scythian style

Vonegelut · Post by **Vonegelut** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:20 pm

lukasznawalny wrote:thanks for nice words. it is hickory core , 3 mm horn , 3 layers sinew. limbs 3 cm - 2,3 cm. Leather and hickory make bow little to havy , about 430 gram
but I think bow will be not slow, we will see on chrono.I try to make video from shooting in this weekend.

HORN?

Uli · Post by **Uli** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:36 pm

thanks for the "bow in action" scenes.
thumbs up !

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:29 pm

Lukas; 190 is a good speed. It is possible the string is hitting your cuff on release absorbing some of the power. You might try wearing a smooth strong leather arm guard over the jacket for trials. I prefer rawhide armguards.

lukasznawalny · Post by **lukasznawalny** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:36 pm

speed is not bad but shooting comfort not high. I think deflex area should be a little closer to handle, give longer working part of limbs and longer draw.I start to make 3 scythian style bows, so I make few experiments, we will see

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:49 pm

Lukas; Have you seen Stephen's long post on the Yanghai bows and their construction?

lukasznawalny · Post by **lukasznawalny** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:48 pm

I have read this great article http://www.atarn.org/chinese/Yanghai/Sc ... _ATARN.pdf . Maybe I will try make similar reproduction , bows looks amazing but I worry about dynamic with so deflexive design. I like Nowotnys scythian bows , it is no replica but I think shoots very good

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:06 pm

I like your bow and I like all hand made bows and I especially respect a shooting composite but if one really wants to say something about a Scythian bow then it should be a Scythian bow.

Two thousand years of technical improvements separates Scythian from Turkish bows.

lukasznawalny · Post by **lukasznawalny** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:38 pm

another attempt , 108 cm , 50 lb at 28" . This one without stacking , easy pull to 28 , possible 30". Bow mass 300 gram , shoot well , 185 fps 9gpp at 28"
http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/3a2 ... ec6d4.html

Uli · Post by **Uli** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:37 pm

awsome ! thanks for sharing.

lukasznawalny · Post by **lukasznawalny** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:59 am

two new horn bows 40 - 45 lb , one in leather , second in cherry bark , arrows barelled with swan and hawk feathers, bows are not very fast about 175 fps 9 gpp but with light arrows shoots nice - 18 gram barelled arrow in flight style 240 - 250 meters

lukasznawalny · Post by **lukasznawalny** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:13 pm

and one more

Arry · Post by **Arry** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:32 pm

Piekne!

J Menna · Post by **J Menna** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:43 pm

Oh lalaa. Clap hands from Finland to your work.

Scythian bows are piece of art.

Is it possible see some pictures how you did that monster...?

Juha

lukasznawalny · Post by **lukasznawalny** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:54 am

It is not traditional way, so it is not scythian bow replica, onle scythian style bows. I make core from one piece elm or hickory , glue only in handle. steam wood in steaming machine and make shape of horn strpis and wood in special forms. I use fish glue and cow or deer sinew. In deflex areas I use 3 layer sinew , near recurve only 1 . Tillering is similar like in wooden selfbows, without tepeliks.

Fennec · Post by **Fennec** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:31 pm

Quite impressive! I always liked the scythian style. The cherrybark looks very interesting too. Was it harder to process compared to birchbark?