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Title: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:42:00 PM

I just finished these two. One is a an ordinary longbow made  from European  Hornbeam.  The other is made after the Stoneage bow found in Horsens fjord Denmark. They excavated an under the sea level Stoneage  site in 2011 and among other things a well preserved 3/4 bow was found. The original was made from Elm and C-14 dated to 5200-5400 BC.
I made mine from Ash and longer than the original and I cut in string notches, There was no trace of a string notch on the one preserved bow tip.
I am posting a few pics.

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:44:00 PM

Back view, Horsens on right.
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg3_zpsjntgq6v5.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg3_zpsjntgq6v5.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:46:00 PM

Belly view.
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg1_zpss4hx11gw.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg1_zpss4hx11gw.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:48:00 PM

From side
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg7_zpsbezzkgs7.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg7_zpsbezzkgs7.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:50:00 PM

Self nocks
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg8_zpshdos9gos.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg8_zpshdos9gos.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:52:00 PM

Back detail Horsens
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg4_zpsrr17thuw.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg4_zpsrr17thuw.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:54:00 PM

Hornbeam
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg5_zpsznkjksxk.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg5_zpsznkjksxk.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:57:00 PM

Horsens, braced
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg10_zpsxfwqn2vf.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg10_zpsxfwqn2vf.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 04:59:00 PM

Horsens, 58lbs at 28"
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg12_zpsusmujfne.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg12_zpsusmujfne.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 05:02:00 PM

Hornbeam, 42 lbs at 26".
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg9_zpseefmgtbx.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg9_zpseefmgtbx.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Buemaker on May 11, 2015, 05:05:00 PM

Hornbeam, full draw. Back is uneven with concave and convex sections.
  (http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image.jpg11_zpsnrkdch2m.jpg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image.jpg11_zpsnrkdch2m.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: ron w on May 11, 2015, 05:48:00 PM

Nice job........   :thumbsup:    :notworthy:

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Wolftrail on May 11, 2015, 06:05:00 PM

Great looking sticks and nice wood.

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: bigbob2 on May 11, 2015, 07:03:00 PM

Looks like great work on those Bue!. Interesting that it never had string nocks on the Horsens.Wonder if they used a twine wrap or similar to contain the bow string?

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: jess stuart on May 11, 2015, 07:51:00 PM

Very nice bows you built sir.

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Post by: Mad Max on May 11, 2015, 07:58:00 PM

awesome
nice work

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Post by: Trux Turning on May 11, 2015, 08:06:00 PM

Those are awesome!

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: BigErn on May 11, 2015, 08:07:00 PM

Very nice bows!
                 Ernie

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: David Flanrey on May 11, 2015, 08:39:00 PM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: BenBow on May 11, 2015, 09:51:00 PM

So nice!

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: takefive on May 12, 2015, 02:11:00 AM

Good looking bows, Bue    :thumbsup:

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Post by: inksoup on May 12, 2015, 03:50:00 AM

nice work bue... as always...

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: wcdurand on May 12, 2015, 06:45:00 AM

Like it. Nice Buemaker!

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Post by: Roy from Pa on May 12, 2015, 07:12:00 AM

Very nice, Bue..

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Bakh on May 12, 2015, 08:56:00 AM

Very nice work!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Finished a couple, Pics
Post by: Crittergetter on May 12, 2015, 06:36:00 PM

Good job Bue!