Pacific yew 115@30, tiller advice,

[Ruddy Darter]

Working on this Pacific yew, 79@1/4" ntn, a little more to take off around the second marker out from centre on left limb(thats the  bottom limb) where it's looking a tadge stiff, other than that looking ok?, Thanks for any views,

R.D.

[Pat B]

Looking good, RD.  Hope you have AC in your shop...or at least a fan.   

[Ruddy Darter]

Thanks Pat, I generally rough out in the back yard  or when in the garage I  usually have the garage door open while working on the bow ,
Here's the final tiller, 110@31". (I got a little over an 1" of deflex, not sure if it's worth trying for a correction and hitting a couple of areas with a heat gun.)
R.D.

[Ruddy Darter]

Here's the finished bow, save for a final rub back and Danish oil..

[Ruddy Darter]

A few more...

R.D.

[Pat B]

Warts and all!   

[Ruddy Darter]

Thanks again Pat, I'm calling the bow "Jubilee". 
I should finish with a draw..

R.D.

[Pat B]

Whats the length? That thing is a brute!

[Ruddy Darter]

The bow length is 79&1/2" nock to nock.
I was tempted to pike it to 78" and try for a little more draw weight, but I got a couple more staves in store to try and get it just right, at least have fun trying anyway. 
 
 R.D.

[bownarra]

Sweet bow!
I would aim for a shade more bend mid limb to the tips - if I'm being super picky!

[Ruddy Darter]

Thanks bownarra,
 
Yeah, I do agree with you on that, if I were to shorten by an inch or two I would work those areas a little more, (there is also a spot early mid limb I'd like to hit), but feels a nice bow shooting wise.
I found it quite a tricky stave to work and taking the sapwood down 5mm was quite laborious, although enjoyable in a therapeutic way  ,  it has been a good learning curve and feel pretty charged working on my current bow project which has its own fun challenges.
Thanks again for that shellac advice, I'm looking forward to using that and should arrive in the next day or two, I've been watching and reading up about its use, as well as being a lot more eco friendly, and I will be using it for all my woodworking applications in future.

 R.D.

[simk]

Nice one 
Would you mind sharing max thickness and width maybe? Just asking because I myself have experienced huge differences between yew and yew regarding drawweight despite similar measurments and try to learn...cheers

[Ruddy Darter]

 Thanks simk,
Here's what I pencilled down and worked to, marked to every 4", top row is width, I ended up a little slimmer after putting on the belly profile. Adjusting the end tapers for whatever length the stave and working to 12mm depth/width at the nocks ...a 78" ntn or under could reach around 130lbs I would imagine.
 If I would want a little more for another bow I would only add another mm to the width dimensions but still work to a 12mm/12mm at the nocks.
 I hope they're clear enough, if not let me know.
 R.D.

[Del the cat]

Dunno how I missed this one!
Lovely bit of character, great bow
Del

[Ruddy Darter]

Thanks very much Del,

R.D.