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Offline dragonman

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Yewbranch ELB
« on: December 23, 2015, 09:46:45 am »
Hello Everyone on PA , wishing you all an awesome yuletide.
Here is one of my latest bows. Its an ELB made from a yew branch that was just under 2" thick, The stave had about 2" of reflex which it kept all of after plenty of shooting in...Took quite abit of straightening with steam,   it was a stubborn stave to adjust , but has got plenty of life in it.!! When I cut it  it looked dead straight, but after a couple of years it was anything but straight.
Its 68" ntn, and 54lbs at 28", just over an 1 1/8"wide.
I did a twilight mission to an ancient churchyard to get this stave. there where yew trees there that looked up to 1000 yrs old.

for those who believe the rumours that english yew is inferior, this bow dissproves the false propaganda
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Offline dragonman

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2015, 09:47:54 am »
more pics
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2015, 09:54:41 am »
Nice bend bud...Goood looking bow too.That length sure does the trick heh.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2015, 10:14:47 am »
Very nice indeed!
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2015, 11:30:18 am »
Looks great!

I would like to try yew some day but good quality ones are not easily available here.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2015, 01:09:34 pm »
Nice one... and another vote for English Yew. :)
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Offline WillS

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2015, 01:22:10 pm »
Surely the recent load of English yew bows up to 200lb draw weight prove it's good wood regardless ;)

Nice looking bow this!  Not a fan of people stealing yew without getting permission though :(  Bad karma!
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Offline dragonman

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2015, 01:32:40 pm »
Dont worry Willis, I did ask permission, I asked the spirit of the tree first for permission to cut off a branch and then I asked God , seeing as it is HIs house, and no one elses!!!....I thought He was the appropriate person to ask...who else should I have asked ??
trees have a soul in my opinion and belong to themself...I would think the karma is worse for not asking the tree spirit before cutting a tree


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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2015, 02:20:24 pm »
Ahh, a very nice bow indeed! Let us not worry about its origins, but rather enjoy what it has become.

A Very Merry Christmas!
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Offline Hans H

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2015, 02:22:21 pm »
that`s a really beautiful bow,
Hans
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2015, 03:15:54 pm »
Excellent!  The bend of that bow at full draw looks so smooth and graceful, a thing of beauty.

I think the tree spirit would be pleased. and after all removing a branch is merely pruning, the tree lives on.
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Offline WillS

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2015, 05:39:29 pm »
If you happen to believe in god or spirits that's one thing, but all land is owned by somebody, and that's who you ask.  The finding out of ownership is part of working with wood, and should always be so in my opinion.  If the grounds were well kept, the grass cut, the beds maintained and the trees not overgrown, then somebody owns that land.

There's no knowing if the actual land owner had promised that particular piece of wood to somebody else who happened to ask them. 

If you have to take the wood at night, that should say everything about the ethics of acquiring it.
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Offline dragonman

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2015, 06:28:44 pm »
Willis....
how can you buy or sell the sky,
the warmth of the land?
The idea is strange to us.
If we do not own the freshness of the air
and the sparkle of the water
How can you buy or sell them..........Chief Seattle.

Do you think Robin Hood asked permission....

maybe you think you own the land too?  haha
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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2015, 06:41:44 pm »
Loverly no matter where it came from...carry on robin hood!!  8)
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Yewbranch ELB
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2015, 06:53:42 pm »
This is a clear case of robbing from the rich and giving to the poor! ;)

Nice bow you have done the branch justice.
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