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Main Discussion Area => Bow of the Month Contest => Topic started by: OldBow on August 05, 2009, 12:26:03 pm

Title: henry31's Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month
Post by: OldBow on August 05, 2009, 12:26:03 pm
Congratulations to Lukasz Nawalny of Lodz, Poland
His Beautiful Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,14064.0.html
From Lukasz:hi. I just made interesting bow . Horn and sinew , asyrian shape and static recurve. 50 lb , 130 cm. black painting only on recurve ,black leather handle , horn and snake skin. Shoot realy nice, fast , real pleasure. Hickory core , elm recurve tips , water buffalo horns by Peter Cua from Philiphines , a little sinew , not much. Water snake skin. 4 mm horn 6 mm hickory. I used hide glue. I made bows from one piece of wood in asian style but this is my first horn bow and I have worry , but work very sweet and Im very satisfied
This bow easily won bow of the month. Here's some comments:
-"beautifull and expert workmanship, looks well made, how does it shoot?  and  did you cover  it in leather like the turkish bows and  what paint did you use??" dragonman
-"you win, it's awesome" radius
-but I think my next horn bow will be better/ "Could be better?  It will be hard. Horn wood sinew - this is highest challenge and this bow is realy high class. " chaetaux
-"Super cool BOW!!! You are a very skillled craftsman, congratulations on an excellent bow." smokeu


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Post by: adb on August 05, 2009, 12:31:22 pm
Congrats! Nice bow.
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Post by: medicinewheel on August 05, 2009, 12:47:31 pm
Lukasz! Well deserved win!
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Post by: Lukasz Nawalny on August 05, 2009, 01:47:43 pm
Thanks , Im realy very happy. :)
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Post by: GregB on August 05, 2009, 01:47:48 pm
Congratulations! Great looking bow! ;)
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Post by: Herm from Bavaria on August 05, 2009, 03:21:52 pm
yes, this is cool!

have fun with!
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Post by: JustAim on August 05, 2009, 03:25:28 pm
Congratulations! Excellent Job on that one!
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Post by: Barrage on August 05, 2009, 04:09:08 pm
That's a amazing bow.  Congrats!
Title: Re: henry31's Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month
Post by: Lukasz Nawalny on August 05, 2009, 05:41:35 pm
people in Poland just start make bows , most traditional archer use fieberglass bows. I write this forum and many of yours bows are inspiration for me.
Title: Re: henry31's Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month
Post by: mullet on August 05, 2009, 08:19:39 pm
 Very nice, and well deserved Bow Of the Month.
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Post by: Pat B on August 05, 2009, 11:21:57 pm
I knew when I first saw this bow that it was a winner! Congratulations!  8)
Title: Re: henry31's Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month
Post by: medicinewheel on August 06, 2009, 02:37:37 am
people in Poland just start make bows , most traditional archer use fieberglass bows. ...
Lukasz, do you know Jarek Jankowski? He's a nice guy and really knows how to make bows!
He wrote a book about building traditional bows and crossbows (to bad I don't speak Polish  ;D ;D ;D )
Title: Re: henry31's Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month
Post by: Lukasz Nawalny on August 06, 2009, 05:00:48 am
Yes ofcourse I know Jarek.We have differend opinions on few things but I respect him , he is realy good bowmaker , aspecialy make great 2 , 3 laminated bows. Shame but few years ago he stop make bows. 3 years ago I and my friends have set up similar phorum like this.  http://www.forum.arcus-lucznictwo.pl/index.php  . For this time traditional archery in Poland was not popular , but now it start to change. Poland have great khnightly history and we make more and more tournaments, so traditional archery start have reason to exist. Here we have one of them and my wife with her yew longbow  ;)




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Post by: AKAPK on August 06, 2009, 05:33:48 am
 8)real nice winner, grads
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Post by: Pappy on August 06, 2009, 05:52:00 am
Great bow Henry,very well deserved win. I knew that was going to be hard to beat. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: DanaM on August 06, 2009, 07:06:19 am
Congrats eh, stunning bow :)
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Post by: medicinewheel on August 06, 2009, 07:34:14 am
Yes ofcourse I know Jarek.We have differend opinions on few things but I respect him , he is realy good bowmaker , aspecialy make great 2 , 3 laminated bows. Shame but few years ago he stop make bows. 3 years ago I and my friends have set up similar phorum like this.  http://www.forum.arcus-lucznictwo.pl/index.php  . For this time traditional archery in Poland was not popular , but now it start to change. Poland have great khnightly history and we make more and more tournaments, so traditional archery start have reason to exist. Here we have one of them and my wife with her yew longbow  ;)

I've been to Lake Wigry twice, that's where I met Jarek; as far as I know he started making bows again!
Title: Re: henry31's Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month
Post by: BearG on August 06, 2009, 03:12:17 pm
Congrats on the win well deserved
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Post by: Keenan on August 07, 2009, 09:06:39 pm
 Very nice bow . Congratualtions
Title: Re: henry31's Horn Bow is July Laminate Bow of the Month
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 08, 2009, 04:04:14 pm
That  is a  dazzling  bow, 50#, be  interested in what velocity  you  are  obtaining  with  your  setup:)