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Title: BUILDING A HOWARD HILL TYPE BOW
Post by: wildcat hunter on October 06, 2010, 08:10:00 PM

I have a few questions about the Hill bows, maybe you guys can help me. Looking at the catalog it seems some bows have a glass backing and some do not - or do some have a clear glass on the back? And do the bows have glass on the belly, they all have a nice wood grain to look at and it appears there is no glass on the belly.

Title: Re: BUILDING A HOWARD HILL TYPE BOW
Post by: Brently on October 07, 2010, 12:12:00 AM

All the Hill bows I have seen have glass on the back and belly. I think some of the really old Hill bows were just bamboo and wood bows with no glass.

Title: Re: BUILDING A HOWARD HILL TYPE BOW
Post by: Hermann From Bavaria on October 07, 2010, 01:45:00 AM

Some of the old hill bows are also backed with "fibre", a kind of thick paper backing.

the modern hill bows are backed with glass on belly and back. some with clear glass on back and black on belly.

greets

Title: Re: BUILDING A HOWARD HILL TYPE BOW
Post by: wildcat hunter on October 07, 2010, 08:55:00 PM

Thanks for the replies.

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