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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: danny f on January 23, 2013, 10:33:58 am

Title: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: danny f on January 23, 2013, 10:33:58 am
hi all i made this bow over the last 2 days it is from a yew branch that i had.  i split it and spliced the 2 together, it is my first real attempt at a stave bow rather than boards. i am pretty pleased how its turned out.  the tiller was messing with my eyes and i ended up abit underweight. the tips are walnut and i put a small walnut riser to bulk the handle out abit and  strengthen the splice.
the bow is 64" TTT  and 40# @27"
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Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: burn em up chuck on January 23, 2013, 10:38:58 am
   just beautiful, yew at 40#is a sweet shooter

                                               chuck
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Pappy on January 23, 2013, 10:46:33 am
Very nice bow,tiller looks good to me. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Sidewinder on January 23, 2013, 11:12:15 am
Nicely done. Like Pappy said tiller looks great, I bet it does shoot sweet.   Danny
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: dwardo on January 23, 2013, 11:28:53 am
Handsome bow with a great tiller. Nice finish too ;)
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Keenan on January 23, 2013, 11:39:14 am
Great job on your first billets and very nice tiller.
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Will H on January 23, 2013, 12:02:55 pm
Sweet! I like it!
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: blackhawk on January 23, 2013, 12:59:34 pm
I hate it when folks post a yew bow cus it makes me wanna go make another one cus its butter to work n gives my osage muscles a break,smooth as silk to pull,sweet upon release,and one of the most beyewtiful bow woods...thanks...now I'm gonna have to go make my small stash even smaller

Looks good to me
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: ionicmuffin on January 23, 2013, 01:01:22 pm
LOL blackhawk, ive got no yew! and you dont have a small supply! i saw your other post! you hit the jack pot! Oh, and danny, im drooling over that bow! nice work!
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on January 23, 2013, 01:09:38 pm
That looks real nice Danny. 
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: danny f on January 23, 2013, 01:45:11 pm
cheers for the nice comments everyone, lol blackhawk your right about the smooth as silk.and  it is light as a feather too. i just need some lighter arrows to shoot through it now mine are all abit to heavy for this bow.  :)
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: randman on January 23, 2013, 11:56:28 pm
Man that's purty! Goes to show ya, It doesn't take much Yew to make a great bow (er was the saying about osage?) >:D
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: soy on January 24, 2013, 02:18:27 am
Bravo ;)
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Bryce on January 24, 2013, 02:57:43 am
I hate it when folks post a yew bow cus it makes me wanna go make another one cus its butter to work n gives my osage muscles a break,smooth as silk to pull,sweet upon release,and one of the most beyewtiful bow woods...thanks...now I'm gonna have to go make my small stash even smaller

Looks good to me

Did that really just come out of your fingers!?



Very nice bow! Very clean!
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Carson (CMB) on January 24, 2013, 03:00:17 am
I hate it when folks post a yew bow cus it makes me wanna go make another one cus its butter to work n gives my osage muscles a break,smooth as silk to pull,sweet upon release,and one of the most beyewtiful bow woods...thanks...now I'm gonna have to go make my small stash even smaller

Looks good to me

Did that really just come out of your fingers!?



Hey Bryce, blackhawk might live in osage country, but he isn't dumb.   ;D
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: ionicmuffin on January 24, 2013, 03:03:49 am
hey, nobody should complain if they have yew or osage! or vm or any of those good bow woods! i have a very limited supply >< but, bryce here has offered to help me find some wood, so maybe i can make another trip for that ;D
Title: Re: YEW spliced branch bow
Post by: Bryce on January 24, 2013, 03:23:26 am
I hate it when folks post a yew bow cus it makes me wanna go make another one cus its butter to work n gives my osage muscles a break,smooth as silk to pull,sweet upon release,and one of the most beyewtiful bow woods...thanks...now I'm gonna have to go make my small stash even smaller

Looks good to me

Did that really just come out of your fingers!?



Hey Bryce, blackhawk might live in osage country, but he isn't dumb.   ;D

Your right about that! Seems to know some stuff about this and that :P