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gorazd:
Turkish bow project started in spring 2016. Horn was glued in summer 2016. Then after long pause I am back in game in 2017...

48inc ntn, 5piece construction, core-bamboo (strip cut from vertical flooring board), tip and handle black locust,
I did tips in laminated style (4×5mm thick, dry heat preformed and glued with hyde-sinew glue)
Horn is water buffalo.


I started sinewing in April 2017.
After 3.layer of sinew I got limb thickness 10mm.

I did sinew in korean style (combed layers) and then wrapped the bow in PatM style to compress the sinew ... with bandage first and then next day with inner tube (bike tyre)...
On first and second layer I got some white line - but third layer looks good...

 Looking on the Peter Bencsik videos  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmjWxDBJmpw&feature=youtu.be
 doing in korean sytle - I realised that you must brush the sinew with haircomb real hard - at least 50 times to wet the sinew.
So third layer is without white lines.

And now the hard waiting - I will try to tiller it in July.

Some pics from project ...

gorazd:
I will induce some more reflex with rope. I noticed that one week after last layer of sinew-  the rope gets loose.
Using PatM`s  method of compressing sinew I got nearly glossy layers so I think no sanding of sinew will be needed. (-S  There are only some cross lines of hardened glue left but they are shrinking from day to day- maybe some minor sanding and they are away...

gorazd:
some pics right before sinewing... limb thickness 7,4mm. Horn thicknes 5,5mm.
Both horn and woodcore were grooved - Grooves 2mm deep- matching grooves.

BowEd:
Great pics and looks like a good looking profile too.Like you said now the waiting.The grooves are square edged?I guess it should'nt matter but usually I make then V grooves.

gorazd:
Beadman:
Thanks.
Grooves are V-shaped. I made the blade from butchers saw (they use it for cutting bones :laugh:) with small file. Grooves are 2mm deep

... but at first look - some optical illuson make them look square  :) ... I think because of glossy horn surface

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