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Offline MotherGoose

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Yew board bow question
« on: May 21, 2014, 09:50:29 pm »
Hello newb question... I was given a milled yew board... 77 inches long 2.75 wide and an inch thick...the grain is at an angle on the end and has no sap wood. Is this possible to make a flat bow with?
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2014, 09:54:31 pm »
got any pictures? If it was mine I'd back it with bamboo.
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Offline MotherGoose

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2014, 10:08:09 pm »
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Offline MotherGoose

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2014, 10:09:09 pm »
Oops too small...I'm having a hard time getting pictures to post
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Offline Crogacht

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2014, 10:10:50 pm »
What are you taking the photo with? If you can get a decent quality image and resize it to just under 200kb in size that should be big enough to see the grain and small enough to upload from your pc.
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Offline MotherGoose

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2014, 10:15:03 pm »
Using my iPad. Can't seem to figure out how to resize correctly
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Offline Crogacht

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2014, 10:17:42 pm »
iPad. Hmmm. I use Paint to do it, but I believe there is an app you can download which will resize pictures for you. If it gives you a file size option, choose just under 200kb, if it goes by pixels, start off with 800x600 and see if that gives you a file under 200kb. The actual imagesize vs. size of file will vary between photos.
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Offline MotherGoose

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2014, 10:18:15 pm »
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2014, 11:18:43 pm »
hickory is another backing option.
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Offline MotherGoose

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2014, 11:28:33 pm »
So if I back it do I have to worry about chasing a grain? It is at a 45 degree angle as it sits now...
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Offline BL

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2014, 12:01:19 am »
It's angled on the end, but how does the grain look running lengthwise down the board?
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2014, 12:03:59 am »
Looks fine to me. Put some bamboo of there and you won't be sorry :)
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Offline MotherGoose

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2014, 01:35:45 am »
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2014, 02:11:13 am »
Looks like a damn nice yew board to me!
I would split it lengthwise, flip one slat, glue it back together and back it with boo or hick for a tri-lam.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Yew board bow question
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2014, 06:33:31 am »
nice board. bamboo would look good on it. if theres any wood that can handle grain violation its yew
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