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Harry Drake record yew bow
PatM:
Those mixed primitive and modern material bows were popular in that era.
http://www.tradrag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3190
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=006018;p=2
JoJoDapyro:
So Sinew backed wood, and "Horn" backed sinew?
PatM:
--- Quote from: JoJoDapyro on December 09, 2015, 02:06:20 pm ---So Sinew backed wood, and "Horn" backed sinew?
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?
JoJoDapyro:
--- Quote from: avcase on December 09, 2015, 01:41:04 pm --- The bow is described as being made from some excellent yew provided by Earl Ulrich, with ears and handle splices similar to Turkish flight bows. It was backed with cattle back strap sinew and used straight hide glue. The bow was faced with "Miller's Toxhorn", which was some kind of plastic material substituted for horn. T
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--- Quote from: PatM on December 09, 2015, 02:08:36 pm ---
--- Quote from: JoJoDapyro on December 09, 2015, 02:06:20 pm ---So Sinew backed wood, and "Horn" backed sinew?
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?
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Sinew backed Yew, backed with plastic horn?
avcase:
The plastic horn is a "facing" or belly side laminate.
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