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Offline Roughcountry

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Rawhide backed yew bow
« on: April 28, 2013, 05:21:00 PM »
Finished my third try at Yew wood. It may be a little harder to find good wood on the dry side of Oregon but it seems to fling a arrow pretty good. I guess this would be a flatbow, 60 incher and 52@28"
Made from a couple billets from different trees (saving the good stuff in case I get better)

I need to tune some arrows to it and find a fitting name. I've got a little over sixty arrow thru her and think she may go grouse hunting this fall.
 

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Re: Rawhide backed yew bow
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2013, 05:24:00 PM »
Looks good. Would like to,see a full draw pic.
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Re: Rawhide backed yew bow
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2013, 07:18:00 PM »
I'll have to wait till someones here to snap the pic for a full draw. I've only seen the tiller board myself.

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Re: Rawhide backed yew bow
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2013, 07:19:00 PM »
...and an unbraced pic.
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Re: Rawhide backed yew bow
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2013, 08:17:00 PM »
Looks nice

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Re: Rawhide backed yew bow
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2013, 02:46:00 AM »
Hey Robin,
They gotcha make'n wood bows now too eh.
Lookin good.
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Re: Rawhide backed yew bow
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2013, 09:33:00 AM »
Thanks Rob.

Hey Traxx, hope you wintered well. I have some yew from a thinning project for fire safety. This bow took about a year to get done in 5 min. sessions.
I was way over my abilitys but the wood was free and I just got lucky. It's also a first for rawhide backing.

I'll see if I can get more pics taken and up.
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Re: Rawhide backed yew bow
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2013, 09:46:00 AM »
Nice !
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