my new "british longbow"
Thanks Selby, rapsod and all who gives me good advice. My friend made a "traditional british longbow" recently. In making it, He obeys the rules that the ratio of limb width and limb height is over 5:8. and the bow's crosshape is like leter D. The ratio is nearly like No. K shows in presijeci.jpg. The bow is made by a piece of mulberry wood, 165cm nock to nock, about 70Lb in draw weight, and its nocks stick glassfibre plate to enhance durability. The handle of the bow is oval and wrapped with leather. The bow is infused by chinese wood oil when finished.
The bow is the "young brother" of the bow shows in the post "the young
bowyer's bow", because the bows' wood are all from the same tree.
Figures show the details of the ELB below.
The bow is the "young brother" of the bow shows in the post "the young
bowyer's bow", because the bows' wood are all from the same tree.
Figures show the details of the ELB below.
the rest pics
the handle
the whole bow
Nice bow!!! Is that oil something called "tung" oil?
Yes. The oil is called tung oil too. The chinese name is 桐油, which is a yellow or brownish oil extracted from the seeds of the tung tree (桐树) and used as a drying agent in varnishes and paints and for waterproofing.
You might want to brace it less. 15 cm is all what it needs.
Make it next time longer - 180 cm and you get amazing target bow. They are the most acurate and forgiving bows to be found ever.
Congratulations to tiler it appears to be of good shape!
How thick are the tips?
Jaroslav
Make it next time longer - 180 cm and you get amazing target bow. They are the most acurate and forgiving bows to be found ever.
Congratulations to tiler it appears to be of good shape!
How thick are the tips?
Jaroslav
Very nicely done. Your friend is a true craftsman.
it's nice to see there is another bowyer in China !
The tip is 1.5cm thick, and 2.5cm in width. The string was changed to brace about 15cm.
By the way, less tip thick could reduce vibration when shooting.
By the way, less tip thick could reduce vibration when shooting.
The brace seems high as the bow is rather short for that type of bow. If its good mullbery, you can make tips only 10 mm and take some excess wood from last 10 cm of the limbs, but go carefully to keep tips somehow stiff.
It will shoot better and it will loose handshock-vibrations.
Make it longer next time.
Jaroslav
It will shoot better and it will loose handshock-vibrations.
Make it longer next time.
Jaroslav