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horn bow (non traditional)
superdav95:
I figured Id post this here as its a non traditional horn bow build. The length is closer to 58" oal. it pulls about 57lbs at 27". its a bamboo core with buff horn belly slats and 3 layers of sinew covered with goat skin. ive just got hideous color bindings on there to hold it all together to test for now but will re do those later. the siyahs are maple with buff horn reinforcements. Its non traditional in the sense that its put together in five pieces like my standard 5 piece bows but just added horn and sinew. Ive been wanting to test this idea out for awhile. I was very impressed with the speed and recovery of the limbs of this bow. lots going on with a bow like this so ive been taking my time with it getting to this point. seems to have taken no set likely due to the sinew. time will tell once i do some more shooting out to full draw. anyway check it out ill keep updates coming. I did a quick video for the heck of it and got a unusually fast reading. most of my reading while shooting today at 3/4 draw were around 190-192. maybe a cleaner release perhaps. Anyway it seems quite fast and snappy. There is more speed in this bow yet so more to come.
Video clip
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9yyi45sb0axzn2tpgj20i/IMG_8509.MOV?rlkey=sr6tclrnwwcgnl8x0ufh27fl7&dl=0
Hamish:
Shoots well and looks really well made.
How would you rate the non trad method vs the trad method in terms of results/ appearance, ease of manufacturing?
superdav95:
--- Quote from: Hamish on June 12, 2024, 10:23:08 pm ---Shoots well and looks really well made.
How would you rate the non trad method vs the trad method in terms of results/ appearance, ease of manufacturing?
--- End quote ---
Thanks hamish! Ya way easier to build this one but that’s not saying much I guess. At the end of the day It’s still horn and sinew and wood essentially. I used modern glue to glue all the 5 pieces together and then served with thread. The nice thing about this little bow is that I can take it apart in its 5 pieces with little heat if any part of it fails. In fact I’ve built 3 bows using these parts over last couple years. I do this to test out some theories or hair brained ideas. As far as performance comparison it’s about the same. The 5 piece variant is little heavier (710grams) in the hand and I think it’s little nicer to shoot and obviously string up. It’s basically a practical horn bow. Once I tillered it and braced it all good. This is not necessarily the case that I’ve seen with traditional horn bows which take balancing and twist sorted out often. A warming up period and preflexing does not seem to be necessary with this bow. Time will tell on durability. As it is now it took no set or lost any of its reflex due to the sinew. No weird issues with the horn either. It spits out an arrow pretty good. I’m gonna tweek things a bit more yet. More to come.
bassman211:
Impressive bow. Well done. Good arrow velocity. I have made a dozen or, so bows with just a bamboo slat for limbs with riser , and siyahs made from rock maple. They do OK, but they are shorter, lighter weight bows, and I shoot a short draw, so the 180's Would never happen for me, but still fun shooting. Like your bow I cut arrow shelves in mine.
razorbak:
Wow you never fail to impress me. Very cool
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