siyahs

[Spotted Dog]

How do you cut and set them on the ends of the bow limbs ?
I think I will try an all wood bow first. Maple limbs, hickory siyahs
and rawhide back.  Maybe osage siyahs and handle.

[Pat B]

You'll want to use strong, light weight wood for the siyahs

[Spotted Dog]

Will hickory work ?  I need to find a pattern too.

[Pat B]

Hickory will work but maple might be better. Osage is too heavy. IMO...but I've never put siyahs on a bow.

[PatM]

Edge grained  Ash is a good all around choice but you can use any heavy wood if you reduce the dimensions according to how strong the wood actually is.

[madmonk]

Spuce is also very strong for its weight. As siyahs don't need to bend, I think that would be a good choice, as well.

[jbnizzle]

    Green Mulberry.
                             is what the Koreans use . Split it from a 6-9-10 inch log 18 inches long 1 1/2 inches wide boil wood for an hour.
                              #2.  after soaking wood in water" without mosquitos " for 1-2 weeks cover with cloth not necessary mainly to
                              protect your wifes microwave. Heat for 30 seconds at a time wood will heat up quickly . "Be Careful " use hand protection.
                         
                                          It is a learning process, I quickly found out you will need a bending Jig . Watch the Korean bow making videos
                              and you should be able to see how it s done. Amazing how easy they make it look.


                                           Good Luck. If you have not learned already.


                                                                                                     J.B.
                                       

[jbnizzle]

                       


                          The log is 9 inches wide 12 -18 inches long.
                                      Siyah  split rough is 1-2 inches wide.
                                        I have found the length of about 12-18 inches lets me get a great bend  at the angle
                                        I want , not what the wood can afford.

                                                             again good luck

[BowEd]

Jeffery Schmidt  and John Mcphearson have a DVD out there that's informative.

[scp]

If you are using maple for limbs, you can simply heat bend the tips instead of going through all the trouble. Is your main stave too short?

[scp]

If you are doing this for practice, you probably need to use bamboo as core or as belly.

[Spotted Dog]

I forgot all about this. My maple is long enough. I put it away and out of my mind.