thunb rings

osmiu · Post by **osmiu** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:58 pm

today I finished another :

I made it wider that normal one , with the hope that force will spread on a bigger area ... it is not tested yet ... it was a rainy day ...
is not the size of the feathers ... I don't know ... in the beginning darts traveled straight , but then I increase the diameter of the tunnel digging deeper in the bamboo and I cut a wider channel ...
when I switched from distance shooting to target shooting I had a unpleasent surprise : darts don't travelled straigth anymore ...
I'll make another t'ong-ah , when I'll manage to find some bamboo ...

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:39 pm

The guide I use has a semi-circular hollow, 0.5 inch (12.5 mm) in diameter. I have attached pieces of paper to cover the end and was able to discover that the dart left the groove in contact with the part of the groove closest to the bow.

I am worried that you might be reducing the thickness of the walls of your bamboo enough that the guide is starting the flex. If the guide flexes it introduces inaccuracy and absorbs energy. The dart can leave the bow traveling at unusual angles.

osmiu · Post by **osmiu** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:44 pm

I tested the ring today ... I shooted at 145 m ... for the first time ... it's hard even to see the target (80X80 cm wet cardboard) ... hitting it was out of the question ...
it's a little bit too tight , the neck is too small , the slope too abrupt ... except for that is just perfect ... no pain , clean release .

M??a · Post by **M??a** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:07 pm

Hi. I have new thumbring to my colection. Nefrite, China

Jakub · Post by **Jakub** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:20 pm

Hi!

This is my first post on ATARN so I want say hello all

My name is Jakub, I'm come from Poland (Europe) and I'm living in Roztocze, pretty place on east

I' m really sorry for my weak English language. All the time I'm learning.

In this post I want to presents one of my thumb rings. I made it with cherry wood.

Images:

Regards from Poland

ginni · Post by **ginni** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:01 pm

The first, third and fourth from left are made from pool ball.
The second is made by buffalo horn and is laquered with nail varnish.

different plane angles

fine leather inside

First two are mine and last two are made by Osmiu.

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:07 am

Welcome to Jakub. Your English is fine and your thumb rings are good.

Jakub · Post by **Jakub** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:11 pm

Stephen Selby wrote:Welcome to Jakub. Your English is fine and your thumb rings are good.

Hello!

Nice heard that, but I really sorry for my poor English language

Now, I want to show my new thumbring, all are made with cherry wood (this is very good material for rings). Two I made today for 5 hours

Images:

And even a thumbring, also made of cherry wood This one with the shelf

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What do you think about this?

PS. To administrators: I can't edit my personality profile. When I trying, on the screen I seeing such message:

The keyword you have entered is incorrect. The location of the keyword should be stated on the registration page. Please try again.

What I may do with it? I want to edit profile, but I can't, and I don't understand message :/ This is a bit frustrating

Can yo help me?

Regards from pretty Poland

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:23 am

I have some cherry wood that I was making arrow guides from. I shall make a ring and see how it goes. In the Qing Dynasty in China, wooden rings were used. As long as you respect the grain, there should not be too much of a problem with hardwood.

daryush · Post by **daryush** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:36 pm

Would pewter be a suitable material for making thumbrings out of? It might perhaps be easier to make than horn (and I'm really bad at woodwork)

Jakub · Post by **Jakub** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:22 am

pewter can be too soft on thumb ring, because this is "flabby" material...
And if you would making of metal ex. lead you must prepare special form for it

Regards
Jakub

Thomas Duvernay · Post by **Thomas Duvernay** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:44 pm

The main thumb ring I use is one given to me made out of wood from a date tree.

Ivo · Post by **Ivo** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:12 am

Hi everyone...perhaps I posted in the wrong section and that is why I'm not getting any responses. I guess I'll try here as well...

Ivo wrote:Hello everyone,

New here and Very Happy to be joining this community.

I don't have much experience with thumb rings, but decided to make one once. The material was steel and the method by which it was made is investment casting. The thing with it is...I made it wrong. Shooting with it is very uncomfortable as there are numerous pressure points created when the ring becomes under tension of the string. Almost cutting into the knuckle.

I assume the problem is with the angles at which the ring's inner walls are interacting with the thumb as the bow is drawn.

Can someone please set me on the right track here.

Thanks,
Ivan.

thunb rings

My ring

korean style pool ball rings