length of ishi's ash selfbow?

[Dazv]

hi all!!!

I'm making a replica of ishi's ash selfbow and i was wonder was the length stated in the bowyers bible 54 3/16 measured tip to tip or nock to nock??? Let me know if this was a bit of a silly question.

Thanks so much

Darren. PS what weight do you guys think ishi's bow was before it broke???

[bubby]

I havn't seen the tbb with Ishi's bow, but in kroberer's book it shows length width and thickness tapers, plus describes how he measured bows for people

[Hrothgar]

I haven't seen the picture of his ash bow either; however Ishi made a lot of bows for people, and yew was a popular material. I believe the Ishi made bow Dr. Pope field-tested for distance was a 55" (ttt) yew bow.

[Dazv]

Oh right perhaps it's in another bow building book? Thanks for the advice!
Darren

[bubby]

I've got a Ishi bow in the work's, got a post going with all the stat's, Bub

[Traxx]

 what weight do you guys think ishi's bow was before it broke???

It is reported,that Ishi's preference was 40 lbs,but it seems that the longer bows,that were made for Pope,were 45lbs.

[Dictionary]

Then lets say.....between 40-45 pounds 


Ishi didnt use a tillering tree with a pulley and bow scale.No one could could know the exact weight and i doubt the fellas shooting them had bow scales out in the field with them either.

[Dazv]

great thanks guys.

[bubby]

the bow pope tested was red yew, rawhide backed, 55" ttt 48# @28"205 yards cast, doesn't say that it broke, Bub