Wierd idea for a nock

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Don't know why, but I had this idea for a knock. No real reason for this style but I got it in my head and was curious what you all thought. Essentially, do you all think it's worth experimenting with in a pyramid design as a way to bring the string pulling closer to the point. I personally see more issues than it's worth. But might make for a neat look more than anything.

It's essentially just a groove at the very tip for the string to lie in and a small hook just down from it to hold the loop which could be very small. You could make the entire tip as an overlay with the grain perpendicular to the grain in the limbs to keep from splitting out. I would think you could make it so that the string makes for a rounded tip to the triangle and get a very light tip. Here's a quick doodle of my thoughts. I'm sure it's been done before and been found to not be good enough to be worth the trouble. So what do you all think?

[PatM]

The African style over the top and through a hole in the limb depicted in TTBB.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Thanks, I figured it had to have been done somewhere. I still need to get that book series at some point.

Kyle

[PatM]

Scroll down this page too.
http://www.atarn.org/chinese/scythian_bows.htm

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Those are exactly what I was thinking of.

Kyle

[Morgan]

You could probably make that work with antler pretty easy I think.

[DC]

Cool, could give you an extra 1/2" of limb length. Thanks for that.

[upstatenybowyer]

Definitely cool. Thanks 

[George Tsoukalas]

Looks like all the force would be concentrated on the hook. If that breaks, there would be dire  consequences. Jawge

[Ryan Jacob]

Maybe using copper pin to hold it in place would secure it better?

[DC]

I think it would be a PITA to string.

[Sir Failalot]

All the things that form the hook would have a lot of force on them.


I had the thought of a connection of the string on the back of the bow. So that the string forms a circle.
There are a few knots to do something like that. I use something like that for tents.
... You would not even need to knot them. The string can be a whole circle. When you want to shoot tbe bow you would have to bend it and put the string on. Strange but works. The thing is that the string would not stay on the back but slip to one side. Either you prevent it from doing that with a groove on the back (probably a bad idea) or you let it slip to one side what might need some adjustments in tillering ect.

I mean thats very strange but we are talking about make a "weird idea for a nock" working, right?