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Offline gorazd

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The turkish bow2
« on: January 07, 2019, 02:39:18 am »
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
« Last Edit: January 07, 2019, 06:05:56 am by gorazd »

Offline JNystrom

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Re: The turkish bow2
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2019, 12:08:53 am »
Good job! A shooting bow is a good bow.  :D
Maybe on your next bow have sal's bend closer to the handle.

Offline Pat B

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Re: The turkish bow2
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2019, 07:49:53 am »
Can we see braced and full draw?
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline gorazd

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Re: The turkish bow2
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2019, 01:28:02 pm »
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

« Last Edit: February 18, 2019, 12:05:59 am by gorazd »

Offline JNystrom

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Re: The turkish bow2
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2019, 07:52:10 am »
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. :)

Offline gorazd

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Re: The turkish bow2
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2019, 11:46:04 am »
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.



Offline bassman

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Re: The turkish bow2
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2019, 04:01:45 am »
Excellent