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advantages of different types of horn bow?

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stuckinthemud:
So, how do horn/sinew bows compare to horn/wood/sinew bows in terms of efficiency and reliability and draw weight?

DC:
I'm speculating here. If everything is the same, length, thickness, width I think the wood core would win out on performance because the limb would be lighter. Durabilty may be suspect but wooden cored bows have lasted hundreds of years so maybe not. Wooden core may be more complex to make but I don't know that for sure. You may be able to get away with less horn and sinew for the same performance with a wood core.

bownarra:
Cores breaking is either an incorrect choice of wood to start with. Easy to avoid. Or somebody hasn't used the correct thickness of glue on the sinew/core joint. The core only breaks (sound grain) if the sinew lifts on a patch thus causing the core to feel tension.
Horn bows with no core are prone to all sorts of problems that a well selected and executed core eliminates.

bassman:
I admire you guys that turn out good horn bows.

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