Beginner core form

[gorazd]

And here is the form of the mongol bow from 13th century (ntn 130cm)...   

[BowEd]

Yes.The angles are very important I believe too.In ease of tillering and performance reasons.Steeper angle ie.... harder to tiller/better material used but better for performance.

[Bjoern Sofeit]

And here is the form of the mongol bow from 13th century (ntn 130cm)...

Drop the weird setback grip. Only cheap fiberglass bows have these.

The original bows from Cagaan Chad and Bajan Aguij have slightly less articulated bulbous grips that resemble those of CTs, which is absolutely no surprise. There is little grip reflex though.

[Progressor]

how come it is not one smooth even curve the whole way, if this has been discussed already I would appreciate a link please : )

[mikekeswick]

how come it is not one smooth even curve the whole way, if this has been discussed already I would appreciate a link please : )

Angular bends are better because the limb weighs less for the same reflex. Plus traditional core/horn joinery can only handle limited reflex in the bending sections.

[Aaron H]

I bent some hackberry laths last night.  I just love how well hackberry bends with steam.   I started to get a little lift on one of the tip bends, but it should clean up just fine.