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Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:39 am
by Iodo
Nice work, that looks amazing :P

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:04 pm
by Elleth
Awesome!

I so love the hand made feel. :)

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 5:18 pm
by Greg
58" NTN
57#@26"
Brace height 4.5"
Finished with birch oil harvested and processed by Udwin

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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.

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 6:06 pm
by Iodo
Beautiful :P

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:08 pm
by Taylor Steiner
Yes outstanding!

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:53 pm
by Elleth
Oh my word that's incredible. Lovely!!!

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:50 am
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.

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 2:56 am
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.

Re: Pacific Yew "Huntsman" Bow Build-Along

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:05 pm
by HuerTa
This turned out amazing!! You did an incredible job on this, Greg.