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Holmegaard bow. Updated!
Aksel:
Hello, I decided to make a bow close in size to the smaller of the two stone age bows found in Holmegård in Denmark, dating back to apr. 9000 years ago. I stretched the original measurements out, added 4 inches in total to 64" instead of original bow´s 60". The original bow was probably heavy; 70+ lbs or so. By stretching it and taking a couple millimeter off it´s thickness and width, this bow pulls #50 @27". One limb is reflexed which gives it a bit of a wonky brace. That famous shoulder is very subtle and appear only on one limb.
It is made from European elm and I decided to leave the finished bow rather rough, no sand paper just rubbing its surface smoth with a glass jar. I stained it with a mix of earth pigments and oil.
Not a scientific replica but it turned out a very nice bow!
Edit: I shortened the bow, see page 2.
Aksel:
Full draw
GlisGlis:
very nice
Definetly you can hear the echo of the human history in those bows
Is the string natural?
Aksel:
Yes there is something almost magical over those old bows. The string is linnen, but this bow really should have a sinew string..
organic_archer:
Excellent. My all-time favorite bow design, and you nailed it!
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