Bow #7 is the Yew bow I built for my wife Lena. It is 63" 30@28 and a sweet little shooter. Lena liked the finish I put on my last bow (Chittamwood) so that what this one got. Again I used the almost black poplar for the tips. The grip is a nice piece of Leather stitched with sinew. I used a piece of bone for the rest and slipped it under the leather. The string silencers are alpaca wool. I really enjoyed this Yew. It is a dream to work and really makes a pretty bow. The stave was deflexed to begin with and I tried a little heat to add some reflex but after shooting a hundred or so arrows it took about one inch of set. Now I just have to teach Lena how to shoot....  Thanks for all the help!!

 
 
 

Looks great! bet she'll love shootin' it.

Here's the money Stiks....

Maybe now I can start my trade bow  

nice work coaster, the bow looks great. i really like the hill style handle and the fades. rv

Very nice Kip!


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Looking good, nice work. Bue--.

Very nice indeed!

Awesome lookin bow Coaster! You might need to help her out with her form just a tad.  

Very nice, Coaster.  She'll love it.

Very nice

Thanks guys  

This is the first time she has ever drawn a bow so we will work on her shooting form. Lena got more pleasure out of smelling the bow (she said it smell like new furniture, Argggg!!) I think than the thought of shooting it  

I wish Yew was easier to come by and not so expensive to buy. I really liked working with it....

My wife draws like a girl too. I'm not even sure how she gets it drawn all the way with her wrist bent at 90 degrees. Weird.

Your can really see your bowyer skills developing. Each bow you post is getting better and better looking. Maybe its just the person drawing though.    

Nice looking bow.

Nim-Rod, they are just built different     Thank you Lord    

DVSHUNTER, that's about the best thing a guy can hear....  I hope to get much better with time. Someday maybe I'll be as good at this thing as some of you folks... and yea she makes a much better full draw model than me, form or no form  

Beutiful bow for a beautiful wife...mine has been asking so I might have to put my next project for ME on the backburner until I get hers built.

Looks Great!!!!!

Kip, another great job! I can only imagine want your bows will look like in a year from now!

Plus, the wood your working, is quite a challenging!

Now, my 17 yr. old son, wants to know who the "Hot" 20 year old is!  :D

Thanks Nathan, Jerrod ...

Frank your son just made Lena's day