« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2] 3

Author Topic: yew b twisted buildalong  (Read 8398 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline George Tsoukalas

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,425
    • Traditional and Primitive Archers
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2013, 10:11:16 am »
That's a beauty of a stave. Enjoy. Jawge
Logged
Set Happens!
If you ain't breakin' you ain't makin!

Offline toomanyknots

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,132
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2013, 12:48:06 pm »
That stave is so freakin sexy...
Logged
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline JW_Halverson

  • Member
  • Posts: 11,923
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2013, 04:18:54 pm »
May I suggest a name for this bow, should it survive the tillering process?

"toomanycurves"
Logged
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

Offline ohma2

  • Member
  • Posts: 960
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2013, 11:18:56 am »
cant wait to see the done deal. almost makes me dizzy looking at it . puts me in mind of one Gordon did a while back.
Logged

Offline snag

  • Member
  • Posts: 419
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2013, 11:14:06 pm »
Glad that beauty was salvageable. Really a great piece of wood. I'll be following this!
Logged
Is. 49:2 ....He made me a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver.

Offline juniper junkie

  • Member
  • Posts: 714
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2013, 01:42:40 am »
thanks guys, this thing has more curves than Marilyn Monroe, and as I proceed they get more pronounced, may be a good thing. hmmm maybe another name could be Marilyn? ;) but it needs to survive first. I will post more pics soon. continuing with the rasping, I too am getting dizzy at times :) filled in some of the drying checks with CA glue, but need to buy new mine is getting too thick. bow is starting to bend and will be working on the floor tiller tomorrow. ohma2, doubt it will turn out as good as Gordons, but that is a lofty goal to strive for. will keep you all postd on the progress.
Logged

Offline Joec123able

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,769
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2013, 01:46:41 am »
Wow ! Goodluck tillering that thing ! I wouldn't know where to start
Logged
I like osage

Offline danny f

  • Member
  • Posts: 656
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2013, 04:09:06 am »
i cant wait to see this one finished, good luck with it. :)
Logged

Offline Pappy

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 32,198
  • if you have to ask you wouldn't understand ,Tenn.
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2013, 10:12:51 am »
Got to love that stave,looking forward to seeng how that comes out. :)
   Pappy
Logged
Clarksville,Tennessee
TwinOaks Bowhunters
Life is Good

Offline jimmy

  • Member
  • Posts: 185
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2013, 10:24:51 am »
Oh my.  That is one rollercoaster piece of wood.  Can't wait to see it finished!
Logged

Offline juniper junkie

  • Member
  • Posts: 714
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #25 on: July 11, 2013, 02:04:05 am »
spent some of the afternoon chasing "islands" because of the wavy profile I was working on leaving enough wood in the deflex curves so as not to cause a hinge, conversley, I wanted to remove wood on the deflex curves to even out the bend. stave is starting to bend decent, I shortened the stave to have less twist in the limb tips, the stave is now 68" which is a good length for this so as not to overstress it at a 28" draw. will continue to go slow and test bend often, wont be long I can try a long string on it and put it on a tiller tree. the stave master is very helpful in working this stave, holds it well and can change angles with ease. thanks Keenan.
Logged

Offline juniper junkie

  • Member
  • Posts: 714
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #26 on: July 11, 2013, 02:06:58 am »
oops...I meant that I wanted to remove wood on the "reflex" curve. ::)
Logged

Offline Gordon

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,299
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2013, 02:27:04 am »
She's looking good Dave.
Logged
Gordon

Offline JW_Halverson

  • Member
  • Posts: 11,923
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2013, 09:10:05 pm »
Bet this stave is schooling you pretty good, challenging to the end.

It almost looks like someone pressed this tree against a corrugated tin shed as it was growing up.  Whoo-eeei!  What a ride!
Logged
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

Offline juniper junkie

  • Member
  • Posts: 714
Re: yew b twisted buildalong
« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2013, 11:22:12 pm »
it is strange in that the bumps are at a angle across the stave which is probably better than being horizontal, but it is challenging. I have high hopes for this stave, the other gave me my first primitive elk.
Logged
Pages: 1 [2] 3
« previous next »