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Offline adb

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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2015, 12:27:04 pm »
Quote from: E. Jensen on February 13, 2015, 11:38:19 am
I think so.  Depends on ring size but I've succeeded in making a 63" 72#@28 bow from it

Could you post some pics of this bow?
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Offline Blitzkrieg721

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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2015, 12:35:10 pm »
Quote from: adb on February 13, 2015, 12:27:04 pm
Quote from: E. Jensen on February 13, 2015, 11:38:19 am
I think so.  Depends on ring size but I've succeeded in making a 63" 72#@28 bow from it

Could you post some pics of this bow?

LOL id say it will 72# @ 28"???? I think that could be considered a success
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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2015, 02:30:12 pm »
For reference, bow is canted
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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2015, 04:46:57 pm »
Nice bow! It appears to be longer than 63" however?
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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2015, 05:35:33 pm »
Um I'll have to check.  It might be 66".  I may have confused it with another bow.
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2015, 06:45:43 pm »
Gives me hope!
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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2015, 07:21:58 pm »
Holy smokes that stuff is tough. Didn't have a bunch of time so I snagged one piece.  I trim a bunch of trees  with my job, this stuff is tough.  :o 39 inches to the first knot. What should I do now?
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Offline adb

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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #22 on: February 13, 2015, 07:42:30 pm »
Doesn't look like yew needles. They're usually in opposing pairs, and flat.
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #23 on: February 13, 2015, 07:45:59 pm »
Or it doesn't look like Pacific Yew? It has the berries and all. As was discussed earlier, maybe Japanese, it does seem to fit that description.
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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2015, 07:51:03 pm »
Yup, those look like yew berries, for sure.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2015, 09:07:32 pm »
Yup. Ornamental yew. Jojo seal the ends and forget about it for 9 months at least
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: how big does Yew need to be?
« Reply #26 on: February 14, 2015, 05:54:44 am »
Yup, that's yew.
As a round stick, you need to dry it slowly and carefully. Seal the ends and let it dry slowly for the first few months. In a dark cellar, a cold shed...something like that.
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