A little boy came to me asking for making a bow out of his “spear”. It was an elder sapling just one inch in diameter at the thicker end. I split in halves and on the belly you can see pith channel. I didn’t hollow out anything – it is the natural furrow.
The bow got wedge shoulders from rawhide strips wrapped with hemp as nocks.
Holds nicely the shape.
ntn: 51”
bh: 4½”
mass: 170 grams
symmetrical
bendy handle
species: sambucus nigra
08”: 03,8
10”: 05,6 (+ 1,8)
12”: 07,1 (+ 1,5)
14”: 08,7 (+ 1,6)
16”: 10,3 (+ 1,6)
18”: 11,9 (+ 1,6)
20”: 13,6 (+ 1,7)
22”: 15,5 (+ 1,9)
24”: 17,5 (+ 2,0)
26”: 19,5 (+ 2,0)
