I have just finished this Persian Horn Bow which has taken me 6 months. As I understand it a Persian Horn Bow is the same as a Turkish Bow but longer and with string bridges.
The bow is 53” nock to nock along its back and 40lb at 27 inches, the core is maple 0.140” thick and the belly is water buffalo horn, also 0.140” thick with three layers of deer sinew on the back, all glued using hide glue.
The siyahs are also maple and the wood was boiled for 30 minutes and then clamped to a former They have a V joint fixing them to the core wood which was also formed by boiling. The back of the bow is covered with thin red leather overlapping onto the belly of the bow. I did not enjoy sinewing the back of the bow.
One picture shows the 3 piece string, one centre section and two end loops, and the special knot used on the Asian bows. The string knot should come on the string bridge.
After tillering by heating the horn it was necessary to remove some limb twist again by heating the horn and then twisting in the opposite direction. The string is central and does not really need the bridges.
The bow shoots well but as I had to guess at the relevant thicknesses it came out l0 lb lighter than I wanted and therefore does not shoot as far as I had hoped but even at this weight it is surprising the power these bows produce. I hope you like it.
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