split in the horn
I have purchased a mongolian horn bow. It seems very nice and shoot well, but just after two or three times I have used it, I have noticed a little split in the horn (see pics). Does it is an irreparable situation ? How I can intervene on it, at least to stopping split to enlarge ?
Thanks
Giovanni
Thanks
Giovanni
how many time this hornbow used? and are you long time string it ?if it is my hornbow ,i will make some hornbow fibers same way like make sinew strings :lol:
Jiao,
I thing the split has occurred at first stringing, I have used bow just two times and I don't have let it strung for many time. What do you means with "horn fibers" ? Do you say to aplly sinew on the split ?
I thing the split has occurred at first stringing, I have used bow just two times and I don't have let it strung for many time. What do you means with "horn fibers" ? Do you say to aplly sinew on the split ?
hi amutuccio,
wrap the split-region with sinew- or strong linen-fibres soaked in hideglue, at least 1cm at both sides of the split. Let the wrapping dry for 2 days.
I don?t want to offend someone, but this bow seems to be done very crude. The horn looks very poor, its fibres are cutted, the sinewbacking and the birchbark does not cover the edges of the horn.
As long as the bow shoots well don?t worry.
Michael
wrap the split-region with sinew- or strong linen-fibres soaked in hideglue, at least 1cm at both sides of the split. Let the wrapping dry for 2 days.
I don?t want to offend someone, but this bow seems to be done very crude. The horn looks very poor, its fibres are cutted, the sinewbacking and the birchbark does not cover the edges of the horn.
As long as the bow shoots well don?t worry.
Michael
it is a new hornbow you has buyed?are you used some tools for string the hornbow, perhaps the heavy pressure and a hard surface take the horn turn the white and split, so many old hornbow i saw it's horn turn white and split, i am want get this result make some horn fiber ,then use glue tie the fiber together, it is my dream
wrap the split-region with sinew- or strong linen-fibres soaked in hideglue
a antique(hornbow) seller tell me in china qinghai province,they are used
intestines of sheep wrap the horn ,i am not know why they are not used sinew for this job
a antique(hornbow) seller tell me in china qinghai province,they are used
intestines of sheep wrap the horn ,i am not know why they are not used sinew for this job
Redhawk, you are right, effectively the horn in the region were split
occurred it's very poor.
For Jiao, maybe your odl bowyer used intestines of sheep because they
are more long than sinew, and more suitable for well wrap the bow. In effect, I've see repair bow with fishing-thread today, maybe this replace the ancient technique rapresented by intestine sheep.
occurred it's very poor.
For Jiao, maybe your odl bowyer used intestines of sheep because they
are more long than sinew, and more suitable for well wrap the bow. In effect, I've see repair bow with fishing-thread today, maybe this replace the ancient technique rapresented by intestine sheep.