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Stringman

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2013, 09:33:01 pm »
Dale this bow is about 65" ttt.

Thanks, John!

Scott
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2013, 12:30:12 am »
Really fine work.  Excellent tiller and detail work.  Gotta love that yew.

Gabe
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2013, 12:39:47 am »
Awesome bow!. gotta love that yew.  8)
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Offline adb

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #18 on: April 21, 2013, 03:18:45 am »
Yew is truly beautiful wood. You've made a nice bow... but. When I first saw your full draw pic, I said "Oh, boy!"

Can you see that your bow is doing most of its bending in the first 6-8" of the limb, and then the limb is mostly straight? Mostly in the top limb, too? If you got more of the entire limb working, your bow would be much happier. I mean absolutely no offense... I just hope you can see what I'm mentioning. If you were to get the middle and outer parts of the limb moving, that would be better. The bottom limb is not as bad, but the top limb could really use some work!

You've done a great job on the tip overlays... nice work.
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Offline danny f

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #19 on: April 21, 2013, 08:56:42 am »
thats a cracker great work, i love the colour of yew. i have just started one myself. did u reduce the sapwood or  have you used the original back. i have tried reducing mine but find  its almost impossible to keep to one ring.  they are thinner than paper  :(
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #20 on: April 21, 2013, 09:05:53 am »
Very nice bow.
Rob
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Offline hammertime

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #21 on: April 21, 2013, 11:04:04 am »
Awesome bow,love the looks of yew!Great pics!-Hammertime
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #22 on: April 21, 2013, 11:14:19 am »
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #23 on: April 21, 2013, 12:10:25 pm »
Long live the Queen!!!!!

SaaaaWeeeeeeeeeeT !!!!!
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Stringman

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #24 on: April 21, 2013, 01:13:41 pm »
ADB - No offense taken and I recognize that I'm still a beginner. I do see what u see, I mentioned it in my opening comments. Not sure if it is as bad as you say, but I am aware of the way it looks in the FD pic. I hope to get some more perspective from some of the guys at the classic. If the consensus is to scrape the outer limbs then I will do that.

Danny - I did reduce the sapwood. I tried to follow the contours but did not obsess about the rings. Yew doesn't seem to require that kind of attention.

Scott
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2013, 09:24:25 pm »
Yew built an unyewsually bea yewtiful yew bow! 8)
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Offline danny f

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #26 on: April 22, 2013, 06:05:36 am »
thanks stringman, thats what i have tried to do.  the grain is definately violated so i will keep my fingers crossed.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #27 on: April 22, 2013, 05:50:30 pm »
Ummm, can I have that stave back now?   What a beaut Scott.  You did that stave right!  Lets see a pic of that hole in the limb!
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Offline beaverbow

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #28 on: April 29, 2013, 12:03:32 pm »
The Bow look good... but the tiller look like handshock, right?
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Hey Yew!
« Reply #29 on: April 29, 2013, 12:26:35 pm »
Oh yes... I'll bet she's as fast as she is pretty :-*
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