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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« on: February 05, 2017, 02:01:29 pm »
It's me again  :D

63" ntn
52# at 27"
cow horn on the tips
rabbit fur on the arrow rest
hemp cord on the handle
rattler skins on the back
and... wait for it... a bow string made by yours truly  ;)

Couldn't have made this one without input an inspiration from wizardgoat and Del. Del's blog was particularly helpful in many ways, not the least of which was how to deal with knots on the side. There's a pic of this fix where you can see I cleared out the knot, filled with epoxy and yew dust, drilled a hole and plugged it with a yew dowel, grain running the same way.

Oh yeah, and the stave had a lot of natural deflex that I tried to straighten out a bit but not with much success.
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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2017, 02:02:19 pm »
more :)
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2017, 02:03:15 pm »
and more :D
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2017, 02:04:49 pm »
Great looking bow  :), glad to have been some help.
Del
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Offline bubby

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2017, 02:07:19 pm »
Your best looking bow so far😉
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Offline DC

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2017, 02:32:45 pm »
Very nice. Are these bows that you have made over the years or are you posting them as you're cranking them out. So many bows, so little time ;D ;D ;D
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2017, 02:39:59 pm »
Beautiful yew bow with nice hooks and curves. The tiller looks great too. Well done!   8)
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Offline Stick Bender

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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2017, 02:45:16 pm »
I agree your best yet sweet stick !
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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2017, 02:46:23 pm »
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Might just be my screen but.. is your bottom limb longer than the top?
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Offline ty_in_ND

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2017, 03:01:04 pm »
Nice work! With the recurved tips, a hair of deflex isn't a bad thing.  In fact, the unbraced pic looks really nice!

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Might just be my screen but.. is your bottom limb longer than the top?

The top limb looks shorter to me, too.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2017, 03:11:57 pm »
Thanks everyone.  :)

DC, there all coming as I make them. I know it's a lot. I spend a lot of time building.

Brice, I know what you mean about the bottom limb looking longer. I just got done measuring and it definitely isn't. Didn't have anyone to take a full draw pic, so I propped my phone up and set the timer. My stance is weird because I was trying to stand low so the camera angle would be perpendicular to the arrow. I think the top limb is tilted away from the camera.  Here's one more at a different angle.



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Offline bushboy

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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2017, 04:49:13 pm »
Dead sexy bro!the bow that is !lol!you look like Blackhawk in that first pic though!jks!
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Offline dirthas

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2017, 04:51:43 pm »
That is a beautiful bow. Love the cord-wrapped handle and the dowel trick. Also an epic pose in the original full draw shot!

Did you make the string out of Dacron?
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2017, 05:28:40 pm »
Great looking bow.  I agree with the other guys about it being your best so far.  Lets see some pictures of that string where you twisted in the loop ends. 
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Offline MulchMaker

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Re: Yew Recurve- lots of pics
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2017, 05:35:44 pm »
Dude you are a machine...you make bows faster than I can make a tillering stick. Lol. I am thankful for that though . Another beautiful bow, your nocks are outstanding. Skin looks awesome.
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