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Egyptian composite build a-long
welch2:
Thanks Scott , most of time is waiting for something to dry . Working on horn smells a little like burning hair.
I'm working on a way to tie it in reflex .Right now now the tips are still about 1/2" behind the handle (deflexed) .I am thinking about glueing small blocks on the back side of the tips. Then run a string over them to pull the reflex in . I might try it without them first .
But built up tips would give me room under the string to sinew in comfort....
Ralph
Knocker:
Hi Ralph,
A couple of questions. I am pretty new at primitive archery, and never worked with horn at all. So I understand that the horn is on the belly of the bow? I would have thought it would be the backing... So you must be doing this because the horn is very good in compression right? And then the sinew is strong under tension. Do you think the horn would also be a good bow backing - it has awesome looks and seems it would make a nice combination on the back of a light colored wood like vine maple or oak.
Keith
welch2:
Yes ,the horn is the belly because it's great in compression . Horn is also very heavy and weak in tension ,so most consider horn a very poor backing material. Horn also has to move a long way to store that compression energy ,requiring horn bows to be reflexed more than self bows . Then with all the reflex you have to sinew it to handle the tension and protect the back.
If you like the light dark contrast , cover the sinew in a light colored bark, like birch . This Mongolian bow I had made for my brother is ibex horn covered in birch bark.
Ralph
Knocker:
AThanks for the information. Very cool bow. Now of course we all want to see the bow strung and in full draw...
Thanks,
Keith
welch2:
I wish I could full draw that one . ;D
I gotta make a new string for it but ,here is what I have .
This is as far as I can pull it.
This is the bowyer ,Tumurhuu Batmunkh and he is head of the Mongolian archery association, former champion and bow-maker.
Tumurhuu is 62 years old ,and he makes it look easy.
The string has stretched a bit ,and as it is, it has lots of hand shock ... Ask the guys who shot it at the Classic.
Ralph
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