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Do you need to have a sinew back?
PatM:
Good tensile strong wood stands far more tensile force than that. WAY more in fact. Horn is also not stiff which lowers the back stress even more.
IndianGuy:
Well pat put your theory to the test and make one, we will all sit back and watch your progress with interest. :o
Pat B:
This new "HORN BOWS" board it dedicated to discussing and building composite horn bows and their traditional construction techniques. It is not about hickory backed bows or horn bellied bows in general. These other bows should be discussed in the "BOWS" section. Lets keep "HORN BOWS" just for them.
PatM:
There are bow made entirely from horn in India and as I mentioned the bow that Koppedrayer makes IS traditional.. Clearly the method already works. Grayson even mentions hemp backed bows in China.
Saying that the bows have to fit some rule-book is a bit silly. They are all composites which include horn.
mullet:
Bamboo fits this Topic. I stickied to the top James' thoughts as to what a Composite bow was and I read bamboo in the description.
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