Turkish Bow Cores
Hello All,
Here some pics of my bowcores.
The laths are 38mm wide, 18mm thick.
At the bottom will be a 5 piece construction and about 40mm wide and 13mm thick. (at the moment without Siyahs,...they are in work).
Grain is running nearly perfect paralell.
Top........Flightbow.....Mountain maple (Austria)...3 piece
Middle....Targetbow....Mountain maple (Austria)...3 piece
Bottom...Targetbow...Hard Maple (Canada)..5 piece...more rounder shape then the one in the middle.
Here some pics of my bowcores.
The laths are 38mm wide, 18mm thick.
At the bottom will be a 5 piece construction and about 40mm wide and 13mm thick. (at the moment without Siyahs,...they are in work).
Grain is running nearly perfect paralell.
Top........Flightbow.....Mountain maple (Austria)...3 piece
Middle....Targetbow....Mountain maple (Austria)...3 piece
Bottom...Targetbow...Hard Maple (Canada)..5 piece...more rounder shape then the one in the middle.
Nice
They look a little ... thick. I thought cores were meant to be 4 mm or less?
Wolfhorn: where did you get the wood?
They look a little ... thick. I thought cores were meant to be 4 mm or less?
Wolfhorn: where did you get the wood?
When finished they are about 4-5mm.
The thickness now is because when i glue on the horn then the shape from the bow is still the same.
If you glue horn to a 4mm piece of wood, the shape follows the shape of the horn,...so have different limbs then.
The thickness now is because when i glue on the horn then the shape from the bow is still the same.
If you glue horn to a 4mm piece of wood, the shape follows the shape of the horn,...so have different limbs then.
Beatifull curving work .I like it !
Hi, really nice curving indeed. Did you boiling or steaming the laths ?
What about length of the laths right now ?
What about length of the laths right now ?
Wolfhorn, very nice nending technique!!
How long did you soak the wood in water before bending?
JJ
How long did you soak the wood in water before bending?
JJ
Hello JJ,
I used green wood, self cutted tree.
So i doesn?t soak it,...only boil 1 hour, then bend.
I used green wood, self cutted tree.
So i doesn?t soak it,...only boil 1 hour, then bend.
Yes... thats best way. Green wood is miracle :lol: