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Offline Del the cat

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Del's Character Yew ELB
« on: August 02, 2021, 06:30:43 am »
I got the bow finished, a few tricky moments with splits and cracks, but I've shot over 100 arrows through it taking the arrow right to the tip of the pile. It's 71" ntn and measured 44# @ 28". It took a whisker of string follow after a mornings shooting but recovered to a bit of natural reflex/backset.
The English Yew stave was given to me by one of my friends, it had apparently been lying in a barn for 8 years, it had been split from a log, and it was very narrow in places with splits and cracks running into the wood. First shot at full draw there was tic  :o >:( :-[ and a small crack opened up on the corner of side/back... it was at a very shallow angle and more of a splinter than a serious crack. I flexed the bow, flooded it with low viscosity CA, clamped it and left it 24hrs... whew, it was fine :) .
The grip had a huge bulge on the back and was slightly concave across the width, I built it up with leather and glue which was rasped to shape before the black leather grip (from an old motorcycle jacket) was added.
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2021, 06:55:05 am »
Perfect. Challenging. One of a kind. My favorite kind of bow.
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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2021, 07:12:47 am »
Yew just broke all the rules with that one Mr Cat. Very impressive and it certainly is a beautiful bow.

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2021, 07:33:07 am »
yeeew, that's a stick.  Oh no, a boa constrictor is coming out of the bush (2. pic).
Super work, Del. Congrats, that bow is a looker for sure.

Any chance for mor pics?
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2021, 07:42:02 am »
Quote from: simson on August 02, 2021, 07:33:07 am
yeeew, that's a stick.  Oh no, a boa constrictor is coming out of the bush (2. pic).
Super work, Del. Congrats, that bow is a looker for sure.

Any chance for mor pics?
Cheers, yes I'll get some more pics when the sun isn't quite so bright... it's tricky to get good shots.
Ha! Sun has gone in :)
I'm not sure what the weird black mark is... looks a bit like a scorch mark, but I scraped into it a bit and it didn't feel crunchy...
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2021, 09:21:06 am »
Looks pretty darn good, also looks like you had to fill in some knots.  Challenging piece of wood
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2021, 09:41:31 am »
Yew beauty! Awesome.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2021, 11:18:59 am »
That thing just brought a smile to my face, just fantastic work on such a challenging stave. Awesome!
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2021, 11:47:41 am »
Now thats a bow. Not to many people would have seen a bow in that stave. Excellent job on your part.
Your fellow archers look like they have some doubt though as they’re standing back just in case LOL.
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Offline gifford

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2021, 02:14:15 pm »
Now that was a challenging stave, excellent problem solving with the whoop-de-dos and fissures. Thanks for sharing the pics of this bow.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2021, 03:09:56 pm »
Now thats quite a bow. Thanks for sharing.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2021, 03:28:43 pm »
That is quite esoteric, to say the least!  A very interesting piece of talent!
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2021, 04:01:52 pm »
A real beauty, Del.  Really like the wiggle and full draw picture.
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2021, 04:47:18 pm »
Very nicely done. Looks great Del.
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Del's Character Yew ELB
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2021, 05:57:02 pm »
It's beautiful. Great job with a gnarly piece of yew. God Bless
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