Yew Longbows

[codger]

#2513

I have been shooting longobws for a long time now and have gravitated toward Bamboo they just seem to work for me and exibit very little handshock even at the 80# and 90# draw weights. But i really have the bug to get a yew longbow after looking at pics of some old St Charles bows.

So does anyone own a Yew longbow? How do you like it and who made it how does it perform etc.

[Ptaylor]

#12190

Hey Codger,

I shoot a yew selfbow I made myself. Its the first yew bow I’ve made. I love it. probably second only to osage orange. The hardest part is finding a tree that is not twisted or without knots and branches. It has great cast and memory.

As for hand shock. I only recently shot a laminated recurve for the first time, and man it was smooth! So my selfbows have more hand shock than laminated bows, but that may be my design error, not sure.

Anyway I love the stuff. Have a few staves drying and will be working on some more bows this winter.

[codger]

#12208

Thanks for the reply ive owned a lot of longbows but never Yew! Theres just somethign about longbows that appeal to me ive got a couple nice recurves but the longobww just works for me. im looking for a nice yew bow asap.

[wahoo]

#12315

I shoot a yew self bow – very nice- it is not center shot so it takes a little to get used to it – it was made by a friend if mine

[codger]

#15746

i have a dwight Rudder bamboo longbow thats not center shot im good with it not a problem. Im actually movign more toward the more prmitive bows it just adds a little more of a challange to shooting.

[Greg Ragan]

#19967

I have a Schulz made boo Tembo and a Schulz made Yew Redman both from HHA.

I prefer the boo as the yew seems a bit more dense and I can detect the humm of the string more in the handle no matter where I put the BH.

just my observations from those two bows.

[horserod]

#21642

Back in ’84 Ron Maulding (Bighorn Longbows) made me a beautiful bow using Yew. My very first shot from it just outside my back door fresh from the box was a perfect shot on target! I’ll never forget that moment…..nor forgive myself for selling it a year later. That was a well made masterpiece and I haven’t found another Yew like it since. But, I keep looking as I believe Yew makes a better bow. There’s a special “feel” with Yew that isn’t duplicated by any other wood. The bowyers I know have always said that the core wood in a bow doesn’t make any shooting difference given the bows are built alike. I have proven this wrong (as far as I’m concerned)in my many years shooting and many bows owned. I firmly believe that bows can be made from the same species wood from different trees (maybe from different areas) that perform better in the same applications. Just my 2 cents…..YMMV. Horserod

[codger]

#31249

Ive always had t hing for bamboo from the first bamboo longbow i shot now i have seven i just thought it would be nce to shoot something different for me bamboo has geven les shandshock tha tthe other bows ive shot but i have never shot yew bow. Ive had alot ofthe actiowood and maple longbows and they seem alittle shcoky wher even my 90# bamboo is smooth and its aschulz natural no glass but sh hang son the wall the bow looks like brand new and it sprobabaly around 30 year sold but I dont know for usre ive had no luck trying to determine what yea it was made my other two shculz longbows are glass laminated and shoot really sweet. I have abamboo and hickory no glass bow that shoots excellent also it was made by Dwight Rudder. Heck i just really like longbows.

[shotgunblast]

#32806

Rudder Bows make yew longbows or try Ravenbeak Natureworks

[Ghost Wolf]

#42299

You might want to check into Abbott Longbows. Just got one in, it’s yew limbs (4 lams) and cocobolo raiser. Nice and smooth…love it.

[Snag32]

#48106

Talk with Allen Boice at Liberty Bows. He’s in Roseburg, Or. and has some great yew and great bow designs. Everything from D shape to R/D. Love his bows.

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