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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bowmunky13 on August 11, 2008, 10:28:03 pm

Title: stone bows?
Post by: bowmunky13 on August 11, 2008, 10:28:03 pm

was reading in an archery encyclopedia and saw something called a pellet or stone bow.... anyone ever tried this type of bow? apparently there is a little space in the string that holds a leather pouche in which clay balls.... stones.... or steel balls are held. the bow is fired with a twisting motion to avoid hitting the hand or belly of the bow

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: james parker on August 11, 2008, 10:55:50 pm

yes i have built a couple, there great untill one of the pellets or sinkers in my case strikes you on the hand,after that i didnt pursue very much farther............ouch

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: monkeyball on August 11, 2008, 11:24:41 pm

and then we smartened up and built the slingshot..............

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: bowmunky13 on August 12, 2008, 12:03:48 am

tell me how ya did it... i am sure that the bow itself is standard... what did you do for the string?

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: El Destructo on August 12, 2008, 12:29:01 am

                            Are you Guys talking about the Crossbow with the Pouch for Shooting Rocks or Pellets!!!

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: adb on August 12, 2008, 01:21:28 am

Isn't there an ancient "stone bow" that has a hole in the handle to shoot rocks through?

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: Justin Snyder on August 12, 2008, 01:25:17 am

Quote from: robustus on August 11, 2008, 10:55:50 pm

yes i have built a couple, there great untill one of the pellets or sinkers in my case strikes you on the hand,after that i didnt pursue very much farther............ouch

That is funny. I have wanted to build one for a while, but I just cant get around the thought of hitting myself in the back of the hand with a rock.

Destructo, It is a regular bow, not a crossbow.   Justin

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: El Destructo on August 12, 2008, 04:33:57 am

THanks........but all I could find on it was this.........  http://www.thebeckoning.com/medieval/stonebow/about-sbow.html

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: DanaM on August 12, 2008, 07:23:26 am

Theres an article in PA on pellet bows, couldn't say which issue but its there.

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on August 12, 2008, 09:08:09 am

there was a discussion about this a while back over on PP. quite a lengthy one as i remember, and a couple of pics.

Phil

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: orcbow on August 12, 2008, 09:18:45 am

The book "Crossbow" by Ralph Payne-Gallwey (you can search on Google Book Search for this) has quite a bit about pellet shooting crossbows. They were once quite common. Very much like BB gun of today, but they were used to hunt birds and other small game, to provide food.

Title: Re: stone bows?
Post by: Justin Snyder on August 12, 2008, 11:18:16 am

Destructo, try Atarn for some info. Also search for pellet bow, not stone bow.  Justin