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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hunterman on September 24, 2007, 08:23:19 pm

Title: need help reflexing mongol bow
Post by: hunterman on September 24, 2007, 08:23:19 pm

hey guys,

I have made a few self bows already but want to move on to a composite horn bow.

I saw pictures of composite bows online, but have no idea how they get the massive reflex. I would like to make mine as close to a mongolian bow as possible, so if anyone can tell me how to reflex the limbs it would be great.   

Title: Re: need help reflexing mongol bow
Post by: 1/2primitive on September 24, 2007, 11:53:46 pm

Some of the reflex is induced by pulling the core forwards when gluing the horn on the belly. The rest is accuired by laying the sinew on and then tying the tips together untill it dries. At least that's how I understand it.
     Sean

Title: Re: need help reflexing mongol bow
Post by: Ekwos on September 25, 2007, 12:10:17 am

Hunterman,look under "Ekwos new hornbow pics" down the line and there you'll see how it's done
Ekwos.

Title: Re: need help reflexing mongol bow
Post by: medicinewheel on September 25, 2007, 03:39:58 am

in a mongolian hornbow you use a riser on the back of the bow that is curved a little bit which induces setback.
reflex is not induced when glueing up the horn, but when allpying the sinew!
frank

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i have not made one myself, but getting readdy to; i do own a mongolian hornbow made by batmunkh.

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Title: Re: need help reflexing mongol bow
Post by: welch2 on September 25, 2007, 07:54:16 pm

That there is a nice bow Frank.

Ralph

Title: Re: need help reflexing mongol bow
Post by: hunterman on September 25, 2007, 08:16:30 pm

thnks for the help

looking foward to starting once my maple stave dries out.  :)