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Title: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Bryce on July 07, 2014, 07:32:59 pm
It's been awhile sense I've posted, lots of change going on this side of the cascades:)

As some of you know me and Gabe started a bow swap last September. It's been hard to find time to work on any bows lately. Luckily! I finished this bow months ago:)

I roughed this sapling out back in November, and like most yew staves I've dealt with, it dried into deflex:/
No matter what I did to heat the deflex out, it would never take. And would just end up going right back...oh well.
Barely made it through this build with enough heartwood to push back against the set it wanted to take. All and all I'm satisfied with the way this bow came out.
Sturgeon skin patch over a knot I thought might become a problem.

65"NTN
60#@29"
Bison horn overlays
Cow horn underlays
Abalone inlayed strike plate.
John Strunk skeleton lace pattern.

Thanks for the 'Carson' FD shot Michael:)



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Thanks for lookin:)

Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Blaflair2 on July 07, 2014, 07:43:52 pm
And u thoughts britches were bad ???

Sweet bow Bryce. Those curves are sick
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Arrowind on July 07, 2014, 08:07:58 pm
VERY NICE BOW!  As usual.  Love the curves.
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Badly Bent on July 07, 2014, 08:10:23 pm
Other than the big crack that bow is awesome, seriously nice craftsmanship Pincone.
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: JonW on July 07, 2014, 08:24:27 pm
Wicked hooks. Nice bow Bryce.
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Will H on July 07, 2014, 08:26:41 pm
Nice work as usual Bryce :) the full draw is nice but the half moon is HORRIBLE! Kinda takes away from the whole thing...  :-\
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Weylin on July 07, 2014, 08:40:21 pm
You turned out a great bow despite the stave. You sure pushed the envelope on those hooks. Nice work, buddy.  8)
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on July 07, 2014, 09:18:25 pm
Wow, and it doubles as a gaff hook I'll bet.  That's a sweet looking finished product Pinecone
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Pat B on July 07, 2014, 10:58:48 pm
With those hooks that bow would shoot well with 10" of deflex. Nice work.  8)
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: wizardgoat on July 07, 2014, 11:36:06 pm
Nice curves Bryce, I really like the bow.
I have lots of yew branches, what diameter of branch
would you think is too small. How beefy was this branch?
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: wizardgoat on July 07, 2014, 11:49:03 pm
Probably the best full draw pic ever haha
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on July 08, 2014, 12:37:58 am
1. Thanks for the pic of you.  The image I had in my head of you was way off.   They say sex sells anything but in this case I think the bow would sell itself.

2.  SWEET BOW.  How did you get the recurves that deep?
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Zion on July 08, 2014, 01:13:36 am
Those are some serious curves!
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: rossfactor on July 08, 2014, 02:02:06 am
YEEEEHAWWWW!

The pics on the phone didn't do it justice compared with these! That thing is just plain awesome!  I need to add a few exclamation marks !!!!!  Can't wait to get my hands on that baby, although I'll have to figure out how to string it.  Any more reflex and I could use it as a shepards crook.

Bryce my friend, this has been an awesome trade.

What's too funny, is that I almost did a strunk style handle wrap on mine, (which would have probably looked better) but I figured you have one or two of those already so I tried something different.  If I'd have done that, these bows could have been sisters :)

Did I mention that I can't wait for it to get here?

Gabe



Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: blackhawk on July 08, 2014, 08:43:11 am
Yins guys shoulda just kept the bows ya made for your selves seeing how ya both made yew deflex recurves... ;D

And I guess the half moon is fitting with the half draw  :-\  :-[ ...  :laugh:

And why does yew deflex itself a lot after cutting it out? Even if it is dry? And especially more so if it isn't  ??? I still haven't found any "definitive" scientific reasons for it..although I do have my own "opinions" on the matter  ;D

Anyways....sweet hooks on that baby ;) should be silky buttery smooth to draw
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Pappy on July 08, 2014, 08:55:45 am
Nice bow. :) love the hooks. Chris I have had lots of wood do that when the bark
was left on,especially saplings,I always figured the bark and sap wood was drying faster than the core/belly wood ,sorta of like sinew and draws it into reflex. :-\ :)
Don't know but unless it is out of control re flexing I like it when it does.  ;) :)
  Pappy
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: IdahoMatt on July 08, 2014, 09:34:43 am
Those hooks look like horns.  Great job man.  Very cool gift. 
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Carson (CMB) on July 08, 2014, 01:30:13 pm
Sweet to see this puppy posted up Bryce....but I want to see the real full draw.  I want to see those hooks unwinding out to 29" .  Shoot, Wyldynne has more crack showing than he does length drawing there.   ;D  Gabe you will have to indulge us.  I have to see that girl working!

Pappy, Chris is referring to yew drying into Deflex.  Odd since most woods dry into reflex. 
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Bryce on July 08, 2014, 01:54:57 pm
Sorry dudes, it's the only shot I have with the bow being drawn.
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: rossfactor on July 08, 2014, 03:09:36 pm
I'll fix that as soon as she gets here  ;)

Gabe
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Del the cat on July 08, 2014, 04:51:34 pm
Classy bow, cool hooks.
Del
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: bubby on July 08, 2014, 05:14:50 pm
Nice hooks but I wonder if they have gone beyond usefulness to dead weight, not trying to start anything, just thinking about the benefits of a recurve
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Del the cat on July 09, 2014, 02:43:21 am
Quote from: bubby on July 08, 2014, 05:14:50 pm
Nice hooks but I wonder if they have gone beyond usefulness to dead weight, not trying to start anything, just thinking about the benefits of a recurve
Yeah, but if you saw 'em off the string won't stay on ::)  ;)
I s'pose the question is... at full draw does the string fully lift off?
Del
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Pappy on July 09, 2014, 05:25:23 am
Carson,my bad,I meant reflex. Still a beautiful bow. :) :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Yew Sapling Recurve Bow: Gabe Rossi
Post by: Aaron H on July 09, 2014, 01:20:09 pm
Beautiful bow, well done Bryce.