Author Topic: once upon a time...a hornbow...  (Read 153 times)

Offline simk

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 86
once upon a time...a hornbow...
« on: January 14, 2025, 05:40:15 AM »
yeah, its been a while since I made one horn-wood-sinew-composite. but every time I make one I'm fascinated about what this combo can do.
this one is 57" ntn and pulls 60# @ 32". the horn and the sinew both are extremly elastic materials - they are about 10 times more elastic than glass. this results in very low stress for the materials  and that is why you can achieve pretty sick designs and bends even with fairly thick bending zones....
cheers

Offline simk

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 86
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2025, 05:42:23 AM »
...goal was a shorter bow 60#-32 which can be shot without thumb-ring.
thanx for watching

Online Crooked Stic

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 6112
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2025, 07:47:13 AM »
Its a looker----
High on Archery.

Online Pat B

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 15060
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2025, 09:31:00 AM »
Very nice bow. Tiller looks great.  :thumbsup:
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

Online Kirkll

  • SPONSOR
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 2517
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2025, 02:29:54 PM »
Nice work! :clapper: :clapper:  Love those tips! :thumbsup:
Big Foot Bows
Traditional Archery
[email protected]
http://bigfootbows.com/b/bows/

Online Mad Max

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 6567
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2025, 04:01:26 PM »
I like it :shaka:

Kind of a selfbow/laminated bow with horn and sinew added :jumper:
I would rather fail at something above my means, than to succeed at something  beneath my means  
}}}}===============>>

Online willi

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 30
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2025, 04:32:18 PM »
very nice, your attention to detail is superb.

Offline Buemaker

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 3127
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2025, 06:03:14 PM »
Good looking bow for sure. What did you use for core woods?

Online superdav95

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 6
Re: once upon a time...a hornbow...
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2025, 11:32:08 PM »
Very nice indeed Simon!

Users currently browsing this topic:

Crooked Stic, Airkah and 4 Guests are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©