Author Topic: My first attempt with Yew (Read 1054 times)

scrub-buster · « **on:** January 09, 2017, 07:58:00 PM »

The bow is 58" from nock to nock. It's 43 lbs at 25". The tip overlays are sheep horn. The skins are broad banded water snakes. I used tru oil for the finish. The stave was pretty much flat with a hint of deflex. I left it alone and just flipped the tips. I made string grooves on the belly side of the recurved tips. That is the first time I have done that. I enjoyed working with yew. It's much softer than the osage I'm used to. If I looked at this bow the wrong way it would get a dent in it.

scrub-buster · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2017, 07:58:00 PM »

I didn't notice I had put the string on upside down until I went to nock the arrow for the full draw picture.

Mad Max · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2017, 08:59:00 PM »

A real Nice one Clint

LittleBen · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2017, 09:03:00 PM »

Very nice bow. Yew is like jello compared to Osage. It's always amazing how much energy can be stored in such a light weight wood.

Bowjunkie · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2017, 05:44:00 AM »

That's a nice bow.

Yep, yew works like butter.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2017, 05:55:00 AM »

I guess it's Ok.

And your elbow is too high..

Buemaker · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2017, 02:57:00 PM »

Nice one.

Igor · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2017, 04:18:00 PM »

Sweet!

Pat B · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2017, 07:42:00 PM »

Cool bow, Clint. I think I like those water snakes better than any other. Well done.

twitchstick · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2017, 07:47:00 PM »

Very nice!

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2017, 08:10:00 PM »

How's it shoot, Clint? I see you cut a small shelf into it. I didn't cut a shelf in my yew bow and its wider at the rest than any of my other bows, but it shoots as well or better than a lot of my other bows.

scrub-buster · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2017, 08:26:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Pat B:
Cool bow, Clint. I think I like those water snakes better than any other. Well done.

They are quickly becoming my favorite skins Pat. It's hard to get a good match because of the blotchy pattern. They look the best on white woods. The darker osage takes away from the pattern.

scrub-buster · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2017, 08:27:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
How's it shoot, Clint? I see you cut a small shelf into it. I didn't cut a shelf in my yew bow and its wider at the rest than any of my other bows, but it shoots as well or better than a lot of my other bows.

Roy, I've started cutting in a shelf like that on my last few bows and I really like it. The bow shoots good. I am working on a lighter weight set of arrows for it. I was using heavier arrows than what it needed.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2017, 08:40:00 PM »

Well you can get away with a little heavier arrow with the cut in shelf. I am always a little hesitant cutting into the side of a wooden riser. And somehow it just bugs me even doing so for a few reasons. But it does have it's advantages.

mwosborn · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2017, 08:49:00 PM »

Well done!

Carson81 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2017, 12:17:00 PM »

Nice work Clint. You did that stick of yew justice. Beautiful bend and very nice finish work.

riivioristo · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2017, 02:05:00 PM »

Awesome - so good camo with those snakeskins, that if yuo leave that bow leaning some trees to fetch arrows when rowing you perhaps will have hard times to find her :D

BenBow · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2017, 04:29:00 PM »

Nice, don't let it crawl away

Wagstaff · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2017, 05:48:00 PM »

WOW..

Very Impressive..

rainman · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2017, 01:08:00 AM »

Nice bow, like that broad banded snake skin a lot.

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