bhutanese bow

[inksoup]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu7viu9nf6g&feature=related

i have found this video on youtube.
it is very interesting construction of traditional bhutanese bow.

pause on 1:00 minute. you will see the handle.

weird.

 

have fun.

[KellyG]

looks like they just wrap two billets together. But very interesting.

[Pat B]

...and they shoot those bows across the village at a pole on the other side as a target.

[bamboo]

pretty low profile fletching
also it was mixed--3 under /split
looks like a fun day!!

[2treks]

The bows really do go agin the grain of our way of thinking and bow making. The bows I saw and shot are made "inside out" and held together with athletic tape. They shot very well though. Good feel and speed, and I would not want to be in front of the guys I shot with. and 140meters they will make you dance. Good lessons to be learned from other cultures.

Fun games too, They are really into the ribbing and teasing/taunting the other team. Much like the Mongolians

CTT

[Roy from Pa]

They look a lot like the bows Pearl Drums builds..  

[2treks]

quote:Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
They look a lot like the bows Pearl Drums builds..          
(you gotta laugh at that Chris!)