Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Horn Bows => Topic started by: Mafort on May 26, 2020, 11:39:36 am
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Sooo I’m wanting to start my first composite bow. I’m wanting to go with a tartar style however I am absolutely lost with where to start. I’ve got hickory or maple for the core and I was thinking I’d use black walnut for the siyahs. However I’m not sure what the lengths of the limbs or the siyahs or anything else. Can anyone help?
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I'm definitely no expert on this style but I think they would have been in the range of 54 inches long.
Best to make the core 5 piece.
Keep the width at around 1 3/4" of all core limb parts when splicing together.
Handle section 12 - 14" 4 - 5" inch splice into the bending limbs.
Make these around 14" long. The kasans around 8 inches and tips around 3.
Angles should be taken from an old bow.
Once you have the core assembled and horn glued I can help with limb widths.
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Here is link my friend Jano wanted me to give you:
https://bajanbow.com/2018/09/26/krimi-tatar-ij-vizsgalat-study-of-a-crimean-tatar-bow/?fbclid=IwAR0cS5_c945QPSNLm2zryPxrYTFCkgocv6lcQ2llxAwiOTwCV9LjMDdiGH0 (https://bajanbow.com/2018/09/26/krimi-tatar-ij-vizsgalat-study-of-a-crimean-tatar-bow/?fbclid=IwAR0cS5_c945QPSNLm2zryPxrYTFCkgocv6lcQ2llxAwiOTwCV9LjMDdiGH0)
Actually these are the same dimensions i tried to base my own crimean tatar. It failed miserably though, but not because of the measurements. :D I'll attach my translation of those measurements here.
Btw, what i found out was that its pretty hard to make a stable highly reflexed long hornbow (50"+). If you are aiming for lower draw weight, under 70 pounds, i would suggest making a shorter bow. I thought my bow was a bit wobbly, it might have ended somewhere 60-70 pounds of draw if the horn had not delaminated. Well anyway, good luck!
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Also i have some angle measurements from gluemont :D. Some people might know him by a name Beaumont. I'll attach them here.