Yew Bow with a few knots (lotsa pics)

[VicNova]

Wow that's a good one for sure.

[Zion]

Thanks for all the nice comments guys i appreciate it!

haha Muffin yeah after my last yew bow exploded i was kinda wondering how this one made it through. Kinda crazy how Yew bows go off, like a nuclear bomb. and in 8 pieces  with no warning 

Thanks Okie, well when i first started shooting i always wanted to shoot heavier bows, not cuz i felt like a wimp or anything like that, i just like drawing these kinds of weights and i guess i like how they shoot. But i also enjoy shooting the 60# bows if they're a good design, usually i have an easier time making heavier bows shoot better tho.

Thanks Hamish, the tillering was a little tricky at first with all the deflex at the handle but it seemed to even itself out ok. Still isn't perfect, but the shooting decides for me lol.

Thanks Pat!

Thanks Autologus, either that or ya start lifting lol

Thanks Zinger, yeah it is pretty gnarly lookin huh 

Thanks Victor, yeah it's a little out of the ordinary for me. I've been lucky with the yew i've got, it could either be an art piece or a bow!

[ionicmuffin]

you sure it was a nuke? i think us being 100 or so miles away from each other i would have felt or seen it right? when did you choose to lite one?

[Jodocus]

cool bow, really, something orcish about it. 

[ionicmuffin]

its the deflexed handle that makes it orcish in my opinion. they had metal bows with deflex in the handle.

[Jodocus]

yeah, probably, and also the relatively massive limbs hat come with the deflex and the draw weight.

[lesken2011]

Nice job, Zion. That yew must be good stuff!!

[coaster500]

Dang Zion you're on fire!!!!!

What a cool bow, I love it!!!!!!!

[Zion]

Yeah i guess it does look pretty orcish huh? It doesn't creeaaaak when i draw it tho LOL

Muffin i lit the nuke 'cuz i felt like it 

yeah Lesken this yew seems to be pretty dense actually. The only thing i don't like about the pieces i got is that there's dead patches going halfway through the limb (scary). I guess with just a little bit of yew a bow can be made tho.

thanks Coaster, glad ya like it!

[Gordon]

Well done young man. You are turning into quite the artist.

[Del the cat]

Nicely done with a very iffy stave.
I think that deflex probably was a blessing in keeping the stresses down.
Del

[dmenzies1950]

Wow Zion,
Another awesome bow out of a gnarly piece of wood! That is too cool! I love your bows! I visited your little town this week, beautiful over there, and sunny! All the inspiration a boy needs to build bows! Keep em coming!               Dale 

[Zion]

Thanks Gordon, Del, Dale. Yeah the deflex probably did help. It has great string tension tho. Lol thanks Dale, now its all rainy