Finally, if the student be observant, the arrow will write for him long chapters about the people, the fishes, birds and beasts of the separate regions and their peculiar habits.
Finished up my favorite bow to date- it's a sinew backed hackberry.
~from North American Bows, Arrows and Quivers by Otis T. Mason, 1893
Finished up my favorite bow to date- it's a sinew backed hackberry.
Measures 62 inches nock to nock- pulls 48 pounds at 26 inches of draw.
I tillered this one to one ring on th' belly, then strung it into four inches of reflex before applying th' sinew- unstrung it sits at 2 1/2 inches of reflex- when first unbraced it falls to 1 1/2 inches, and pulls back into 2 1/2 after a couple of hours.
String is twisted linen dyed with black walnut husks, endless loop style.
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| nice little design/knot on belly fade |
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Here's a look at some of th' sinew, which i hackled before applying, and th' bow strung backwards just after applying th' sinew.
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| hackled deer leg sinew |
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| bow strung backwards to apply sinew in reflex |
Rico, this is one beauty of a bow! Never done one of those, but have read a lot about them and it takes a lots of work to get them right. Well done my friend.
ReplyDeletethanks joel- it really looks much better in person- it's hard to get good bow pics... it is a lot of work with the sinew backing, but well worth it, especially when you've got loads of shorter staves...
DeleteIf it shoots as good as it looks, you'll have a winner!
ReplyDeletethanks gorges, it shoots better than it looks for sure...
DeleteSweet blog man!
ReplyDeleteWhen you say "sinew backed", do you mean that you just wrapped the handle with sinew? The rest of the bow looks like wood only and no backing of any kind.
ReplyDeleteThere's sinew on th' whole back, it's very translucent and hard to see, especially with a light colored wood like hackberry- easy to miss a spot when putting it on too- but it does cover th' whole bow...
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