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Offline backtowood B2W

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Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« on: March 27, 2021, 04:00:44 pm »
been a while since I posted a bow...
this one, is a surprisingly nice bow, as the stave was 4" deflexed. I steamed the mid to outers to a D/R profile - just a little above handle. I mostly trace the profile when I start tillering - the red and green line show with what I started. Didn't want to bend the inners and handle, as there are some knots, which I gave some fear wraps ;D with my beloved flax. Also some wind checks - filled with CA.
Ended with 2" of string follow, unstringing she looks pretty much the same.
At 25" of draw you feel her stacking but she really needs one inch more to perform, and that works perfect for the release. Through out the S shape (but almost no twist!?!) I can shot pretty stiff arrows for this over 1,5 " handle. (Good to re-use broken arrows  ;))
ok,  pics:
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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2021, 04:04:57 pm »
more pics
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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2021, 04:06:33 pm »
some more
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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2021, 04:08:13 pm »
as always - let me know what ya think - thanks!
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2021, 04:15:33 pm »
I think you did an awesome job with a very interesting stave. Well done.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2021, 06:55:17 pm »
Gorgeous... loads of character :)
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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2021, 07:16:11 pm »
Very nice. Thanks for posting B2W.
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Offline Will B

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2021, 08:12:58 pm »
That’s a beautiful bow. I like the profile and your fear wraps (lol). Great job!
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2021, 08:16:35 pm »
That thing is gorgeous! Amazing finish work and excellent tiller. If the stave started with 4” of deflex then ending up where you did is fantastic! Good job with the pics. That little wiggle in the stave is nice as well. So much character.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2021, 10:20:11 pm »
beautiful  congrats :)
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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2021, 07:04:34 am »
To proof my impression I did some distance shooting:
No wind, 26" dogwood arrow 4"-0.75" shield fletch 3x
510 grain 148 m
450 grain 154 m

I think that's not so bad for a 26" draw, what do you think?
Something else interesting: 553 Gramm mass is pretty heavy for a bend through.
It doesn't bend a lot in the handle but that much mass!?!
RyanY: the finish is 1x resin alcohol then some coats tung oil, with a steelwool rub in between and final.
Another thing I forgot to mention: I can hang in the loop of the string ( first time 3 ply linen string!) belly side and lead the string through the groove of the fish tail nock

Thanks for the nice comments!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2021, 09:32:23 am »
Be interesting to see how far it would fling a flight arrow 350 grain 3 short low fletchings :)
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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2021, 08:42:32 pm »
Very nice bow on a challenging stick. Tiller looks really nice. :)
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Offline simk

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2021, 04:27:11 am »
Veeeeery nice again Martin - seems you still have some of that tricky staves left - you know I always love your attention to detail and design: georgeous nocks and everything else. You really squeezed everything out of that stick. congrats and lg  (-S 
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Yew shorty 55" 51#26"
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2021, 05:22:17 am »
Love this bow !!
sweet v shaped tips  :OK :OK :OK
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