Miniature Bow 2 (5) - Victorian Longbow

[jaxenro]

So I started on my next one a Victorian Style target longbow. I am going a little larger with this one 1:3 instead of 1:4. It is walnut backed hickory, I probably would have used hickory backed walnut but I didn't have them in the proper sizes. So these are the dimensions I have roughed it out to - full size followed by (actual). Does this sound good for this style bow? I expect it will thin towards the tips as I begin shaping and tillering it

Tip to Tip 71 1/4" (23 3/4")

Width at handle 1 1/8" (3/8")

Width at tips 9/16" (3/16")

Depth at handle 15/16" (5/16")

Depth at tips 9/16" (3/16")

[jaxenro]

Started a Tri-Lam as well same style roughly the same dimensions a little wider and deeper

Yew belly, Cocobolo core, and a Satinwood back. Will post some pics when I get it out of the glue form and roughed out

[jaxenro]

Just some pictures - first is the form I use for gluing the Tri_Lam's up it puts a more even pressure then just clamps. Simple 1/2 x 2" oak with some guide rails glued on to fit the laminations between. I glue with TBIII and line it with wax paper

[jaxenro]

The bottom two came out of the form I still need to clean off the wax paper and glue from the outside. The top one is the walnut backed hickory, the middle one Satinwood-Cocobolo-Yew, and the bottom one Satinwood-Ebony-Lemonwood

[jaxenro]

The hickory-walnut one is done and braced working on the arrows

[loon]

woah, I thought it was real sized for a sec..

[jaxenro]

Now that is the best compliment I could get

24" tip to tip

[Pat B]

Very cool little bow.    You will be surprised how well it will shoot.

[jaxenro]

I try to add something new to each one to learn from this one it was the leather wrapped grip (concept needs work the leather I used was too thick) the next two Tri-Lams will have the grip plus traditional Victorian style horn nocks. I am working my way up to replicating something like this in 1:3 scale but instead of jumping in trying the more complex one first I am trying to learn each new thing one step at a time and work on tillering

http://www.greenmanlongbows.co.uk/images/page%20images%20and%20photos/new%20gallery/gallery%20093/Gallery%20093%20page%2001.htm

[DC]

Very cool. If you find an old couch or cheap leather jacket the leather should be thin enough.It's too thin to do anything else with

[Del the cat]

Nice thin leather in ladies gloves...
Del

[jaxenro]

There's a place that sells leather for making miniature saddles I am getting some from I just didn't want to wait for the mail. 1 oz pigskin and some really thin kangaroo leather flat lace they use for reins and the like.  1/8" wide which is perfect gives me about 12 wraps and really really thin. This one was 1/8" lace from a craft store it looks ok but a little thick, it needs a little more finishing to smooth it up and remove the file marks

[jaxenro]

Here it is at full draw - not perfect the tiller looks a little rough but it works