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Horn and sinew plains bow
welch2:
That's right my left ,photo's right. But it has the tiller shape I'm after .So I might have to scrape a little horn on the other horn near the handle.
It is a little hard to pull ,out in front of me like that.
Ralph
El Destructo:
build a good Tiller Stick or Tiller tree....would be a lot safer too!!
welch2:
Yepp ,a tree would be safer . I have never used one though ,and I don't think anyone had one in the teepee.
But my best excuse for not having one ,is almost all of my bows bend in the handle a bit .And I feel that bend more than see it . In the few bows like this one I've made , I think it helps to feel the movement / flexing ,if any ,of the butt joint too .Feeling the movements around the handle joints ,lets me know if I need to sinew wrap the handle more before drawing the bow further.
Ralph
welch2:
During the tillering ,I noticed a bit too much flexing in the handle . So I removed the sinew covering the butt joint ,and sure enough the reflexing pulled the joint apart .
So now I have to make a bone or ivory spacer .
Ralph
JustAim:
Well that sucks, Ralph. But at least it hasnt broke on you. For putting in the spacer between the butt joints...can you use horn or does it have to be bone? l'm getting ready to make a turkish horn bow so l'm just trying to learn everything l can before l begin the process. Thanks and hope the bow turns out for you.
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