Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Horn Bows => Topic started by: gorazd on January 07, 2019, 02:39:18 am
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After one year of waiting game,...
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,60377.msg842008/topicseen.html#msg842008
Made about 50 shots and still shooting (SH) ...
The string is FF a bit of long thus the bracing height a bit short . I will made a shorter string...
I havent measure the weight but should me arround 55-60 lbs...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLg-dFwAJCk
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Good job! A shooting bow is a good bow. :D
Maybe on your next bow have sal's bend closer to the handle.
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Can we see braced and full draw?
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Here is at (near) full draw... and braced
Photographer was sitting when taking picture so the bow looks with uneven thick sals ;)
And there is one shot in the target :NN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICBfeRaGSv0&feature=youtu.be
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It looks even better there! Well done again. The bow might be willing to draw even further, 30-32"? If the archer wants it, that is. :)
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thanks,
Yes it should go over 30inch because ntn is 48inch .... quite long for turkish.
Doing first with turkish style I hesitated to make it shorter...
During first initial bending of the sals (using tepelinks) there was heard some crack noises but now the bow is silent when drawing so I guess it will hold.
I missed some shaping lines when shaping the final width of the tips and tips get a bit thinner that I wanted .... arround 7mm width .... so for security I wrapped the tips with sinew.
About comment that it should bend more around handle - yes, I should make handle much thinner when shaping wood core.
And handle (black locust) splice is a bit to long so sals (cut from bamboo - woodflooring) near handle are a bit more rigid.
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Excellent