Hello! I have been reading these forums since I started making bows. This is my first post on a finished project.
This is a sinew-backed Yew heartwood bow as crafted by the native peoples of the Pacific Northwest.
This bow was handcrafted using steel and stone tools. It is pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) layered with 3 layers of elk sinew. The tips are wrapped with sinew and stained with red ochre (natural iron-rich earth pigment). The back is also painted with red ochre designs. The bowstring is a 2-ply deer-backstrap sinew string. The belly of the bow has been finished in a coating of bear fat to slow moisture absorption and then burnished with an antler to compress the wood fibers.
The bow is 40" long and pulls 55 lbs at 24" draw.
Thanks for looking
