Author Topic: Rowan warbow,1st one (Read 9589 times)

acker · « **on:** November 18, 2009, 03:37:27 pm »

I just made this rowan warbow last week
it is 195cm N/N
90# @ 28"
It turned out better then i thought it would , rowan is not that bad under compression at least the stave I used

The right arm is a bit stiffer because of some knots .

sorry, no hornnocks

acker

adb · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:48:38 pm »

Nice bow. You're correct, the right limb is quite a bit stiffer. Is there any way you could even up your tiller?

radius · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2009, 08:38:31 pm »

i like those double grooves...how do you use those, exactly?

medicinewheel · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2009, 11:48:49 pm »

Nice! - but you really should try to even outyour tiller on ther right limb...

Josh · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2009, 11:03:33 am »

You use the double grooves to string the bow right? Nice bow!

-josh

Del the cat · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2009, 02:07:49 pm »

Nice looking wood and bow (like the minimalist tip overlay/double nock), has it taken much set?
If you ease off the right limb a tad (and the centre section), it will take some of the strain off that left tip which seems to be bearing a fair bit of the load.
You probably wouldn't notice much change in draw weight.
What draw length are you going for max? 31" for the full 'in the bow' style or are you sticking at 28"?
How's the cast compared with Yew?

Del

acker · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2009, 05:01:22 pm »

@Del the cat: The bow has about 2" set and about 4" stringfollow.
Your tiller idea sounds good , I might go for it.
My normal draw length is 28" but I'm able to pull the bow until 32" or a bit less.
I wasn't on a field by now and only shoot a few arrows at home in my garden .
HM, the cast compared with yew? I would like to say that Rowan isn't as "sponge" as yew, yew is faster in my opinion.
A belly tempering could probably solve that problem, but I wont try it on that one.

@josh: yes, to string the bow
@all : thanks!

gruß acker

Yeomanbowman · « **Reply #7 on:** November 23, 2009, 10:01:33 am »

I've just been looking at the stave and it only took 14 years to grow. It make one realise that they were the ideal 'throwaway' bow for practise at the butts on holy days and Sundays after church, as well as battles. Where I live you cannot walk a mile without seeing lots of warbow quality ash (and before dutch elm, elm too). That doesn't hold true for yew, sadly! Great work Acker, nice to see Ascham's 'meane' woods being used. Don't forget to post some of the distances you get with her.

Waessail,
Jeremy

Rod · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2009, 01:33:37 pm »

It has been said that one of my Scottish relatives had used rowan on occasion to put meat on the table and that rowan or laburnum were his prefered bow woods.

Rod.

Primitive Archer