chisler 90 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Love the bows. Is the process hard? I have a good supply of yew, in particular I have found a lovely, long, straight knot free piece about 7 inches in diameter for a good 6 foot. Really want to try to make a bow out of it. Does it sound feasible? 7" dia is a good size, if you quarter it then you will have 4- 72" staves - 4 bows- or 4 attempts to make 1 bow, go for it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Awesome!! I was thinking I'd experiment with something like Hazel before I started chopping away at my piece of Yew, are there any books or guides you can recommend? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisler 90 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 very good idea, you have more chance of success starting off with a laminated bow, I will have a look in my loft I'm sure I still have a little booklet that I used to get started with, if I find it I would be pleased to post it off to you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad4it 693 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 great work there i like the long bow, i bet you wont shot your thumb again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Amazing. This may be a silly question but is it better to work green wood or seasoned? I have some yew that is standing dead because of bark stripping, may be 10 years old. It is seasoned and as hard as iron. I turn bowls out of it so its very stable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisler 90 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 All the bows I've carved have been from well seasoned wood, the longer the better, truer the final bow curve will be. from what I read yew staves where cut and seasoned for 6 years before shaping, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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