Ottoman bow.

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:09 pm

Hello everyone .. I'm George and I'm from Bulgaria. This is the first Ottoman bow in work progress. Now I have to assemble handle.

sal and kasan - maple
handle - elm
tips - oak

ntn - ~1260mm
handle - 110mm
arrow pas - 40mm
sal - 320mm
kasan - 160mm
tip - 80mm

Gritings George!

scemdonmez · Post by **scemdonmez** » Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:51 am

George,
İf I were you I will make 29 cm sal, 19 cm kasan. Elm is not very good for grip, maple is better.

Cem

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:06 pm

As my first turkish bow I want to more working part in Sal. I have good experience with Hungarian style bow, but it's the first turkish bow..
Thanks for the advice.
Here are some of my Hungarians ..

George

Todd the archer · Post by **Todd the archer** » Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:32 pm

Love Hungarian style bows, perhaps you can start a new thread and tell us more about them as I would like to build one myself some day.

Todd

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:20 pm

Up..

deltadunarii · Post by **deltadunarii** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:10 pm

Love the bows. Also the Discus planted aquarium.
Why don't you try Cornus mas for the handle? It's plentiful in your country.
I realized it's my first post so I need to present myself a little bit.
I am Patriciu from Bucharest/Romania. Made a few bows. Best ones from Cornus mas. None horn composite yet. The knowledge assimilates slowly. Now I am learning to lay sinew and struggling with "character" wood. Correcting wood with sinew already on is quite a challenge. Been more active on Paleoplanet. I am still in reading phase, here.

mikekeswick · Post by **mikekeswick** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:32 am

Good luck but I would be very worried about the knot on the edge of the kasan. Personally I wouldn't have used that wood and it is a better idea to keep the core thick before gluing the horn so there is a smaller chance of twist being induced.

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:50 am

mikekeswick wrote:Good luck but I would be very worried about the knot on the edge of the kasan. Personally I wouldn't have used that wood and it is a better idea to keep the core thick before gluing the horn so there is a smaller chance of twist being induced.

I think I'll glued horn with press - not will be а twist. As for the knot, there is still work in kasan area and knot will fall.

Horn will be glued in this way

Zoran Pavlovic · Post by **Zoran Pavlovic** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:13 am

Hi Georgi,
I like your project very much. Love this handle (i think grip is 10 cm in splice section, right?, i will use 12 cm for my Serbian (Dečani) bow), i also considered to use elm but i gave up since i found good piece of ash. I hope you will manage with this knot (wish you luck!!!).

What is width of your grip in its widest part (middle, also what is the width of V splice at its base)?

BTW, your Hungarian bows special first one look extraordinary.
Поздравление и ти пожелавам късмет
Зоран

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:37 am

Зоран, in its middle grip width is 26mm and also the basis for V splice and 32mm thick. Total length - 29cm by 110cm is bright and 9cm for V splice. Project will be delayed a bit - cannot find a good horn.
Thanks ..

Zoran Pavlovic · Post by **Zoran Pavlovic** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:27 am

Thank you Georgi!
Can you ask your Bulgarian colleagues for horn? Perhaps they can help you instead to wait them to come from Scottland?

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:49 am

The core are tilllered - ready for horn..

mikekeswick · Post by **mikekeswick** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:33 am

Has there been any progress with this bow George?

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:34 am

mikekeswick wrote:Has there been any progress with this bow George?

This project is a little sleep. Now I'm working on a other Crimean - Tartar bow. Will show progress as follows.

}|{opukc · Post by **}|{opukc** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 5:11 am

So, it is time i to work on my projects Turkish bow, long time fly..

G.