Egyptian composite build a-long

[medicinewheel]

hi ralph!  -  i have one of batmunkh's, too - actually 'restoring' it at the moment!
i made some really long really heavy arrows and the bow shoots them quite well; they also almost eliminate the handchock!
frank

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[welch2]

That's a sweet bow Frank. He sure knows his stuff.

How heavy are those arrows ?

Ralph

[welch2]

I got some of the reflex pulled in ,time for the first layer of sinew .



Ralph

[welch2]

The first layer of sinew is on . Woooooo Hooooo
I keep checking it every half hour or so ,and rub it a bit to flatten and even it up .The tips are about dry the rest is gooey still .After about five hours .



Ralph

[D. Tiller]

Patience my friend Patience!!! 

[The Burnt Hill Archer]

nice setup for the reflex. sinew job looks pretty good too, yeah what D said, patience. but for a project like this, youve gotta have patience oozing out of your ears!

Phil

[welch2]

Thanks guys , I'm glad you call it patience ,, my wife calls it laziness .

 Rained a lot yesterday ,and I've got the bow in the cab of my truck .The cable went just a little slack in the morning yesterday ,so I cranked the stick around a few turns till it was tight again ,and put it in the truck. It is 85 degrees outside and quite a bit warmer in the truck . When it stops pulling in reflex , I will wait a few days and add the next layer.

Ralph

[welch2]

The first layer of sinew has stopped shrinking (the rope no longer goes slack after a few days ) Here it is untied showing the reflex it now holds.



Now I will tie in more reflex and apply the second layer of sinew.

Ralph

[D. Tiller]

OOOHHHH!! This is so exciting! Watching sinew and glue dry!!!     

Nice looken bow so far. Cant wait to see how it does when dried and finnished.

[radius]

OOOHHHH!! This is so exciting! Watching sinew and glue dry!!!     

Nice looken bow so far. Cant wait to see how it does when dried and finnished.

That IS exciting!  Better than watching a snail race!

[D. Tiller]

I don't know about that. Depends on which snail you put your money on! 

[welch2]

'tis a pretty slow process , fer sure . I'm havin' fun though.

The second layer of sinew has been on for two days now ,and I have tightened the rope twice .Looks like if I add any more reflex , I'll have to loose the clamps .The angle is getting pretty steep .



Does anybody think ,I should add the center horn spacer now ? And try to string it , or should I go for more reflex first ?

Ralph

[D. Tiller]

I will not give advice on this! I am way out of my league with these style bows. But, hey, if you can get away with more reflex I always say go for it! 

[welch2]

The bow is pretty much holding the reflex in the last picture .It has ten white tail deer leg tendons worth of sinew on it now ,and the back is flat still . I think I'll add some more sinew ,in order to build up a central ridge ,and give the bow the oval shape it should have .

Ralph

[Pat B]

Hey Ralph, Are you gonna be able to pull this bow when you are done.   She's looking good so far.      Pat