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JNystrom:
Now the bow got its last sinew layer. Profile is round with "stacked" sinew, so i think the bow is "sinirsek" style ottoman bow... We'll see if its as fast as the originals. :D
I got couple of nasty cracks in the tip bends, but i just glued them down and now covered with sinew.
Can't wait to open it already.

JNystrom:
Ok, i changed my photo hosting to flickr so lets have a second go...

The bow is now seasoning with all sinew layers glued. 42" long weights 350g and thinnest spot in kasan eye is 12,4mm. Hoping for over 100 pounds.
I had to put a small sinew patch on the other limb, since it somehow got weaker and developed cracks in the horn belly. I still feel confident its good, after all we bend it the other way. :)

I'm also preparing some other bows to be made, with buffalo horn and also atleast one with highland cattle horn.

BowEd:
Nice work shown JN.Nice clear pics.It seems your hooked.Those horn bows are just as addicting as any other bow.Hope the 100 pounder turns out good for you.That highland horn looks very nice too.

JNystrom:
That might be the case! Hah... Thanks.

I'm also very optimistic about the cow horn, it might be a bit softer than water buffalo, but i have it plenty since i know the local butcher house. 50 horns coming around these days.

JNystrom:
I got too anxious and opened the bow allready. Fixed a quick tiller and i really like the overall shape. It felt soft, like underweight because of the short curing time. So i'm quite confident it will pick up weight to tip 100-110 pounds at 28" of draw. After the brace i took a lot of wood from the kasans and got the weight to 327 grams. Now it should be good to wait until march or so, seasoning in pretzel shape when i heated and reflexed it again.
Obviously i'm out of work, so i started to size 3 more cores. These will become a bit narrower and heavier. Maybe 10,11,12mm cores? Should be 120-140-160 pounds then. I need a bow press i guess.

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