Author Topic: Bamboo Backed ELB Stylish Longbows (Read 12672 times)

Lehtis · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2018, 08:37:00 am »

Kiitos, sieddy! They are now ready for TruOil. Some more pics after that.

Lehtis · « **Reply #16 on:** November 18, 2018, 06:14:32 am »

The sticks now smoothed, some leather on handle back and the first layer of TruOil spread. Must start my string factory next.

Lehtis · « **Reply #17 on:** November 20, 2018, 08:45:32 am »

Three TruOil layers on bows now. Next week "shooting-in" with few tens of arrows to see what pound values will be written on the bows before finalizing the oiling and giving them away to the new owners. The dacron strings will be pre-stretched with 63 kg (139 lbs) minimum over night. And, ofcourse, the leather handle covers should be stitched round the handles.

simson · « **Reply #18 on:** November 20, 2018, 09:59:13 am »

Mighty nice bows there!
You're an ELB-machine.
Why the hell do you use Dacron strings?

Bayou Ben · « **Reply #19 on:** November 20, 2018, 10:29:12 am »

Very nice Lehtis. Did I miss how long these are? They look to be true longbows.

I like your take on strings simson. You are just a little more direct than me

Lehtis · « **Reply #20 on:** November 20, 2018, 10:13:56 pm »

Simson; IFAA rules allow only dacron as string material in historic bow class. No traditional natural fibers, no ff or other modern ones. These bows will be used in this association’s competitions. Another story is that do the organizers really check the string materials... and how...

Lehtis · « **Reply #21 on:** November 20, 2018, 10:21:05 pm »

Bayou Ben; I have not mentioned the length before. They are ca. 70-71”. I’ll measure and mark them before giving to the new owners.

As I replied to simson, dacron is one and only material permitted in IFAA’s rule book... and we Finns tend to obey rules and laws literally... ;-)

youngbowyer33 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 23, 2018, 06:24:48 pm »

Now I want to make some Victorian style elbs. What is the approximate thickness at handle and tips?

Lehtis · « **Reply #23 on:** November 26, 2018, 08:56:07 am »

younbowyer33: Not expert with history but my bows are (depending on the strength and materials) 28-30 mm wide and 30-32 mm thick at handle. The handle fade to limbs within 5-10 cm. Tips before horn nocks are 13-14 mm and round. From tips the limbs start to be more and more D-shaped ca 10. cm from tips.

Lehtis · « **Reply #24 on:** November 26, 2018, 08:59:39 am »

The bows are now practically ready for real shooting. Only the handles must first dry overninght; I stitched them on wet. The final strength of each bow seen in the photo. More pics when the new owners sling arrows with these.