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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: rainman on September 19, 2014, 05:38:00 PM
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Anyone have plans for a fiberglass horsebow like Saluki makes? Or know where I could get them?
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Look at this post, it is on page one, this page
64" Static Recurve T/D (more)
Is this what you are talking about
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There are dozens of "horsebow" styles, and Saluki makes a handful. WHICH are you interested in -- Magyar, Hun, Tartar, Mongol, Scythian, Ming Chinese, Bulgar, Avar, Cumen, Turkish, Ottoman???
Some of the Saluki fiberglass bows are molded, not made from laminations.
You might be interested in the Scythian style wood-glass composite I built earlier this year:
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=011534#000004
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Interested in Mongol or Magyar, thanks for the link to your thread. I just want to try a static recurve. I built a sinew backed, horn bellied holmegard and now I am getting interested in having a 31 to 32 inch draw.
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Here are some posts for ideas. A Magyar style would be the easiest transition, IMHO, as it's more or less a flatbow bent in reflex either side of the handle with bent tips (siyahs) glued on.
These bows were made as wood-horn composites. But the same principles apply to making one from wood-glass; except the glass layers would be much thinner than the horn.
Magyar/Hun bow
http://198.170.107.188/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=26833#26833
ATARN Magyar Article
http://www.atarn.org/magyar/magyar_2/bow.htm
Balka Magyar
http://www.freebirdarchery.com/images/MB%20Plans%20v2.pdf
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Mark that is a very nice looking bow and Yeah I would be talking about something like that if it will go out to a longer draw length.
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Originally posted by rainman:
Mark that is a very nice looking bow and Yeah I would be talking about something like that if it will go out to a longer draw length.
I have one guy drawing 33-34"
halfseminole is his trad gang name
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I got a 38" draw out of that, thanks.
I'll be glad to answer your questions about it. It's a fine bow.