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Offline Weylin

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Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« on: July 07, 2016, 01:03:31 am »
Finally have my trade bow done! It's Pacific yew backed with deer rawhide with some sturgeon skin accents. It pulls 55#@28" and is 64" nock to nock. I bent in some fairly big hooks, this is definitely my most extreme recurve to date. They sure are a lot more work and fuss than a longbow but the end result is rewarding. I have a lot of hours with the heat gun into this bow. I played around with some pin nocks and horn overlays on this bow and I like how they turned out. I kept the limbs nice and wide to handle the added stress from the recurves and it seems to have held a good profile. I was originally going to decorated the wide canvas of the rawhide but after I added the sturgeon skins I was enchanted by the relative simplicity of the two contrasting colors and decided to leave it white. Sometimes simple is better. Looking forward to giving it to my recipient. I hope he likes it.

 
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Offline Badger

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2016, 01:13:22 am »
  You really nailed the design, i love that tiller shape and it held a beautiful profile. It doesn't get no better than that.
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Offline Weylin

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« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2016, 01:18:49 am »
Thanks, Steve. High praise, coming from you. Glad you like it.
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Offline Blayne

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2016, 01:29:46 am »
Wow! The recipient will be blown away I am sure. Great work!
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2016, 01:31:44 am »
Quote from: top_predator on July 07, 2016, 01:29:46 am
Wow! The recipient will be blown away I am sure. Great work!

Thank you! I hope you're right.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2016, 02:48:39 am »
Nice work!
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2016, 03:32:19 am »
Nice! Very ,very nice!
Anybody who gets that bow will be over the moon.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2016, 04:23:25 am »
Now that is a looker and I am sure a shooter also, very nice work.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2016, 04:49:29 am »
Wow beautifull love it verry nice !
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Offline johnfolchetti

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2016, 06:25:20 am »
That is stunning. Beautiful work.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2016, 06:43:11 am »
She's a beauty Weylin.  Perfectly crafted weapon there, can't imagine anyone not being happy to receive that bow. Excellent work Weylin.
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Offline Siyah Later

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2016, 07:07:22 am »
Incredible work!  The bend looks perfect and I love the tips.  The skins, horn and wood really compliment each other.
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Offline Will B

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2016, 07:39:20 am »
WOW that bow is really nice!  I love everything about it.  Great looking bow, but I bet it is a smooth shooting bow also.  Your attention to detail is amazing.  Great job!
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: Yew Static Recurve 55#@28" (Trade Bow)
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2016, 08:28:10 am »
Wow. That's One nice bow. Great Job!
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Offline H Rhodes

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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2016, 08:29:49 am »
Simply amazing.   That is a heck of a bow.
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