My first composite bow
Hello,
I need your advice !
This first bow has been made possible with the help of Atarnet and its members. Thanks to everyone !
The maple handle has been glued flat on the maple core.
It is 8 inches long with progressive fade outs.
The horn is in three parts the handle part is about 3 inches long.
The chelik has been added only for aesthetic reasons. It is a bone insert half the horn thickness.
The reflex after sinewing has curved slightly the handle part and opened a little the two horn joints.
Should I saw the joints larger and add thin pieces of horn ?
And then wrap again with sinew ?
Or should I leave it this way, replace and add only some sinew wrappings ?
Thank you.
I need your advice !
This first bow has been made possible with the help of Atarnet and its members. Thanks to everyone !
The maple handle has been glued flat on the maple core.
It is 8 inches long with progressive fade outs.
The horn is in three parts the handle part is about 3 inches long.
The chelik has been added only for aesthetic reasons. It is a bone insert half the horn thickness.
The reflex after sinewing has curved slightly the handle part and opened a little the two horn joints.
Should I saw the joints larger and add thin pieces of horn ?
And then wrap again with sinew ?
Or should I leave it this way, replace and add only some sinew wrappings ?
Thank you.
As you probably will notice this bow has been inspired by the beautiful bows made by Alessi Francesco.
The core is maple 4 mm thick from end to end.
The kasan spliced part is 8 mm thick (4 mm maple glued on the back)
Maple handle is glued on back.
Natural ash recurves are spliced to the ends of the core.
The core is maple 4 mm thick from end to end.
The kasan spliced part is 8 mm thick (4 mm maple glued on the back)
Maple handle is glued on back.
Natural ash recurves are spliced to the ends of the core.
Hello Redbow,
really nice "base" of hornbow. Congratulations !
I haven't advices for you, only supposition and questions.
I always thought, that bone insert serviced to prevent friability of butted ends of horns ( under load ).
What type of sinew ( and from what animal ) did you use ? And what type of glue ? Do you have more photos from sinewing process ?
Thanks , Jano.
really nice "base" of hornbow. Congratulations !
I haven't advices for you, only supposition and questions.
I always thought, that bone insert serviced to prevent friability of butted ends of horns ( under load ).
What type of sinew ( and from what animal ) did you use ? And what type of glue ? Do you have more photos from sinewing process ?
Thanks , Jano.
hello Redbow,
this bow looks well done, as you?ve recognized the joint of the horn- strips under the grip is not close enough.
The total thickness here is big enough to prevent problems, but I would insert small strips of bone too. Take a small rectangular file and make the space for the bone- strips, glue them and wrap it with sinew.
Maybe this means 150%, but this will be almost no additional mass for the whole bow.
Michael
this bow looks well done, as you?ve recognized the joint of the horn- strips under the grip is not close enough.
The total thickness here is big enough to prevent problems, but I would insert small strips of bone too. Take a small rectangular file and make the space for the bone- strips, glue them and wrap it with sinew.
Maybe this means 150%, but this will be almost no additional mass for the whole bow.
Michael
Jano,
This is a mix of leg sinew from elk, horse, ostrich...
The glue is a mixture from commercial hide glue and (supposed to be) commercial sinew glue.
The sinewing process is not easy to explain and describe.
You can read explanations in a lot of archery books and make your own experience.
I don't want to give any advice because i am a beginner and i am not totally confident with the work i did.
Redhawk thank you for the advice.
I wish i could avoid bone inserts.
This is a mix of leg sinew from elk, horse, ostrich...
The glue is a mixture from commercial hide glue and (supposed to be) commercial sinew glue.
The sinewing process is not easy to explain and describe.
You can read explanations in a lot of archery books and make your own experience.
I don't want to give any advice because i am a beginner and i am not totally confident with the work i did.
Redhawk thank you for the advice.
I wish i could avoid bone inserts.