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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Turtle dragon on February 23, 2017, 02:15:05 am

Title: Angular bow books?
Post by: Turtle dragon on February 23, 2017, 02:15:05 am

Any one know good books about building/history on Egyptian angular bows?

Title: Re: Angular bow books?
Post by: mikekeswick on February 23, 2017, 03:50:54 am

I'm afraid not but to make one I would copy the dimensions of an old bow. If you get Adams Karpowzis book on Turkish hornbows all the construction methods are applicable.

Title: Re: Angular bow books?
Post by: PatM on February 23, 2017, 09:28:52 am

Not from an authenticity standpoint. The Egyptian bows were not a typical composite construction.

Title: Re: Angular bow books?
Post by: bubby on February 23, 2017, 12:25:33 pm

Maybe this will help
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,40995.msg547958.html#msg547958

Title: Re: Angular bow books?
Post by: loon on February 26, 2017, 06:34:41 am

I'd also love some info about the cross sections/constructions of old Egyptian bow artifacts, eg King Tut's bows. Which seem remarkably intact, shame there isn't more easily available information about them.

Title: Re: Angular bow books?
Post by: loon on February 26, 2017, 06:38:41 am

I found this post -

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,16720.msg230767.html#msg230767

Someone needs to scan those books!!

I found this much - looks like a complete scan of the first?

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https://issuu.com/martevader/docs/mcleod.wallace.composite.bows.from.

Title: Re: Angular bow books?
Post by: davidjw on February 27, 2017, 03:41:01 pm

McLeod's book on the bows from Tutankhamen's tomb is a good place to start, as mentioned in the thread linked above.  It gives some scale cross sections of several bows, as well as some measurements.  There seems to be a wide range of measurements and construction methods. I highly recommend the book, though it's not exactly directed towards a bowyer.  Hope this helps: