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New bow started(again, 1/4/2022){ and again 8/10/22}
Aksel:
Stuckinthemud: There is no evidence of any sinewed west European bows as far as I know.
Pat: Nice project, looking forward to see how it goes!
Pat B:
Stick, the climate of western Europe probably wouldn't be appropriate for sinew backed bows. Sinew backed bows are more a product of arid countries or areas.
Ever since I first saw the Holmgaard and Molli style bows I thought it would be cool to use sinew on the working limbs. I've seen a few here on PA in the last year or so so I thought I'd try it. Kind a crossing of cultures and time.
stuckinthemud:
It’s one of the bees in my bonnet. Eastern Mediterranean cultures used sinew backed bows 1000s of years before Christ, so why wouldn’t Western Europeans? Protecting sinew with bark is a very ancient technique and the advantages of sinew might encourage some experimentation. In later periods sinewed crossbows were used across the length and breadth of the continent so the unsuitable climate argument is one I struggle with.
It is a really cool project though and I am looking forward to seeing how it goes
bradsmith2010:
wow thats gonna be nice,, )P( :)
superdav95:
Nice project pat. That looks like a great design. I’ll be watching this!
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