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Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: Kviljo on May 27, 2008, 08:51:57 pm

Title: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: Kviljo on May 27, 2008, 08:51:57 pm

Laminated from ash and walnut, 78" ntn, 90# @ 28", 100# @ 30", and presumably 110# @ 32". 1,5" stringfollow after beeing lightly shot in tonight. Buffalo horn sidenocks. 36mm X 29,5" at the grip, and 13mm X 13mm just below the horn nocks. 15 strand fast-flight string.

(http://kviljo.no/bue/valnott/3.jpg)

(http://kviljo.no/bue/valnott/5.jpg)

(http://kviljo.no/bue/valnott/6.jpg)

(http://kviljo.no/bue/valnott/1.jpg)

(http://kviljo.no/bue/valnott/2.jpg)

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: Justin Snyder on May 27, 2008, 10:08:00 pm

That is an incredible bow kviljo.  I love the light on dark contrast of the wood.  Justin

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: david w. on May 27, 2008, 10:31:36 pm

That is AWESOME!  I love warbows. that contrast is stunning

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: markinengland on May 28, 2008, 01:46:17 am

A beautiful bow. Any chance of close ups of the knocks without string and then with string on showing how the string attaches into the knocks?
Mark in England

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: medicinewheel on May 28, 2008, 02:41:00 am

i love black walnut!

really nice bow! do you think hardmaple would work instead of ash??
frank

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: Kviljo on May 28, 2008, 06:08:09 am

Thanks guys :)

I don't have a unstrung picture of the nocks, but maybe this will illustrate how it's made?

As you can see, the wood peeks through the string slot, and the string has a small spliced loop that is turned into a selftightening loop. A regular loop won't work.

(http://kviljo.no/bue/valnott/4.jpg)


Actually, I've never tried any kind of maple, but I understand it is not too different from ash, so I suppose it would work fine?

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: radius on May 28, 2008, 12:01:47 pm

hey!  is that a knife, a gun, or a cell phone hangin' off your belt?! >:D

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: Kviljo on May 28, 2008, 12:11:29 pm

Hehe, it's just a cell phone ;)  No need for having guns over here  :)

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: Marc St Louis on May 28, 2008, 12:16:18 pm

Very nice bow

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: sagitarius boemoru on May 28, 2008, 03:37:12 pm

Kviljo, that is excellent. It must be also low mass, with walnut and ash. Let us know what distance it does.
The tiler is superb.

Jaro

Title: Re: Ash/walnut warbow
Post by: Kviljo on May 28, 2008, 05:07:06 pm

 :)

It weighs 25,57 oz. According to Badgers formula, it should weigh 26,75 oz at 29" and 95#.

I shot it some more tonight, and the upper limb developed a few small compression marks, so I will adjust it a little to prevent them from developing further. Still, it only follows the string 1,25" on the lower limb, and 1,5" on the upper.

Looking forward to beeing able to control it fully, and see what distance I can get out of it. I'll let you know.