Yew "Longbow" w/ salmon skins

[paoliguy]

I really like the contrast of the handle against those skins. The photos are very nice too! What's not to like!

[Sasquatch]

That is a slick bow with a great bend. Thanks for taking the time to post those great pics.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Nice full draw. Is that an April Wine t shirt? Love that band.

[Comancheria]

Nice bow, Wizardgoat.  A couple of questions with regard to working with fish skins:

First, do you leave the scales on, or if not when do you remove them?

Second, what glue do you use?

Third: if you know, would using the skin of a previously frozen fish be OK?  (Not a lot of salmon down here by the Mexican border!😊

Best regards,

Russ

[mullet]

Now, that's cool looking.

[Carson (CMB)]

That is a sweet bow goat! Those stacked yew longbows dont seem to suffer from deflex like other woods/designs might.  Looks like a shooter! Love the cane and salmon skin!

[loefflerchuck]

Good to see it in detail Josh. You use a shelf!?

[Blacktail]

MAN,THAT IS A HOT LOOKING BOW..you did it good again..keep them coming...john

[Blackcoyote]

Yew the man, goat!  Something bout yew and the salmon skins....I've drooled over the pics on Carson's website quite a few times.

Cool style and looks like a shooter, man I get caught up in the landscape around your bows in the pics!

[bowmo]

Pretty looking curve on that one. Interesting skins too.

[sieddy]

Absolutely fantastic- nature and craftsmanship Came together there. The contrast between the grey skin and sapwood/heartwood is stunning! 

[GB]

Man, you make beautiful bows.  That cane handle looks sweet as well.

[Arrowind]

Awesome bow.  Love the skins.  Excellent tiller!  Great job dude!

[wizardgoat]

cheers guys, thanks alot.
Blackcoyote - Tofino is the land of salmon and yew, the background seemed to blend well. its a beautiful spot
                     seeing carsons yew salmon bow was the inspiration for this for sure.  anything on yew looks awesome
loefflerchuck - bow is for someone else, i don't shoot rests on my own bows though
comancheria - scales come off very easily, i used masking tape and just dabbed it after the skins were on.
                     i used tb3. and yes you can use skin of frozen fish.just thaw them, and do your best to skin them.
                     scrap all the flesh and fat from them and tack them to plywood flesh side up to dry.
                     if theres a pattern you want from the fish, make sure you tack them to the board nice and straight.
pearl drums - not an april wine shirt!, a friends punk band. "i like to rock " though too

[Comancheria]

Thanks for the detailed explanation, Goat.