I've added the heartwood belly laminations to the little Yew sapwood bow. I haven't been brave enough to take it to full draw yet, but I've pinged a couple of arrows out of it and pulled it to 40# on the tiller. It's much quicker and looks quite cool. I haven't wiped it with varnish so it looks dull in the pics. There is a fair bit of set as I didn't pull it into reflex when I glued on the belly (I didn't want to risk breaking it, and as a short bow a bit of deflex helps with the long draw).It's very narrow at the grip and I've added an extra belly strip to provide extra strength over the splice.
Very pretty Del, going to look lovely when it's oiled.
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