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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: matthijsc on August 14, 2013, 11:07:02 pm

Title: How to? (see link)
Post by: matthijsc on August 14, 2013, 11:07:02 pm

He,

in this link: http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/forums/104/The-Bowyers-Gallery#.UgwzSmQ8o2Y (http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/forums/104/The-Bowyers-Gallery#.UgwzSmQ8o2Y)
you see a picture of a bow with some kind of ropes coming out of the knots in one of the limbs.

My question: How do you make those?

Thx!

Matthijs

Title: Re: How to? (see link)
Post by: Pat B on August 14, 2013, 11:20:26 pm

They are probably horse hair tassles and are attached to twig stems that were sticking out of the knots or you could drill out a pithy knot and add a piece of dowel to tie the horse hair to. .

Title: Re: How to? (see link)
Post by: Newindian on August 15, 2013, 12:18:29 am

Quote from: Pat B on August 14, 2013, 11:20:26 pm

They are probably horse hair tassles and are attached to twig stems that were sticking out of the knots or you could drill out a pithy knot and add a piece of dowel to tie the horse hair to. .

I think I remember reading that that is how that bow was done

Title: Re: How to? (see link)
Post by: matthijsc on August 15, 2013, 02:40:40 pm

Thank you both for the info! Got exactly the same limb on a yew stave, so I will be trying this. Really like the looks.

Anyone know how they are called?