So this work wasn't mine so far, but finishing up will be. scars built the "frame" so to speak here, the core of the bow. Core is Kentucky coffeetree, siyahs are locust I believe. Took a fair bit of weight in shipping it seems, as it has a fair bit of propeller twist, but I think I can heat that out no problem. I can still do that much.
I should post some pics here.
What's left, of course, is to put sinew and horn on it, finish the sanding, scraping, etc., sew it up in leather and ray skin and make a decent proper horsebow string for it (endless loop, tied on nock loops.) Sounds a lot like nothing, huh? He told me that it's clear enough to leave the horn off, and I may agree, but I'm not sure whether horn would make a big difference at 35-40 pounds and a long draw. I simply don't know enough to know. I'm unsure whether it will need string bridges or not, as it's not all made up and this is my first (and probably only) selfmade horsebow. I'm planning to take this one slow-let the sinew age on the bow and dry at its own rate. I've got a ton of sinew and I've got some pounded up, some partway done and a whole bunch still in a bag ready to be hit with a rock. Still unsure what people mean by a "comb" for the sinew when they comb it out on glass to make sinew sheets for a neater application. I have a lot to learn, but here's hoping this will make me a bow that will shoot from this blasted chair I have to use.
Advice, snide comments, etc. are always welcome.