Dojigae/tepliks

Tepliks are curved wooden formers used to string or bend a strong bow - especially when it is new and being used for the first time. See below:

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Thanks a lot Stephen... i made a search and I finded a photo of Teplik: just couldn't imagine it's purpose....

Greetings

Gianrico

Stephen, could you tell me from which book comes this picture ?
interesting to me because written in old german letters..

;-) Uli

Uli wrote:

Stephen, could you tell me from which book comes this picture ? interesting to me because written in old german letters..

'Die Grosse V闤kerkunde' (The Great Races of Mankind) by Dr. Hugo A. Bernazik, published in Leipzig in 1939

Gents,

I've noticed before that you called the thing "teplik" and thought you've just mistyped it. I think it's a turkish word and correct spelling is "tepelik". "Tepe" means "hill" and that's why it's named like this.

BTW, it's a beautiful pic.

M.

Hi,

'Dojigae' It's the Korean language.

We use the 'dojigae', when string tradithonal horn bow.(but some experts use their own hands and legs)

Because of Korean horn bow's big curve form, it's difficult to string. (the beginer sometimes breaks the horn.)

So, we use the 'dojigae'

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sosohi,
what is the size of the dojigae? Like, how long are they and how tall?

It's about 34cm's long, 4cm's high(central part), 3.5cm's wide(central part).

Basically, the size of the dojigae depends on your horn bow's size.



Several days ago, I bought one set of dojigae.

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Sosohi,
They are good photographs for anyone who has to make a set of those tools. :D

Thanks, bede. :wink:

I am much impressed by your posts.

And I want to give some benefits for the all members.


sosohi

Sosohi; Welcome to Atarn. Are you a bow maker, an archer? We are very welcome to information on Korean archery. -j-

Hi, Jack farrell

I'm an archer.(I just started Korean archery-Gukgoong, may 2003. I have got 3'rd dan)

I have been used FRP bows.
Nowaday, I'm drilling Korean traditonal horn bow.(shooting and managing skill)

And now, I'm managing a blog ; http://blog.empas.com/sosohi/
Most of contents are about the Korean archery.(sorry, I'm short at English, so that all the contents are Korean language.)

I will give informations on Korean archery as far as I can. :wink:

sosohi, from Korea

For the fastidious 8) , Chinese tepeliks do not have 'any old cord' attached. According to Ju Yuan Hao, they have to have special, tapering cords about 1.5 metres long made of soft hemp string. He made me a pair, one of which is illustrated below.

Stephen, why is it important that they be tapered?

Dave

Apparently a cord of uniform length slips but a tapered one does not. And a cord of hard hemp scratches the finely-decorated birchbark back but the soft, platted cord doesn't.

Hi all,

Yesterday evening, I shot some photos 'using dojigae' at home.
(The dojigae cord 1m 10cm's long and made of cotton base.)

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Did you succeed in string?

But, before you shoot the Korean hornbow, more difficult process waiting for you!

You should toast(?) the bow on the coil style stove(with no flame)
We call it "showing the fire". Then, the bow would wiggle like a snake.(So, we Korean archer think the Korean horn bow is the 'living creature')

After passing through those process, the bow will be tuned suitable for you.

Actually for me, now, stringing is more difficult than shooting.


sosohi from Korea.

hi sosohi,thank you for the pics and for that:showing the fire.......
I?m really hungry for this kind of "talking",these traditional descriptions are full of pictures and everybody will be able to feel what it is........
You are really right,stringing these bows is always a great adventure.
A Native American bowyer I know calls especially hornbows the most perfect robbing animal living on Mother Earth.

Hi, redhawk,

Thanks, but I have difficulty for making a translation Korean into English.
So, I'm wrestling with my dictionary. :)

I dare think, I'm an expert Korean FRP bow archer, but about hornbow, I'm just a novice. so I'm learning from my teacher(we call him 'Sabum')and you all.


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sosohi from Korea.