A little horn bow

[welch2]

Thanks Dana and Frank . Jbell  I didn't want to get anybody in trouble with thier kids.
But I'm right there with you,some of his cousins saw the bow ,and now I gotta make at least one more..

Ralph

[OldBow]

Really neat - Got you bookmarked for :
May Backed Bow of the Month
and
Kids Bows, an article for PA this fall.

[welch2]

Thanks Oldbow ,An article on kid's bows sounds great.You should have fun writing that one.
Here's a few more pics.

In these first two you can see the siyahs and the end of the horn.






on this picture you see the braided wire handle my brother made




belly detail

[Kev K.]

Great Craftsmanship! Love those horn bows

[medicinewheel]

It's 25 pounds at 28" ,even though I've pulled it 31". I'm hoping he can shoot this one quite awhile.

hi ralph!  -  i believe a 31" pull is no problem with such a bow. but anyway my question: how did the bow react on that pull.

i've i'd aim for a similar bow of 65+# at 29" what would be best measurements??
i think the lenghs should be fine, should be bit wider, bit deeper??

frank

ps: how are your neighbourhoud's pets doing these days  

[welch2]

Frank ,It does fine at long pulls .I just woory about the string angle since it has pin nocks. The Egyptian bows had nock that were cut on the back some.


that would help some.       I think when I try for a heavier draw weight ,I will leave the core the same 3/4" wide ,but round the back of the core some.Then I will make the horn 1" wide at the handle ,leaving 1/8 gap on each side .So the sinew will lay over the sides down to horn .Should make a more oval bow and let me pull in more reflex.       

heres some profiles of the Tut bows.


and cross sections of them



Ralph

[George Tsoukalas]

That is a beautiful bow. Well done.Jawge

[medicinewheel]

yes, i believe such short bow should have nocks cut in on the back!
how did you do the siyahs on thisone??

[welch2]

Plain sawn hickory ,steam bent .Then V-spliced into the core .The horn overlaps the splice. The sinew backing goes all the way to the nocks.And it is sinew wrapped from just below the V-splice to the bottom of the nocks.

Ralph

[welch2]

I tillered as I went. the first  layer of sinew only went to the slice and I wrapped the joint with with sinew first.checked tiller after a month ,the siyahs were bending to much,then added anouther course of sinew all the way to the nocks , waited a month................ect.

Ralph

[welch2]

He had fun at the Tennessee Classic ,It was his first shoot.

[Pat B]

I got to shoot this little bow this weekend at the Classic. It is a sweet shooting bow.     Your son was quite happy with it and proud of it. Thanks Ralph.    Pat

[GregB]

That's a great looking bow, I'm sorry I missed out getting to see it at the Classic.

[welch2]

Thanks for all the compliments guys ,Duncan is reading them over and over.
Greg, I tried to pull him up there where ya'll were whittling away a couple of times, he just wanted to keep shooting.
Great shoot ,Duncan wants to know when we can go to Twin Oaks again.

Ralph

[Hillbilly]

I also got to see this one in person at the classic, it's a really nice little bow.