Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: akila on April 22, 2008, 06:38:01 pm
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Hi guys....this my new bow that i just build.....i only have to put the finish on him tonight, ...but i couldn't rezist to show you the bow.....im verry happy...its my first laminated bow, and also the first time whenn i wass working with bamboo....and im happy with the result....the bow its verry short....48" long, and the limbs are 32" long with the V splice......the bow its a target bow....its pulls 27#@30"....the bow end up so light, becose i had take to much material on the belly whenn i wass taper the belly strip....i wass taken to much on one limb, and whenn i put the bow to the tillering tree, it wass an hinge to that limb, so i had to scrape the other limb from the sides...and i also did some scraping, on the belly ...i had to take that risk...and the bow end up ok....im verry happy with the result....the bamboo belly and back wass glued with bone glue.....also the V splice with bone glue....and i reinforce the splice with wrap sinew.....the handle wass made with pieces of leather glued together in order to make the handle a little thicker , so that i cand hold it in my hand....this is the pictures...
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220104.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220108.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220109.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220112.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220114.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220116.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220117.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P4220115.jpg)
The belly of the bow wass tempered, and it wass a little refelxed,,,,the bow wass also glued with a little reflex(2" of refelx), i wass afraid that it will not survive iff i wass puting to much relfex in the bow......this it all for now...i will put some yacht varnish on him to seal it...and i will put some pictures tomorow.....byee
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Very nice. I love the braced and full draw profiles. Neat concept also, using bamboo for back and belly. Are you going to try for another, a bit heavier? Pat
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Holy *%$#@, look at that thing bend!! Wow!! Bamboo is truly amazing stuff. Nice bow.
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Hi....you can be sure that i will try another one....i love this bow...im so happy....i cant beleve my self....im looking at him and i cant beleve....i wass sure that the bow will broke....but it prove me wrong....bamboo its realy gr8 stuff....it wass realy tricky to aline the syaih....o man...i wass working on that syiah one day long....heating and straighten untill i manage to aline the tips.......you can see on the belly side of the syiah...that i have made a thing (i dont know how to call it in english), for the string ...i have use a fille....
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Great bow akila I like the unique look it has. and what a bend :o at 27# you can target shoot all day long. Jesse
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Thomas(Bluelake) supplies a laminated Korean bow with this basic structure. You can see it on the Hornbow site. Very impressive work.
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wow that is really cool i love the full draw pic
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Thomas(Bluelake) supplies a laminated Korean bow with this basic structure. You can see it on the Hornbow site. Very impressive work.
Can you give me a link plz????thks all for your replays....i realy love this bow.....i put the varnish on him already ond tomorow i will put pictures with the bow finished...
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If you go to hornbow.com and check the Korean Archery Equipment section, the bow is there.
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Very different and very well made. Got to admit, the bend :o is pretty impressive.
Great bow for next week's laminate bow of the month consideration.
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Man, you got that sucker really bending - wow!
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WOW - that's some serious bend on thisone!!!
frank
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What a nice little thing :o :o :o
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Beautiful bow,very well done. :)
Pappy
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Really a nice looking bow...what a bend going on there! ;) Good looking tips as well!
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Akila,
I love it. I have been planning a bow like yours in my head for years but wondered what was possible. I have always thought that a bamboo backed bamboo belly bow similar to the oriental/turkish type would be possible.
Have you shot it yet?
Have you got any pictures of the build process?
Mark in England
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HI....i realy dont have photos of the building process....and i just shot the bow a few metters...to see how it preforms...and it seams realy fast for a bow that is only 27#....on the next one i will make more photos..i promise...
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WOW!! akila, your really turning em out :o. I don't know that I've ever seen a bow bend like that, shew! Making me sweat a little ;D..
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nice one! any advice for guys who've never worked with siyahs before? How'd you make it? How'd you splice it in?
Thanks
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The syiahs is steam bend, the wood is ash, and the splice is a V shape splice....im sorry but i dont have photos to show you.......the angle of the syaih is not verry sever, becose the bow is not made with sinew, so on a all bamboo bow, you shouldn't exagerate with the syiah angle....i think that 25-30 degrees is ok, for a bow like this...i also wrap the splice area with sinew for better protection....i have used bones glue...
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That's a wicked looking litlle bow, Akila. Love that full draw shot.
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You did an excellent job on that bow. Very nice
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Man, I love short bows!! ;D But a little question. With a bow bending that much, would you use a "circle tool" instead of the oval to check the tiller? :o ;) Love that bow, man. But then I love bamboo... for everything.
possum
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Man, I love short bows!! ;D But a little question. With a bow bending that much, would you use a "circle tool" instead of the oval to check the tiller? :o ;) Love that bow, man. But then I love bamboo... for everything.
possum
My eyes is my tool... ;D..i dont have a special tool for tillering,,,,im do all by my instinct....aniway i think that on a bow like this, you shoul try to have all the limb bending...not only a special zone...i wass trying to make all the limb bending....so that the stress will be distributed thru all the bow...
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Wow, that bow is really bending! Good job!
Sean
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Dad gum,that's a neat little bow ,Akila.Full draw is incredible!!! God Bless
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Great bow..............as usual for you ;)