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Offline akila

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Sinew Backed short bow.
« on: April 23, 2016, 09:10:03 am »
Hi guys, this days i finished a short bow, backed with sinew. The wood is Cornus sanguinea. I had this short piece of wood, and said to give it a try. The bow is 54'' long NTN, it pulls 35lbs @ 28''. I  pulled it up to 29'', and the draw is smooth. I'v shoot already  a couple of arrows, and it goes really nice..the arrows war not realy what it should be for such a light Bow ( 400 grains), but the bow is shooting still quite nice...not crazy fast, but realy decent with those arrows.
The handle is wraped in Rawhide, and the Noks, are just directly cut into the wood, reinforced with sinew ofcours.







Offline half eye

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2016, 09:19:15 am »
Very nicely done akila 8) I am very partial to short bows and you made a good one, sir
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Offline simson

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2016, 10:44:46 am »
Nice work!
I would like to see the bow drawn by hand. That tiller stick pics aren't good for your bow, you asking a lot leaving a wooden bow at fd that long.
Simon
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Offline High-Desert

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2016, 11:07:32 am »
Great job! Love this style of bow.

Eric
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Offline DC

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2016, 11:24:00 am »
Great job! Love this style of bow.

Eric

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Offline akila

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2016, 11:43:50 am »
Nice work!
I would like to see the bow drawn by hand. That tiller stick pics aren't good for your bow, you asking a lot leaving a wooden bow at fd that long.
Hi, its not a tiller stick..its a tiller tree.. i took the picture quite close and thats why you cannot see the rest of that tiller tree thing..its actualy, an entire workbench, and at the end has a stick with a pulley sistem, and i can remove it, when i need to make it smaller :). I dont use a tiller stick animoore for yeaaars. The picture is thenn rotated, to have a more natural look of the bow, whenn is being hold in the hand.

Offline BowEd

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2016, 12:43:51 pm »
Nice design for that length of bow.Looks nice.
BowEd
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2016, 02:58:50 pm »
i like it, nice work.
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Offline Redhand

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2016, 03:27:52 pm »
Nice bow.  Great work.
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Offline loon

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2016, 08:48:38 pm »
Niiice, love the shape! Great that the draw length is that long too

Offline mike fisher

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2016, 08:58:01 pm »
i still remember the taste off that wood fruits picked from  the ground. nice work, truly artist.From the other side of the mountain/ocean. Mike

Offline paco664

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2016, 09:23:44 pm »
nice... simple.... attractive... i would disappoint that bow soooo badly with my archery skills... but enjoy every second of shooting it...
I'm too drunk to taste this chicken"~Col.H.Sanders

Offline GB

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2016, 01:40:13 am »
Lovely profile on that bow.  Very nice!
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Offline mullet

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2016, 09:49:46 pm »
I like a "shorty", profile looks great.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Sinew Backed short bow.
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2016, 07:28:21 am »
Well done