The stave was short, but clean with little character and a hole in the upper limb. I tried to do a bit different tips than normal, in this case they are wide (limbs are almost parallel the whole length, taper just in depth). The short recurves are steamed in. The side view shows the deflex – reflex design, allowing a draw length of 27”. The netto reflex is only ½”.
She’s got a cherry bark handle and a little decoration on the back.
Compare to the bow no.106, it has the same 43/27”, but totally different design
dw/dl: 43#/27”
ntn: 52”
bh: 4½”
mass: 351 gram
max. w.: 1⅜”
symmetrical
bendy handle
08”: 08,3
10”: 12,3 (+4,0)
12”: 16,0 (+3,7)
14”: 19,4 (+3,4)
16”: 22,4 (+3,0)
18”: 25,7 (+3,3)
20”: 29,1 (+3,4)
22”: 32,7 (+3,6)
24”: 36,5 (+3,8)
26”: 40,5 (+4,0)
27”: 42,6 (+2,1)
2 Comments
Hi Simon, great admirer of your work here. A bow building renaisance started for me and your pictures fuel that a lot!
Question here: can FF be used as string material on such a shorty?
Best Regards
Frank (aka medicinewheel on PA)
Hi Frank,
yes absolutely, if you make the string suitable for your bow. I mean you have to avoid overpowering (too thick strings).
Please read my article on my site: https://primitive-bows.com/about-strings/
The term FF is not very helpful, because there are several brands on the market with really very different characteristics.
I found “my” product: BCY 452X. This material is made from Dynema and Vectran and supplies a bit of a elasticity.
I have all my old Dacron strings cut down into 25cm pieces and use it for strengthening/thickening the string ears.
That BCY 452x is more expensiv than Dacron B50, but you can get a lot of more strings out of one spool. Use 2×3 strands for a bow up to 60#.
All the best and dood times in your shop!
Cheers Simon