Got this yew branch bending to 25" @ 50# . Still have to bring the brace up a bit more and get it out another inch or two. This is one of my trade bows on another site.

Looking good Bob. Love those yew selfbows. What's the length? I'm getting ready to try one myself. My staves are only 60-64" so I'm thinking AFB.

This one is 63"

Are my eyes deceiving me or do I see sapwood on the belly and heartwood on the back?

Your eyes are playing tricks on you it is heart wood belly

Looks nice!

Nice. Looks like the middle third of each limb would benefit from a little more bend.

I still have another inch to go but will finesse it out over 26" draw. So I have some tweeking to do on the tiller. Jeff middle thirds you are talking like just out of the center of the limb towards the tips correct?

I would get the near handle wood bending a bit more. Jawge

Tiller looks good though.

Jeff, good eyes!! Guess that was the camera because it looks that way to me now that you mentioned it. I had to go back and take another look my damnself. It still looks bassakwards to me.

I've never seen a camera do tricks like that before.

Looking good. A yew bow is high on my to do list as far as Selfbows go:)

Genuine PA yew, Bob?

I don't know we're the yew is from. I got it from wizardgoat from the PA christmas trade.

I did some more scraping in the fades and got it pulling 26" I may shoot it in for awhile now and see what it does.

Here's why I said the middle thirds needed to (and still do need to) bend more.

Sorry, that red ellipse is useless. I forgot to open it up. I'll try again.

Looks like your about there. If you have the draw length and weight you want. It's time to put the finish on.

Thanks Jim. And the limb to the left is the bottom limb. But I am sure you can see that by how it's sitting in the holder.I will get some shooting done and make sure tiller stays put then it's finish time.

Looking good so far Bob

Thanks Chris. And everyone else. Stats are 62 1/4 ttt and 61 1/4 ntn 50@26. Headed out to fling a few from it now to try out the new string I just made for it.

Looks great! Nice bow. Jawge

Thanks jawge. Here a a picture drawing it back.

75 shots later at half draw blew violently at a knot on the bottom limb.

One more

That's too bad, Fred. Did not know you had knots to deal with. Jawge

Damn yew!!! Sorry it went Bob.

Disheartening isn't it. Time to start another.

Dang, that's got to be frustrating to say the least. Hope you stayed out of harms way. I have a couple of pin holes on my yew AFB so I rawhided the back and so far so good after 10 years of bending it. Lance.

Dang it!

Well sorry to see that but it's part of the selfbow world . Start you another one. Arvin

What a shame ... but thanks a lot Bob for taking the time and trouble to share your build ..... really appreciate it

Sorry to see that, Bob.

That really sucks. She had a nice bend too.

Thanks guys. Already working on another bow or two:^)

Bob, I have a few yew staves but no experience building with the wood as it's been hard for me to get until recently. Do you know if it works as well trying to make a bow with a flat belly vs. somewhat rounded belly?

Bummer. Looks like you did everything right anyway. Sometimes that's just the way it goes

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