Author Topic: Horn bow x 2 build along. (Read 729 times)

superdav95 · « **on:** January 25, 2025, 09:42:27 pm »

Ok so here we go! Im getting the pieces together for 2 horn bows of similar dimensions. both are going to be on the larger side around 50-52". both have the same 5 Pieces glued with v notches with animal glue or sturgeon glue or mixture of both. both will have water buffalo horn on the belly and bamboo as the core limb wood. The The bend profile of the siyahs and kasan sections will be the same however the wood use for those will be different. the one will be heartwood hickory siyahs and the other will be 2 thinner hard maple slats with a 1/8" core of horn slat running through it in middle as seen in pics. this section after drying a week or so will be cut down the middle for 2 identical siyahs. Just testing out this idea for siyahs to see how they turn out. The main reason im building 2 of these at the same time is to test out some glue up theories. I will be using matching groves on the dished out horn lamination for the one and the other just a slight dished out horn and core wood belly glue up. Ive seen others do this sucuessfully so we shall see what happens. both horn lams will get the typical 10-12 size coats prior to glue up. I will be using the japenese Yumi bow method of string and wedges on them both for the horn glue up. both bows will get 60 grams sinew. as far as a finish goes it will likley be a goat skin covering and then pigment and shelack paint. My theory is that the non grooved glue up will do just fine. Many say that the turkis, ottomans and asiatic horn bow builders and others mostly did not use grooves in their glue up of the horns. Others say that it was done but not often. I have only built horn bows with grooves, Some matching and some nonmatching. Ive heard that some builders are doing it and figured i might as well try it. I will frequent back to this post to update with some pics but this will be a long haul with lots of dry time and curing. Patients patients and more patients! I will have other projects on the go so that i dont loose my mind of course. cheers. thanks for following along.