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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jodocus on January 13, 2015, 11:36:51 am

Title: Yew sapling bow
Post by: Jodocus on January 13, 2015, 11:36:51 am

I have not really made bows for a while, and I very much enjoyed making this one  ;D

I'm not in the US. Here, there's no legal issue with the feather.

The bow is from a yew sapling, you can still see the pith in the handle. The heartwood is still quite bright, the wood is not very dense. The tips and strikeplate are roebuck antler. String's Dacron. I put on a acrylic finish wich I will never do again, I'm not at all happy with how it looks and feels. The reason I did it in the first place was that I wanted something that will not let the white sapwood go yellow...

Pulls 57# at 28", a bit over 60" long, and 11 ounces mass.

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Post by: Jodocus on January 13, 2015, 11:37:39 am

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Post by: Jodocus on January 13, 2015, 11:38:28 am

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Post by: Pat B on January 13, 2015, 11:40:54 am

Very nice, simple bow. Well done!   8)

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Post by: Springbuck on January 13, 2015, 11:57:58 am

  I like that.  The sum of the parts is very clever and interesting.

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Post by: pincushin on January 13, 2015, 12:19:30 pm

love the elegance of this little bow

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Post by: half eye on January 13, 2015, 12:46:23 pm

As with all of your bows, expertly crafted and finished beautifully. 8) 8)
rich

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Post by: Aaron H on January 13, 2015, 01:00:13 pm

Very cool, I love the braced profile picture.

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Post by: Benedikt on January 13, 2015, 01:17:40 pm

Well done! Beautiful bow :)

Only the Overlays could have been done more carefully, they disturb the appereance a bit, in my view  :P

Youre the same Jodocus as on FC, arent you?

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Post by: PeteC on January 13, 2015, 01:20:45 pm

Very nice bow. I like it. God Bless

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Post by: Del the cat on January 13, 2015, 01:25:29 pm

Oh sweet.... :)
I love that style of Yew bow, I like having the central pith line showing here and there too.
Great looking bow.
Del

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Post by: Jodocus on January 13, 2015, 01:43:10 pm

Thanks for the kind words guys! I really do appreciate it.

Del, it's true, leaving a bit of the pith in the handle is nice, gives you the feeling of having gotten the most out of a stave...  ::)

Benedikt: Yes, that's me! I immediately recognized the FC-style of your comment  >:D But really, It was only after glueing them on that I realized I coud not sand on them as on horn bits or they'd get all white...  :P

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Post by: Swampman on January 13, 2015, 01:50:04 pm

Very nice looking bow. 

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Post by: sieddy on January 13, 2015, 03:09:27 pm

Man I love that bow!  :)
I sure hope that at some point I will be able to craft a bow like that out of one of the Yew staves I've got drying out upstairs!  Fingers crossed! :D

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Post by: bushboy on January 13, 2015, 06:07:58 pm

Very nice indeed! 8)

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Post by: Badly Bent on January 13, 2015, 07:52:13 pm

Very nice work Jodocus, that yew sapling bow has a lot of style and beauty in the way you shaped it. Very graceful yet deadly looking, I always enjoy seeing your bows posted here.

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Post by: wizardgoat on January 14, 2015, 01:18:27 am

I like it! Yew and saplings, 2 of my favorite things

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Post by: lesken2011 on January 14, 2015, 09:31:51 am

Nice bend on a well done bow, for sure! 8)

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Post by: Carson (CMB) on January 14, 2015, 02:01:38 pm

Cool yew bow. Nice work with that sapling.

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Post by: Parnell on January 14, 2015, 02:54:53 pm

Oh man, that's pretty.  Great pictures, too.  Good one.

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on January 14, 2015, 03:10:41 pm

That is a beautiful bow and is finely  tillered. Jawge

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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on January 14, 2015, 11:38:47 pm

Beautiful work sir, I really like the tips

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Post by: IdahoMatt on January 14, 2015, 11:42:45 pm

That's a cool looking bow man.  Great job

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Post by: Pappy on January 15, 2015, 06:58:06 am

Beautiful bow, got to love that, bet it's a sweet shooter. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: Sidewinder on January 15, 2015, 05:46:51 pm

Very nice bow. I like the pith in it too. Well done.   Danny

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Post by: dmenzies1950 on January 15, 2015, 06:58:24 pm

Nice job on that one! I've never seen tips quite like those! I like em!
                                                                                                   Dale