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240's sheep horn bow build with Tom Lucas
gorazd:
Very nice bow ! )P( Congratulations !
What is the the finish on the sinew (red and black) ?
Is it just paint ?
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Pat B:
That is an extremely nice sheep horn bow. You did an excellent job on it. :OK 8)
I've never made a composite bow or a horn bow but I was wondering if it is necessary to wrap the entire bow in sinew. Seems to my uneducated eye that that extra weight would restrict the cast of the bow. Maybe that's just the way they have always been made. ???
NorthHeart:
Thanks gentlemen!
Gorazd- first i coated the bow with TB3, then i used artist grade acrylic for the paint. I finished it off with spar urethane.
Pat B- it is not usually necessary. However, i added heat after the sinew was already on, and i got away with it a few times but the sinew started to separate from the horn in some areas. I bound the entire bow so i would never have to worry about that again. (SH)
gifford:
That 'build along" was quite a journey in bow making. I knew the horn bows were complex to build. Kudos to you on your efforts and the photo documentation was outstanding. Thank you for taking the time to do it for all of us here on Primitive Archer.
loefflerchuck:
Nailed it!
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