Thanks everybody - I appreciate your comments!
Very classy.
Have you tried an ELB out of very low ring count Yew?
I made a 130# warbow from fairly low count... not as low as the stuff you have here... I'd be interested to know what you find as I respect your opinion.
Del
Del, I'm by far no expert on yew, just about 10 or so yew bows under my belt. But yes I've done ELBs out of that low dense stuff, not that high drawweight like you, only 50-65#. My thoughts are this low dense stuff takes with ELB cross section much set. This makes me thinking the rectangular cross section of a flattie is better.
Looking good simson. I just so happen to be putting the finishing touches on a low elevation yew myself. I got the wood from my sons backyard. How do you feel about the performance?
Performance is very good, I estimate the speed is a little lower than my last posted osage birthday bow. But it's a pleasure shooting a relative long static recurve. With that small skinny handle (arrow pass) I can shot stiff arrows and they fly like darts.
As usual, amazingly done! just love those curves and tip work, ever hollow limb design with yew? Just curious. Love the bow-Hammertime
Haven't found a suitable yew stave till now, but will definitely do.
That has very classic look to me. I love it. I bet it performs quite nicely. Very unique stitching pattern. Masterfully crafted.
Have you tried heat treating coarse grain yew? I find a good shellacking and tempering gives it qualities of denser yew.
Yeah, I have tried that - not on that stick but on a small splinter of yew. Got an increase of weight of about 10#. I think taht bow is still in my possession, will try to find and post. It is a nice simple stick.
Do you really first shellack the wood and then applying heat? No problems with shellack burning?
