The Swedish bowpress

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:56 am

Adam,
Could we see a photo or diagram of your bow press?
Alan

Adam Karpowicz · Post by **Adam Karpowicz** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:28 am

Sure, here it is. The supports can move freely to accomodate all bows. The limbs are supported by padded rollers. I put a similar picture in my book.

Jos?Dom · Post by **Jos?Dom** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:25 pm

Adam, what an interesting bow. Is that a short Crim-Tartar bow?

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:46 pm

Thank you Adam,
That is a very nice looking bow press, looks quite well thought out and well constructed.
Do you think that this press would work well with a highly re flexed bow like a Mughal crab bow?
I concur with Jos'e the bow is very nice and quite interesting.
I Do plan on getting your book, where is the best place to order from? Direct from you? Order info please.
All the best,
Alan

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:30 pm

In Korean hornbows is tepeliks(dojigae) inevitable for or all his live

Adam Karpowicz · Post by **Adam Karpowicz** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:10 pm

This bow was intended as a Turco-Korean hybrid with a bamboo core. The press can accomodate crab bows, although the supports may have to be reversed on the horizontal beam to allow more space for the curved limbs. For the very reflexed bows the tepeliks are needed to pre-bend the limbs too.

The book is available from www.ottoman-turkish-bows.com

Adam

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:27 pm

Thank you again Adam for the info and the photo.
Alan

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:30 pm

Adam,
Are the supports reversible on your bow press?
Alan

Redhorse · Post by **Redhorse** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:36 am

Beautiful handcraft on that press.
I think its easier to brace when the straps can slide from handle to tips. That way you can have much reflex because the support moves all time below handle. And you can have different weights in limbs and still draw it in balance.
The bow I had in the press had two failure with one kasan. The horn is butt splice 2" from eye and come of twice at brace with the result that the kasan wood bent but did not break more then I just could bend it back. Now with thicker horn and sinew binding it seems to hold. But I have 10 grams more mass and lost some speed. I scrape it down to 65 lb at 26" belly and shot 378grains at 209 fps.

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