A friend of mine from Oregon sent me the best peice of yew I've ever seen. It's a full six feet long and nearly perfectly straight...just one small hump that will need a bit of attention.
It's air-dried, high elevation wood, with about 1/8" of sapwood and very close growth rings.
I'm going to make a warbow out of it (not a 150# bow, but that style of using no dips.)
It's something else. Got to let it acclimatize, then to work.
Pix when it's done please !
ChuckC
Pix when it's done please !
ChuckC
If he comes across another, I'd be happy to trade some bucks for a piece like that!
Gene, J.D.Duff, on the PA site, did a build-along on a war bow that was very well reserched and done. You ought to check it out.
I am in the process of making a war bow from a beautiful yew stave that was given to me. Mine is 72"long , 1/4" sapwood and thin heartwood rings(about 30rpi). I'm planning on a bow of about 100#. I don't know why! I sure can't pull it at that weight. Pat
Oh, whewwww, thought I was gonna have to DELETE this thread -from reading the title!!!! :scared: :biglaugh:
Good for you, Gene. Pics wold be great. Jawge
i thought this title was somthin else!!!
i thought this title was somthin else!!!
Then why'd you look? Now yuh got some 'splainin to do :readit: :biglaugh: