Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

A central place to talk about weapons and armour, as it relates to your kit. This is where you show it of or talk about making it. Discussing the relative merits of types of weapons goes in the WMA section.

Moderators: caedmon, Greg

User avatar
Iodo
Thangailhir
Posts: 2112
Joined: Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:58 pm
Location: North west england UK
Contact:

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Iodo »

Nice work, that looks amazing :P
Gimli: It's true you don't see many Dwarf-women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for Dwarf-men.
Aragorn: It's the beards.
User avatar
Elleth
êphal ki-*raznahê
Posts: 2932
Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:26 am
Location: in the Angle; New England

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Elleth »

Awesome!

I so love the hand made feel. :)
Persona: Aerlinneth, Dúnedain of Amon Lendel c. TA 3010.
User avatar
Greg
Urush bithî 'nKi ya-nam bawâb
Posts: 4496
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:50 pm
Location: Eriador; Central Indiana

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Greg »

58" NTN
57#@26"
Brace height 4.5"
Finished with birch oil harvested and processed by Udwin

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

I'm in the process of making a jig for splicing up a more permanent string (hence the marks on the current one) as well as spine-sorting my 200-250 shafts, but that's all news for another thread. She's done.
Now the sword shall come from under the cloak.
User avatar
Iodo
Thangailhir
Posts: 2112
Joined: Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:58 pm
Location: North west england UK
Contact:

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Iodo »

Beautiful :P
Gimli: It's true you don't see many Dwarf-women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for Dwarf-men.
Aragorn: It's the beards.
User avatar
Taylor Steiner
Haeropada
Posts: 975
Joined: Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:31 pm
Location: Great Falls Montana
Contact:

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Taylor Steiner »

Yes outstanding!
Frodo lives!
User avatar
Elleth
êphal ki-*raznahê
Posts: 2932
Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:26 am
Location: in the Angle; New England

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Elleth »

Oh my word that's incredible. Lovely!!!
Persona: Aerlinneth, Dúnedain of Amon Lendel c. TA 3010.
User avatar
Peter Remling
Athel Dunedain
Posts: 3735
Joined: Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:20 am

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Peter Remling »

Greg, is that a traditional way of securing the string ? I'm only familiar with modern strings that come sized and have loops on both ends.
User avatar
Greg
Urush bithî 'nKi ya-nam bawâb
Posts: 4496
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:50 pm
Location: Eriador; Central Indiana

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by Greg »

It's more adjustable than a Flemish twist. I can't say if it's actually traditional or not...bowyers call it the Bowyer's knot, while I've known it most of my life from Scouting and now as an arborist as the Timber hitch. Either way, it chokes a rope onto a log nicely and doesn't go anywhere.

I've had other strings in the past that were twisted together on the top end and tied like this on the bottom nock to make the brace height more adjustable. Once I get my preference dialed in, I'll be splicing both and leaving it behind, as it CAN slip over time on this smooth, bark-free surface.
Now the sword shall come from under the cloak.
User avatar
HuerTa
Wanderer
Posts: 36
Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:23 pm
Location: Jacksonville, FL

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Post by HuerTa »

This turned out amazing!! You did an incredible job on this, Greg.
Post Reply