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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: akila on March 11, 2014, 06:06:29 am

Title: Yew flatbow...40lbs@ 28"
Post by: akila on March 11, 2014, 06:06:29 am

Hello guys...long time no see.. i havent posted something here on ages..:))..so here it is...yew, flatbow/ 68" long...i decided to go with this design becose the material was not ok for a clasical ELB...the heart of the wood was quite bad...it also has a big knot in the midle  of one of the limbs, so, thats why i decided to go with this design...the stave had some pretty bad deflex, but i decided to leave it as it is..pictures now..
You can see here, the amount of deflex...
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110054_zps251cc2f9.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110054_zps251cc2f9.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110060_zpsf026e8c7.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110060_zpsf026e8c7.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110059_zps97871c4a.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110059_zps97871c4a.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110058_zpsc62fc652.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110058_zpsc62fc652.jpg.html)
Overlays are also made from Yew...
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110057_zps8d03fc2d.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110057_zps8d03fc2d.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110056_zps5d7d8adf.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110056_zps5d7d8adf.jpg.html)
Here is that big know that gave me alot of stress..:))
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110055_zps1c177789.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110055_zps1c177789.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3110061_zpsee7d551b.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3110061_zpsee7d551b.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Yew flatbow...40lbs@ 28"
Post by: Pappy on March 11, 2014, 08:33:41 am

Nice job with a challenging piece of wood. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Yew flatbow...40lbs@ 28"
Post by: burchett.donald on March 11, 2014, 09:04:10 am

Beautiful wood and character, looks like a smooth shooter...