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welch2:
This is my first bow to post on here.It's a gemsbok bellied bow.51"long ntn and 3/4" wide at the handle. The core is bamboo flooring ,the siyahs are hickory ,and the sinew (4 layers) are dyed black.I made it for my 9 year old son for Christmas. I tried to copy the look of of the 'mirkwood bow' in the first lotr movie. And I used the bows from King Tut's tomb for construction ideas.

ratty:
cool :)

tom sawyer:
Real nice bow, your son looks proud.  A bow like that should be nearly indestructible too, good for the young ones.

Whats the poundage?  And what glue did you use to glue the gemsbok horn on the belly?  Any tips for flattening the gemsbok?  Did you use 1/4 of a horn for the strips or 1/2?

welch2:
It's 25 pounds at 28" ,even though I've pulled it 31". I'm hoping he can shoot this one quite awhile.

For glue I mixed hide glue and fish bladder glue 50/50.

for the horn I didn't flatten it, the bow is only 3/4" wide at the handle .So I sawed the horn in two ,trimmed the sides off,then sanded the core side of the horn flat.I also sanded off the ridges.  The horns are butted at the handle ,and tapper in thickness until paper thin where they end just after overlapping the V-splice joint core to siyah.

The horn and core were both grooved with a toothing plane blade. And after deflexing the core with steam ,I glued a piece of oak to the belly side of the core to build it up and to make the the horns butt together straight instead of at the deflex angle.

Ralph

Hillbilly:
That's a really nice bow, Ralph. I'm sure your son loves it.

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