Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: simson on August 24, 2021, 05:49:53 am
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This is only a child's bow, but it is interesting where it came from.
The stave for this little bow came half from the trunk and half from a branch (see sketch). I found the whole little tree in the bio chunk container and couldnt resist to take that golden chain tree with me. All the corrections and curving was done with the heatgun. The deflex of the upper limb was natural, on the lower limb induced with the heatgun. The trunk part was the longer, so it became the upper limb. It is pronounced asymmetrical, upper limb is 4 inches longer.
A lot of heating sessions were needed to bring that little thing in balance.
To save some of the beautiful heartwood at the belly I went down 2 or 3 rings (dont remember exactly).
Two different nock styles: on the upper with additional sap rings, on the lower a natural grown knot used for overlays.
dw/dl: 23#/24
ntn: 54
bh: 5½
max. w. 1
reflex: 2½
mass: 230 gram
asymmetrical
bendy handle, stiff outers
species: Laburnum anagyroides
08: 03,6
10: 06,5 (+2,9)
12: 09,0 (+2,5)
14: 11,2 (+2,2)
16: 13,5 (+2,3)
18: 15,7 (+2,2)
20: 18,0 (+2,3)
22: 20,3 (+2,3)
24: 22,8 (+2,5)
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Lovely bow, nice sketches. Looks like it's got enough draw length so that it won't get broke by someone's bigger brother ::)
Del
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Oh, that is cool. Thanks for sharing.
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Looking good Simson
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Excellent
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beautiful, thanks for sharing, :)
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Another work of art Simon. Good to see you back at it again!
Jaap
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Genius. (A)
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That is just too cool!
Excelent save!
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Beautiful bow, some kid will love that I am sure. :)
Pappy
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That is just completely amazing. :)
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Thanks guys, appreciate you find it interesting.
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That΄s a really wonderful bow. I love the shape and the contrast of the sap- and heartwood. Was this bow inspired by the continental longbows such as the Hohenaschaubogen?
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Great sketch and a very cool bow. Some kid is gonna be very happy. Thanks for posting your work.
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A+, Simon. What a great piece of work. Also, your sketch is GREAT! I really like your handwritten script style.
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Once again awesome work!
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That΄s a really wonderful bow. I love the shape and the contrast of the sap- and heartwood. Was this bow inspired by the continental longbows such as the Hohenaschaubogen?
I didn't have a specific design in mind, basically I could only do what the stick told me to do. And that was very limited, it was only a thin stem and a small branch.
The bow of Hohenaschau is known to me and I also plan to make a replica, a suitable stave is already stored, but needs a few months to dry.
Thank you all for your nice words!
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Your level of confidence is amazing.