Guess what i got! :bigsmyl:
i really respect this guy as a bowyer- and he got me started with bows here in canada - and have always wanted one of his bows- here is a classic!
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/mwnicol/1_zpsc6203450.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/mwnicol/media/1_zpsc6203450.jpg.html)
a huge thank you to "Big Bert Frelink", this dainty little bow has got to look like a toothpick in his giant mitts!
NICE!!! You only got one picture for us..Come on now that's not gonna work..lol
Yeah come on, one lousy photo wont do it Wayne :bigsmyl:
Nice wood grain... Where's the rest?
gotta love that Yew!!
Love it!
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/mwnicol/2_zpsa64fc07e.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/mwnicol/media/2_zpsa64fc07e.jpg.html)
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/mwnicol/4_zps7445e358.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/mwnicol/media/4_zps7445e358.jpg.html)
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/mwnicol/6_zps427933fd.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/mwnicol/media/6_zps427933fd.jpg.html)
i just love the understated, but finely crafted tips!!!
bottom tip
very practical
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/mwnicol/7_zpsd17a1872.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/mwnicol/media/7_zpsd17a1872.jpg.html)
top tip- very fine
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/mwnicol/8_zps2165909b.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/mwnicol/media/8_zps2165909b.jpg.html)
beautiful handle
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/mwnicol/3_zps4d58430c.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/mwnicol/media/3_zps4d58430c.jpg.html)
this bows workmanship is so subtle and understated- but is all there!!
a nice classic bow- i love the colour contrast!!
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Me likey! That's a nice one for sure. Congrats.
I agree, nice bow very well made.
Very nice!!!!
Very nice, Wayne.. I see why you are excited..
Lucky! Beautiful bow and beautifully tillered as well. :clapper:
Nice. Tiller looks almost too good. Is the Yew Bamboo backed? Bue--. :)
yup, bamboo.
was bucketing down yesterday- when it arrived, so will shoot it today. one of the side effects of living in a rain forest i guess!!!
Hell yea! Nice bow you've got there.
Some of the finest bows I've seen on here have been by Bert, this one is no exception ... beautiful work.
Cheers to both of you!
There is nothing prettier than a yew long bow. If I lived in the NW part of the states, I would be making a lot of yew bows.
Makes me want to start planting Yew all over the place in the northeast ... I wonder if it would survive.
I believe it would, Ben..
Nice!
Congrats to all parties!
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Glenn
yup should be ready for harvesting in 3 to 4oo years :D , so if Roy had planted some as a kid- it would almost be ready by now!! :laughing: :laughing:
OH Wayne.... :laughing:
Nice looking bow there!
SWEET!!
man oh man that thing sure is pretty. Great looking bow. I've never messed with Yew.
Wayne, that is one awesome looking bow, bet it shoots good too.
Thanks for the kind words guys it's appreciated.
What Wayne neglegted to tell you that he hauled a bunch of Yew all the way from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Alberta so I had something to play with, roughly a 16-18 hr drive :scared:
Thanks Buddy !!
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