The turkish bow2

[gorazd]

After one year of waiting game,...

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,60377.msg842008/topicseen.html#msg842008



Made about 50 shots and still shooting  ...
The string is FF a bit of long thus the bracing height a bit short . I will made a shorter string...
I havent measure the weight but should me arround 55-60 lbs...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLg-dFwAJCk

[JNystrom]

Good job! A shooting bow is a good bow. 
Maybe on your next bow have sal's bend closer to the handle.

[Pat B]

Can we see braced and full draw?

[gorazd]

Here is at (near) full draw... and braced
Photographer was sitting when taking picture so the bow looks with uneven thick sals 

And there is one shot in the target 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICBfeRaGSv0&feature=youtu.be

[JNystrom]

It looks even better there! Well done again. The bow might be willing to draw even further, 30-32"? If the archer wants it, that is.

[gorazd]

thanks,
Yes it should go over 30inch because ntn is 48inch .... quite long for turkish.

Doing first with turkish style I hesitated to make it shorter...
During first initial bending of the sals (using tepelinks)  there was heard some crack noises but now the bow is silent when drawing so I guess it will hold.

I missed some shaping lines when shaping the final width of the tips and tips get a bit thinner that I wanted .... arround 7mm width .... so for security I wrapped the tips with sinew.

About comment that it should bend more around handle - yes, I should make handle much thinner when shaping wood core.
And handle (black locust) splice is a bit to long so sals (cut from bamboo -  woodflooring)  near handle are a bit more rigid.

[bassman]

Excellent