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Offline stuckinthemud

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horn bow without horn?
« on: November 07, 2015, 06:35:31 pm »
Does anyone know of a thread for building a horn-bow style bow without using horn?  I think Pat may have posted a build-along once upon a time?? 

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Re: horn bow without horn?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2015, 08:03:12 pm »
I don't remember the issue of Primitive Archer it was in but I built one that broke and Chris Cade made a shooter with his. Though it wasn't a very good performing bow.
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Re: horn bow without horn?
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2015, 05:19:53 am »
In the Laubin book there are pics of sinew backed osage bows in the style of hornbows. May be they haven't the long drawlength?

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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2015, 11:44:07 am »
Your talking about the turk bow in laubins book, not really a horn bow look just a sinew backed osage painted to look like one
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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2015, 12:50:52 pm »
http://www.hornbow.com/pa1098.html
I have made this style of bow, I was not happy with the performance though.....

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Re: horn bow without horn?
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2015, 02:10:29 pm »
James Parker built a sinew backed, wood core and tempered(SCORCHED!)bamboo belly Asiatic horn bow style bow. That little booger would spit an arrow(@45#-50#) like nobody's business. I saw James shoot through a chrono, with a thumb ring at well over 200fps with a lightish carbon arrow and over 190fps with a 500gr hunting arrow.
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Re: horn bow without horn?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2015, 04:30:32 pm »
James Parker built a sinew backed, wood core and tempered(SCORCHED!)bamboo belly Asiatic horn bow style bow. That little booger would spit an arrow(@45#-50#) like nobody's business. I saw James shoot through a chrono, with a thumb ring at well over 200fps with a lightish carbon arrow and over 190fps with a 500gr hunting arrow.

I'd love to see any video or pictures of this bow

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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2015, 05:54:55 pm »
Tc, that was the article I was talking about. To me , it shot like a dog, very sluggish.
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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2015, 05:57:24 pm »
He may have posted it here on PA. Do a search.
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« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2015, 07:10:31 pm »
Pat didn't James have a all boo bow get boy that was a sweet bow
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« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2015, 08:51:38 pm »
Bubby, yes he did. Also, I think Mecshlasher, Chris Cade won BOM with the one from the PA article about 10 years ago.
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« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2015, 11:29:19 am »
Found the thread in March 2009 BOM archive, no pictures though  :-[

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« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2015, 01:24:58 pm »
Found the thread in March 2009 BOM archive, no pictures though  :-[

"removed by admin", the bane of my bow-porn addiction, lol.

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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2015, 04:46:45 pm »
@bubby
yeah, this is what stuckinthemud has asked for....a bow, looks like a hornbow and without horn....

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« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2015, 08:11:18 am »
Thanks Guys, lots to think about