Yellowheart Bamboo Backed LB

[BMorv]

               

I finished this bow a couple weeks ago and figured I should share it since I get such good reference from this site.  This is my 2nd completed/shooting bow (this is my 5th try at making a bow, the other 3 broke on me) 69" NTN, Yellowheart belly w/ Bamboo backing, Ipe tip overlays and handle Ipe/yellowheart.  Took about 1.5" of set, and has good cast.  
As some have mentioned before, yellowheart is easy to work with and works really well in compression.  It's readily available and fairly priced as compared to other exotic hardwoods.  I love the color too, it's almost fluorescent it's so yellow.  
Thanks for viewing.

[wood carver 2]

Very nice. Welcome to Trad Gang!
Dave.

[BMorv]

Thanks Dave!  
I forgot to mention that it's pulling 57 lbs @ 29".

-Ben

[takefive]

Good looking bow.  Nice work!

[mikkekeswick]

Yep Pau Amerillo is one of my favourite belly woods. Its so elastic and great in compression with relatively low density and you can make just about any design with it. Basically its an almost perfect bellywood yet you rarely see bows made from it. If you cut it on the quarter then the 'flecks' in it are beautiful too.
Very good bow especially so if you've only made a handful. Well done!

[BenBow]

Love yellowheart. Nice looking bow.

[Jack Skinner]

Bow looks great. I have made yellowheart arrow shafts. They would look sweet with your yellowheart bow.

[BenBow]

Wow Jack yellowheart shafts, sure would look cool with purpleheart footings.

[BMorv]

Thanks guys.  
Jack,
Where can I see pics of these yellowheart shafts?  I would love to see them.  

I replaced a knife handle with some leftover yellowheart, and it came out quite nice.  I would attach a pic but I'm not sure this is the right section to post it.

[ty_in_ND]

That's a nice bow you made there.  The yellow with the natural boo is nice.  What is the draw length and weight of the bow?  Also, what does the grain look like on the belly?  I've never worked with yellowheart, so I'm just curious about what to look for.

I think that would look smashing with purpleheart accents instead of the ipe (the ipe looks good, don't get me wrong!), so the next time I head to the exotic hardwood place, I might take a look for some yellowheart.

 

Originally posted by BMorv:
Thanks guys.  
Jack,
Where can I see pics of these yellowheart shafts?  I would love to see them.  

I replaced a knife handle with some leftover yellowheart, and it came out quite nice.  I would attach a pic but I'm not sure this is the right section to post it.

Just say it's a pair with the bow!  I've seen posts like that before.    

[Jack Skinner]

I will look and see if I have any of the yellowheart shafts left tonight and get a picture if I can. I had bought the board with the thought of using yellowheart for footings. It was not as heavey as I thought for footings. So I went with other woods. But a section of the board I had look good so I made some shafts and they came out better than I thought they would. I think it is a better shaft material than footing material.

BenBow what a great idea for a footed shaft.

The more I think about it I believe I made a few poplar shafts that had a green tint in them with yellowheart footings I will look for them tonight as well.

[frank bullitt]

Pretty bow!  

[BMorv]

ty, the bow is 57 lbs at my draw length of 29.5".  I shot 500 grain arrows through my chrono, and it averages 164 fps.  I'm not sure how good that is, but compared to the 1st bow I made this one seems like a rocket launcher.  
I've only worked with yellowheart a couple times, but I did some research before I started the bow.  It has fairly straight grain, and from the 10 boards at the hardwood lumberyard, I was able to find 2 that had straight grain running from the bottom to the top.  The growth rings are subtle, but you can definitely see them.  It has diffuse porous grain, as is common with hardwoods in tropical climates.  
       
You can see the rings on the belly of the bow, and the pores on the knife handle     :D

[ty_in_ND]

Thanks for the info!

[Jack Skinner]

Not sure if these are worth posting they are from my phone pictures of some parallel and poplar footed with yellowheart arrow shafts. The all yellowheart shafts are 700 gr and spine in the low 90's. I would have to take them down to 11/32 or 5/16 to get them in my spine. Parallel shafts way heavy enough don't need footing but a purpleheart footing with the yellow way purty.
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[Jack Skinner]

Didnt mean to double post Sorry

Not sure if these are worth posting they are from my phone pictures of some parallel and poplar footed with yellowheart arrow shafts. The all yellowheart shafts are 700 gr and spine in the low 90's. I would have to take them down to 11/32 or 5/16 to get them in my spine. Parallel shafts way heavy enough don't need footing but a purpleheart footing with the yellow way purty.
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[Buemaker]

Nice stuff.