This is my last bow I think... Anyway this was my PA tradbow... I used Yew for both my trades this year. It's just easier to work with shot shoulders...
Ryan Yoon was my victum... It's a Yew with rings so tight a diamond cutter couldn't chase one. It started with almost 1/2 inch of sap wood so I de-crowned it. It had some twist and a some deflex on one end. I used dry heat and bear fat to move it where I needed it. The bear fat also brought out the rich color of the heart wood. She is 65 55@28 with stripped Ebony tips and a Seal skin strike plate with no rest (easy to add if he so chooses). The string has Alpaca wool silencers that are probably unnecessary but I felt like it. I made up some bamboo arrows to send with the bow, two with field points and two with steel broadheads...
shooter vid
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/th_Lastswapbow009_zps2f347a22.jpg) (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/Lastswapbow009_zps2f347a22.mp4)
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/Lastswapbow005_zpse894ebea.jpg) (http://s28.photobucket.com/user/coaster500/media/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/Lastswapbow005_zpse894ebea.jpg.html)
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/Lastswapbow019_zps0e7ea9f9.jpg) (http://s28.photobucket.com/user/coaster500/media/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/Lastswapbow019_zps0e7ea9f9.jpg.html)
Nice bow, Coaster! I love the tips!
Thanks Red the Stripped Ebony was a care package that Ralph Morris sent me :)
Here is Ryan at full draw....
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/IMG_2163_zps22b708f1.jpg) (http://s28.photobucket.com/user/coaster500/media/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/IMG_2163_zps22b708f1.jpg.html)
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/IMG_2156_zps7902d831.jpg) (http://s28.photobucket.com/user/coaster500/media/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/IMG_2156_zps7902d831.jpg.html)
and the arrows... I killed a bear with one of the broadheads and rubbed bear fat into the bow :)
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c210/coaster500/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/IMG_2173_zps31d72ff6.jpg) (http://s28.photobucket.com/user/coaster500/media/2013%20PA%20and%20Tradgang%20Bow%20Swap/IMG_2173_zps31d72ff6.jpg.html)
Kip ya do good work!
Love it! Always wanted to shoot a yew bow.
Very nice Kip - I am sure Ryan was happy to get that one! Hope the shoulders improve for ya!
Very well done Kip, makes me want to get back to my yew project.
What a lucky guy that Ryan is. Thats a great looking bow. The tips look great. Well done Kip as usual.