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Title: Need a pep talk guys
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on March 20, 2011, 03:24:00 PM
Blew up two yew bows this week and I'm ready to throw a fit. I'll post some pics in a few days. Got me down.

I know why the first one blew but the one that blew today was tillered out to 28.5 and I had about 40 or 50 arrows through it was shooting it today and.... Pow! the rest is history. Blew right out the fade area. Got me wondering if maybe I didn't get a hold of some crap wood. I really don't know But I'm going fishing the rest of the day and going to move on to another one tomorrow.

Stiks
Title: Re: Need a pep talk guys
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 20, 2011, 04:11:00 PM
LOL Stiks.. Just smile, ya could be living in Japan.. Good luck fishen, hope ya don't break your fishen rod or fall in:)
Title: Re: Need a pep talk guys
Post by: Mike Most on March 20, 2011, 05:29:00 PM
With all that you have learned the next one (s) will be undoubtedly better...
Title: Re: Need a pep talk guys
Post by: Pat B on March 20, 2011, 06:01:00 PM
Sorry to hear this Kris.   Maybe you ought to give the yew a breather and work with something more familiar.
Title: Re: Need a pep talk guys
Post by: KellyG on March 20, 2011, 06:34:00 PM
Hey sticks just remember if you aint breaking them you aint makin them. Plus I have never made on shoot any arrows yet. I am hoping that osage will change that. Have fun fishing and hope the next bow calls out and you find it.
Title: Re: Need a pep talk guys
Post by: John Lipinski on March 20, 2011, 08:53:00 PM
If you ain't breakin...
Title: Re: Need a pep talk guys
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on March 20, 2011, 09:48:00 PM
I hear ya guys. I'm over it now just had to vent.

Pat I'm gonna finish up a couple osage staves I got going. I got one more yew stave and I put it in the corner. LOL I talked with Keenan today and from what he explained to me the stave had wind shake according to the way it broke.

Kelly, I was shooting it and she blew around 50 or so shots. Here lately I been breaking so I guess the next few I'll be makin'   :bigsmyl:  

I ain't giving up on the yew, I love the looks of a good yew longbow. Got some more coming so we'll what happens down the road.