Making Yew Selfbows - Horse Bows

[@midwestbrand4041]

Sweet horsebow❤ ive ruined so many staves that would've made beautiful longbows but i broke them bc i wanted to recurve the tips. Im done with recurves

[@sweetchariotengland]

Many thanks. It's that feeling of knowing you could have had a working bow if you'd just left it alone. Recurve is the key to those top speeds with short bows though unfortunately. I think it's important to keep in mind that there are composite bows for a good reason and yew won't always suit the design. Reflex is fine, Yew is optimised for beauty. Recurves are noisy n all

[@rogersimeons2781]

Hi mate, im a uk bowyer as well! A little secret ive found is fast growth yew takes brilliantly to heat treatment, (fine grained yew doesnt take to it well though) Nice job!

[@sweetchariotengland]

@@rogersimeons2781 many thanks Roger. Mate there is so much to learn, it's a beautiful struggle