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Offline soy

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lil ol yew
« on: April 25, 2015, 06:07:55 pm »
Got this piece of yew a ways back from gundoc...very old piece that was leaning against a basement wall for so long the ends were rotted and it had deflex from the lean  :o
It took some time as it is my first crack at yew and i must confess its almost as good as erc  >:D its 64"ntn 50#@26" Nigerian ebony tip overlays kangaroo leather handle wrap with my first attempt at a strunkish style  ???  tie up.inlayd mother of pearl arrow pass ;)





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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2015, 06:10:02 pm »




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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2015, 06:11:19 pm »


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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2015, 06:50:02 pm »
Right on man! That looks absolutely fantastic!  :D
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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2015, 07:12:01 pm »
Beautiful bow Soy!  Almost as good as ERC huh?  Might have to give that a go then ;)

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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2015, 07:13:37 pm »
Do I like that bow?  Soy-tainly!
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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2015, 07:15:43 pm »
 ::)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2015, 07:19:31 pm »
Bring it with, I wanna shoot it once!
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2015, 07:23:32 pm »
Man that looks like a sweet shooter, very cool
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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2015, 07:29:21 pm »
Bring it with, I wanna shoot it once!


Your the boss ;)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2015, 07:31:33 pm »
Don't tell your wife that, she might not understand.
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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2015, 07:34:33 pm »
No!!!
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2015, 07:35:17 pm »
Soytantly... I love you wit jw!


Nice looking stick soy. I have a few pieces of yew in the shop but even with a respirator the dust gets to me. I hope mine looks as good as that when I finally finish it. Well done.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2015, 07:45:48 pm »
Nice Save on that nearly forgotten jewel, soy. Well done.   8)
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: lil ol yew
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2015, 08:15:55 pm »
That's a great looking bow, nice work