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Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: triton on January 20, 2009, 04:54:42 pm

Title: yewckory
Post by: triton on January 20, 2009, 04:54:42 pm

yew log was snaffled on eboy for £16 but had been stored bark on since 1987 so had become striated (cracked down the length) in the sap wood, so I had to back it with hickory. came out at 110@32"
(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j203/a750triton/yewhickory.jpg)
excuse the weird posture and that I don't have full draw, lack of room in the kitchen

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: Justin Snyder on January 20, 2009, 05:10:48 pm

Nice work. 

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: triton on January 20, 2009, 05:24:46 pm

Thanks.
just remembered a couple other things; 72"ntn. there's a couple of pins in that run through the handle, so rhather than take them out and lose draw weight, I left the handle stacked. I'll get a couple of pics of the wood shortly

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: Yeomanbowman on January 20, 2009, 05:36:05 pm

I saw Mike shoot this bow recently and it pokes the arrows out very well.  A nice roving bow there.
Cheers,
Jeremy

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: triton on January 20, 2009, 05:52:21 pm

Thanks Jeremy.
can't wait for summer. The frost aint helping performance of myself or the bow but you never know, in a couple of months, I might be able to hit something  :D
(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j203/a750triton/longways.jpg)
(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j203/a750triton/Top02.jpg)
(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j203/a750triton/Bottom01.jpg)

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: Ian B on January 21, 2009, 01:54:37 am

Very nice bow there mike, very nice work mate.

regards ian

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: stevesjem on January 21, 2009, 05:06:51 am

Thats a nice bow Mike...Well done mate.

Steve

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: DanaM on January 21, 2009, 07:46:21 am

Awesome bow, My shoulder screams in agony every time I see a picture of someone drawing one of these heavyweights back :)

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: triton on January 21, 2009, 08:53:38 am

Thanks all for the positive comments.  It's a steep learning curve (more like a vertical line) but I think at last I'm making progress.
as for self bows, I've got a stave of hawthorn which resembles a braced scythian bow but also has a sideways kink in the handle. 
Just felled a small yew tree which will have quite some forward set in the top limb, otherwise as straight as you can get.  the size is enough to get 3 bows but due to a knot in one side reduces that to 2 and the curve in the log brings it down to one but I may get a couple of laminates too.  for me, this is the most nerve racking part.  split or cut right and I get a couple.  cut wrong, fence post.

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: Asiertxu on January 21, 2009, 09:32:35 am

Very nice "little bow" Mike!!..:D...
You´re forsure in good shape fellow!
Cheers...

Asier.

Title: Re: yewckory
Post by: heavybow on January 28, 2009, 11:21:05 am

Mike thats a very nice bow. Great picture. Marlon ;)