About turkish nocks
Some time ago a kindly member of ATARN send me a page of a specialized treatise in which was illustrated some turkish arrows. On the left there are some schemes (drawings) of nock construction while on the right are showed three types of nocks. Unfortunately I'm not able to read the turkish, so the short text in the illustration doesn't help me much. The first type of nock is described as "Basp?reli hava gezi", the second as "Fildisi soyali cavus oku" (transcriptions is approx. about "c" and "s"). The second type seems to be made of ivory (photo is in b/w on my picture), but I don't know if the text confirm this.
What is difficult for me is to make a map of different steps of nock construction. In a web page I've finded a scheme of the nock of flight arrows:
http://www.student.utwente.nl/~sagi/art ... kish/#fig4
The first step is most clear, shaping separately the halves of nock, then glue them on shaft previously cutted. But I'm not sure about the following steps. Sinew (or silk/linen if sinew lacks?) is soaked in hot glue and wrapped about the halves, then the "string window" is cutted in this wrapping? Or the sinew is wrapped around every half of the nock, separately? This point is not very clear to me.
Thanks for any help, best regards
Gianrico
What is difficult for me is to make a map of different steps of nock construction. In a web page I've finded a scheme of the nock of flight arrows:
http://www.student.utwente.nl/~sagi/art ... kish/#fig4
The first step is most clear, shaping separately the halves of nock, then glue them on shaft previously cutted. But I'm not sure about the following steps. Sinew (or silk/linen if sinew lacks?) is soaked in hot glue and wrapped about the halves, then the "string window" is cutted in this wrapping? Or the sinew is wrapped around every half of the nock, separately? This point is not very clear to me.
Thanks for any help, best regards
Gianrico
The sinew is wrapped around the whole nock, then cut away to accomodate the string (where the gap had been covered up by the sinew)
I did not make this kind of nock, but instead opted to make a single piece wooden with a whole drilled into it. The hole accomodated a peg or tenon that was built into the shaft. Those too had sinew wrapped around them in the same way. I've seen both kinds diagramed in various texts.
I did not make this kind of nock, but instead opted to make a single piece wooden with a whole drilled into it. The hole accomodated a peg or tenon that was built into the shaft. Those too had sinew wrapped around them in the same way. I've seen both kinds diagramed in various texts.
It is easier to glue to the two pieces of the nock to the shaft before shaping them. Cut along the grain and glue the pieces on so that the grain on the inside of the opening will be straight.
After the pieces are glued on, I make the slot and finish its internal shape and then carve the outside of the nock. Once everything is looking good, I add the binding.
Most nocks are bound to the ends, but I have seen some arrows where the sinew only reached the base of the nock opening.
After the pieces are glued on, I make the slot and finish its internal shape and then carve the outside of the nock. Once everything is looking good, I add the binding.
Most nocks are bound to the ends, but I have seen some arrows where the sinew only reached the base of the nock opening.