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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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New Yew Recurve
« on: January 15, 2014, 08:38:02 pm »
I haven't posted in quite a while, I've been very busy with work but here is a Yew recurve I finished a few weeks ago.  It's Pacific Yew with 5 layers of Elk sinew, Red Elm under lays and Blow snakes and a seal skin strike plate to pretty it up a little.  It is 58" NTN and 48lbs@27".
I'm very happy with how this one shoots, smooth draw, zero hand shock and fast for a relatively light bow.






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Offline paulsemp

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2014, 08:47:51 pm »
Love the curves on that! Beautiful bow
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Offline RyanR

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2014, 08:49:33 pm »
That's a very nice looking bow.
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2014, 08:50:12 pm »
Gorgeous bow! sweet curves and skins, love it
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2014, 08:50:55 pm »
Georgeous curves!  Looks very smooth.   8) 8) 8)
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2014, 08:55:34 pm »
Wow incredible can we get some unstrung pics on both recurves ?
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2014, 08:58:11 pm »
what is the bow resting on? it looks like some kind of fur
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2014, 09:02:14 pm »
 :o Wow sweet look'in bow.  Looks like a BOM candidate to me.  What is the radius of the form (ID of bends) you used? and would love to see and unbraced pic

Sweet bow
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2014, 09:03:10 pm »
Another with great curves.  Very nice!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2014, 09:14:03 pm »
Killer bow MDS!  The whole package from handle to tips is very nice, great work.
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Offline bowmo

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2014, 09:23:42 pm »
Super nice. All around beautiful.
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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2014, 09:27:56 pm »
That is just a faux fur from wal mart. I dont have any unstrung strung pics of the osage bow but here is a really bad pic of the Yew recurve un strung...both are similar.


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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2014, 09:30:16 pm »
That is a work of art.
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Offline Peacebow_Coos

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2014, 09:38:28 pm »
Gorgeous with the yew and skins, wonderful bow
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: New Yew Recurve
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2014, 09:41:19 pm »
Thanks for the unbraced pic.  There is another post on here discussing static recurves.  I think that this is a real good example of what I'm talking about a continuous bend static recurve.  I bet it is real easy and smooth to pull to full draw.

But the more I look at it's not a static at all the recurves are working some it looks to me .... am I correct what do you think?  I've never built a working recurve but always thought about it.  8)
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