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New Turkish 48 inch
mikekeswick:
Cheers guys.
The core is a five piece with hornbeam riser, hornbeam limbs and ash tips. The horn strips were a funny shape, I had to add a small piece at the ens of the grip on one of the strips and they are only about 3mm thick. 105 grammes of red deer leg sinew. The sinew I've been getting has been too short in an ideal World...I wish we had elk and moose here and not farmed red deer....well you've got to work with what you've got!
Got most of the leather glued last night.
Marc St Louis:
Glad to see you back Mike.
Very nice bow
Urufu_Shinjiro:
Incredible! Well done. I'm with JoachimM, composite hornbow makers get mad respect in my book. I'm not very good with my hands so while I like reading about bowyering I'm a little intimidated to give it a try (living in a small apartment with no tools doesn't help either), but I can't imagine making that leap into composite bows...
Aaron H:
Well done Mike, I need to try my hand at a horn bow one of these days also
Parnell:
What wood did you use for the laths/siyahs? Is it 3 piece? Is that a steel ring through them? Interesting.
Looks really beautiful. Looking forward to seeing your finish.
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