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Main Discussion Area => Horn Bows => Topic started by: kamil2910 on July 12, 2020, 05:16:19 am

Title: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: kamil2910 on July 12, 2020, 05:16:19 am

Turkish hornbow

Horn,walnut, maple, bamboo, ash and sinew,
Bow with leather backing, with fish glue soak and many layers,schelack
Hand paint ornament,with paint based on schelack and natural pigments.
Litlle leather at nock with sinew wrap, leather string bridges.

bow lenght ntn 53 inch
draw weight 88 lbs at 28 inch max 32 inch- 103 lbs
schelack finish
dacron string
BH 17 cm
Bow weight- 544 gram

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: kamil2910 on July 12, 2020, 05:17:21 am

phoyto

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: kamil2910 on July 12, 2020, 05:18:16 am

more photo

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: Pat B on July 12, 2020, 06:15:08 am

Incredible!   :OK

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: DC on July 12, 2020, 10:04:09 am

Man-o-man that's awesome!!

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Post by: bownarra on July 12, 2020, 11:32:47 am

Now that is a bow! The tiller is very good :)

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Post by: Markus on July 12, 2020, 01:33:05 pm

Fantastic

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: GlisGlis on July 13, 2020, 09:44:39 am

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Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: dylanholderman on July 13, 2020, 12:44:20 pm

Same as above  :o

But if it’s not to much to ask would you mind saying what wood was used for what part of the bow? I’m far from building a horn bow but I am curious.

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Post by: Parnell on July 16, 2020, 07:40:49 am

Very beautiful work.  The bow is amazing enough, but the finish painting always amazes me when it is this good.

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: pumarchery on July 16, 2020, 10:29:26 am

True art! The colors, the curves and the bows weight (only544 gram for such a heavy bow) An inspiration for sure, also love the white leather touches, really wraps it together nicely!

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Post by: stuckinthemud on July 17, 2020, 05:30:32 am

Fabulous

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Post by: medicinewheel on July 18, 2020, 12:03:52 am

Beautiful!
Did you crono it already?

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Post by: Del the cat on July 18, 2020, 08:59:17 am

Wow!
Del

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Post by: Marc St Louis on July 22, 2020, 07:42:50 am

Lovely bow.  How does it shoot?

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: kamil2910 on July 23, 2020, 06:51:11 am

Thanks for all good words
Bow is make with walnut grip glue in v spliced with maple sals, and kasan with sijah make with bamboo,butt two strips glue to maple in v splice ,and ash is only extra strip on belly cover v spliced at handle,
About bow weight is not that light 544 grams is a lot for that draw weight bow, i make  crimean tatar bows with 130 -140 lbs draw weight with the bow weight like 550 grams, Butt thys bow is very long like for turkish style bows
Lott of weight is in grip ,walnut what i make it have weight like 850 kg /m3

Oh i dont shoot with thys bow on chrono, i cant draw further from 26 inch it,butt schoot nice with that short draw,bow is very stable and i dont feel any handshock

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: bassman on December 23, 2020, 10:42:26 am

Work of art. Have you shot it for distance or speed?

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: Yooper Bowyer on December 23, 2020, 10:50:22 am

Bassman, you've asked that about 6 horn bows in a row; I think you're trying to start a horn bow shoot out.

My bet is on the advanced selfbow, or maybe the Turkish bow.

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: bassman on December 23, 2020, 12:46:32 pm

No I am not. I am just in awe of these bows. I have read about Turkish bows centuries ago shooting distances I can't even imagine, and would these bows be close to theirs. That is all, and no more than that. Not stirring any pot. Sorry if  any of you took it that way.

Title: Re: Turkish heavy hornbow
Post by: Yooper Bowyer on December 23, 2020, 02:07:44 pm

Fair enough.  It would be a really interesting competition though.