funny half sap/half heart on one side).
Yup, I like the bowyers mark and the nice simple nocks too.
Del
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 02:56:59 pm »
Nice work with that piece of yew.  Simple looks good on yew  ;)
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Offline Will H

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 03:33:48 pm »
Sweet bow! Half draw looks good ;)  :laugh:
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2013, 03:38:15 pm »
You've been posting some lovely yew bows lately :) Clearly English yew, and not Pacific yew. Where are you from?
Nice smooth tiller you got there. I'm sure you can pull it further than pictured, but I'm guessing you might be doing that on purpose to hold the bow at partial draw for the picture for an extended time.
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Offline kamil2910

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2013, 03:56:19 pm »
this is the polish yew from polish bowyer

Offline bushboy

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2013, 04:08:43 pm »
@ del 1.76m /3.281=5.77465 ft.......5 feet =60''...........77465/12=9.2952''.........2952/8=2 eights=1/4''so 60''+9''+1/4" =69-1/4'' being canadian we had to learn both,just saying.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2013, 08:03:53 pm »
Coooooooooooooooool!
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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2013, 08:29:44 pm »
Beautiful bow, well done :)
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Offline kamil2910

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Re: Yew longbw 60 lbs
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2013, 10:21:23 am »
I sale  this bow for 320 euro with shipping to uk, germany