Turkish bow "light"
Dear all,
59 pounds at 30 inches (on picture 54,5 pounds at 28 inches), 123 cm ntn, now 350 gramm incl. string.
59 pounds at 30 inches (on picture 54,5 pounds at 28 inches), 123 cm ntn, now 350 gramm incl. string.
Sorry, here the picture:
Nice work but why waste such a huge amount of material out past the nocks? I would have put the nocks right at the tips or cut off the excess.
I'm sure the tips will be finished in a shorter version :)
A very nice bow! Adding only 4,5 pounds per 2 inches at full draw seems to be far from stacking. At what draw length would such a 48-inch bow normally start to stack?
A very nice bow! Adding only 4,5 pounds per 2 inches at full draw seems to be far from stacking. At what draw length would such a 48-inch bow normally start to stack?
Hi Peter,beautiful shape(as always).What kind of wood(maple?) did you use for the core,and where did you get it?Nice.
Francesco
P.S.could you send me the photos you took in the "H?fische Jagd- und R?stkammer"?Thanks in advance
Francesco
P.S.could you send me the photos you took in the "H?fische Jagd- und R?stkammer"?Thanks in advance
Hi Patrick, Kviljo,
the pictures were done during tillering. the long tips are something like a
guide for sideway-twisting for me. as longer, as .....; thanks kviljo.
Francesco: arms are from hard marple (15 mm thick, when i bend it), grip cornel-cherry (very hard and elastic; heavier than water). I glue 5 mm birch-bend on the belly-side of kasan-end and tips, to get a sharper angle for string-rest and desired thickness. All this is growing nearly next to my door. I got the maple from a real nice guy: www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at . A whole tree (wood for 9 bows) for ? 70,-, and he knew what wood i need and cutted it for me in roughly pieces.
Peter
the pictures were done during tillering. the long tips are something like a
guide for sideway-twisting for me. as longer, as .....; thanks kviljo.
Francesco: arms are from hard marple (15 mm thick, when i bend it), grip cornel-cherry (very hard and elastic; heavier than water). I glue 5 mm birch-bend on the belly-side of kasan-end and tips, to get a sharper angle for string-rest and desired thickness. All this is growing nearly next to my door. I got the maple from a real nice guy: www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at . A whole tree (wood for 9 bows) for ? 70,-, and he knew what wood i need and cutted it for me in roughly pieces.
Peter
beautiful shape bow.
Very good work Peter. Snew looks thick at sides, is it flat on top?
Cem
Cem
hi cem,
thank you for your praise!
wooden core is equal thick and concave on both sides -> horn + sinew. sinew is 2mm at center of sal. back is flat.
but: the horn is different. thickness one sal: 10,5 mm, the other 10 mm. sal with 10,5 mm, horn is little translucent and soft; other sal with 10 mm, is dark and hard. but this solution keeps the bow in balance from brace to full draw and during shooting.
thank you for your praise!
wooden core is equal thick and concave on both sides -> horn + sinew. sinew is 2mm at center of sal. back is flat.
but: the horn is different. thickness one sal: 10,5 mm, the other 10 mm. sal with 10,5 mm, horn is little translucent and soft; other sal with 10 mm, is dark and hard. but this solution keeps the bow in balance from brace to full draw and during shooting.
Top quality work! Very impressive.
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Just beautiful Peter. Congrats.
Einfach Hammer schick !!!
perfect.
Wow! I really like the way the lines transition into the weave on the sides of the grip. Beautiful!
You?re crazy, man ;-)))
Wonderful decoration you made...
JJ
Wonderful decoration you made...
JJ
Kyudohund: Beautiful bow, it is a real inspiration. What did you use for the final finish after you painted the bow, how many coats? Is there any concern that heavy use would mar or wear off any of the paint?
Very fine finish, congrats.
Cem
Cem
Beautiful work, nice tiller.Congrats Peter.
I am so much impressed with your bow! So good combination of coloration!! :DKyudohund wrote:
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many thanks to everybody!
bheggeseth, there are two layers of varnish over the painting; horn on belly is only polished. to beware the bow from damage, its the same as to do with other objects, handle with care! for shooting i wind a leatherband around the grip and arrowpath. after few weeks and several shooting, i will clean the bow with water, little bit soap and apply a third layer of varnish.
JJ, you got it, to be crazy is the salt of life 8)
Peter Hammerschick
bheggeseth, there are two layers of varnish over the painting; horn on belly is only polished. to beware the bow from damage, its the same as to do with other objects, handle with care! for shooting i wind a leatherband around the grip and arrowpath. after few weeks and several shooting, i will clean the bow with water, little bit soap and apply a third layer of varnish.
JJ, you got it, to be crazy is the salt of life 8)
Peter Hammerschick
Amazing work - very nice and I can appreciate all the time/effort you must have put into it. Beautiful.
Beautiful.Bravo,Peter.
Francesco
Francesco
A very nice job, Kyudohund!
wow, great bow, who?s the painter? Did the painter use natural pigments as in the originals? How are the pigments fixed? What kind of varnish is used?
And what about the speed?
Michael
And what about the speed?
Michael
Michael,
i am the painter and too designed the decoration. i used natural pigments with acrylic binder; gives fine transparent layers and dries fast. varnish is dammar.
no speed measured until now.
Peter
i am the painter and too designed the decoration. i used natural pigments with acrylic binder; gives fine transparent layers and dries fast. varnish is dammar.
no speed measured until now.
Peter
Nice finish.