40" West-Coast Yew heartwood and elk sinew

[Aaron H]

Awesome work Airborne, what a great combo

[Badly Bent]

Killer bow Airborne, I hope you continue to post your work cause that bow there is quite nice indeed. I like everything about it.

[osage outlaw]

That's quite a first post!  Great job on the bow. 

[Airborne890]

I appreciate the kind words. Thank you. This bow is 2.25" wide at the widest point on the limb. I was pleasantly surprised by the resilience/springiness of yew heartwood. I am currently working on more bows of this style in juniper and trying to get my hands on some calocedrus decurrens (incense cedar) to test out the hook-nocked style of the sierra Miwok. Will keep everyone posted.

[Parnell]

I've always admired that style and yours looks great.  Excellent post.  Welcome to PA.

[jandersson]

That's a great looking bow! Have you seen the video on youtube, a clip from the 50's of an old native making one of these bows the old school way? It's great to watch. 

[dragonman]

nice work well done. looks totaly authentic

[BowEd]

The reason I ask is at this time I'm doing an ironwood bow that I've floor tillered to about a 60# bow.It's 64" long.I plan on heat treating in at least 3" of reflex.I started out almost 2" wide.Lucky thing too because I accidentally took too much wood from one fade in thickness.Down to 9/16" thick so I had to do that on the other limb too of course.It still has a mass weight of 21.00 ounces almost finished dimensioned out which puts it in the 60# range according to the mass theory by Steve Gardner.Which I trust whole heartedly.Your bow is an exception to this of course but still the thinner but wider theory works.Most people have seen the hickory bow in the TBB that's 48" long pulling quite an overdraw[I think 27"] with 1/4" thick limbs.Great job again.Thanks for showing your bow.

[Pat B]

Excellent little bow. Well done!!!   

 The species name is always written in lower case letters and the genus is in caps(Taxus benifolia)

[Airborne890]

I have seen the ethnographic video on the Yurok Elder making these bows. Wonderful piece.

Pat thank you for the clarification. I have learned so much from these forums and continue to learn every day.

[Floridabowyer]

That is an outstanding little bow! Great job!

[BowEd]

Old sinew just loves those thin wide limbs to crank on.

[burn em up chuck]

    well done, very cool, and welcome

                                chuck

[killir duck]

Wow!! That's a pretty one! Good work.

[Stixnstones]

sweet lil stik there, love the art work as well