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My horn bow build-a-long
Mafort:
I’m not 100% sure on that question. That’s how I have mine setup.
DC:
Yet another question. 3 piece and 5 piece. 5 piece would be two siyahs,2 limbs and a grip. 3 piece could be 2 siyahs and one piece for the limbs and grip or it could be the grip and 2 limbs complete with siyahs. Does it matter?
Mafort:
Id go with the three. The two siyahs and the stave. If you can. Some find it easier to glue on the handle rather that glue a separate piece on.
DC:
I bit the bullet and bought the Kindle version of Adam's book. A quick look through and a lot of it is like reading the answers to questions on this forum. I think a lot of the answers are direct quotes. Anyway there is a ton of info to go through and it seems to be shotgunned through the book. One measurement here and another 20 pages away. I have mostly figured out the dimensions so I'm making a full sized drawing to see how it comes together. First thing I noticed is that these things are small and the working limb is even smaller so you don't really need great long horns. I think my shortest horn will be 4-5 inches to long. I finally got the horn mostly(good enough) straightened. I thinned it down to 1/4"(like Mafort said). Instead of boiling I put the strips in a 250°f oven for 1/2 hour, clamped them between two boards and left them overnight to cool.
Mafort:
I would take a pair of calipers and check to be 100%. If also still make your core 1/8” thick so that way you can scrape the horn away gently and get your draw weight. I am in no way an expert but that’s what I’m doing. I’d read that book and re read it to soak in all the information on it
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