Jack Farrell's Subeixi Bow Reconstruction

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:48 pm

[Note from Stephen: the previous thread was getting long so I've split it.]

My Subeixi bow now has much sinew on the back. The back goes over the tips onto the belly for a few inches. It seemed a good idea to put the sinew skin on the grip and because the tips cannot be altered, they got sinew skin. A cotton rope held the skin into the bottom of the groove while drying. This was not so hard. This has been complete for several weeks. About two months or more will be allowed before trial stringing.

Enough sinew for two bows has already been used.

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:49 pm

Another

daryush · Post by **daryush** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:18 pm

Wow, Jack, that looks really nice. Can't wait to hear how it performs

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:03 pm

Good job Jack. When you sinewed you dont make any reflex ? Its pity. Anyway i understand you. Good luck

ginni · Post by **ginni** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:12 pm

You've done a perfect piece of art!
Can't wait for the stringing and shooting part.
Good luck!

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:30 am

Thanks guys. Ginni, it will probably take a real archer like you to draw this one. Dusan, mine already has more reflex than any of the Yanghai originals. I do not want to introduce a later technique.

So now I will wait.

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:14 am

Good work, Jack. At least now we can get people away from the 'fantasy' Scythian bows and focussing on the challenge presented by the real thing. Any estimate of draw-weight yet?

S

redhawk · Post by **redhawk** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:36 am

Great job, Jack, congrats............it will work..........120lbs?
As historical paintings proove, Scythian bows are not to much reflexed, just as Jack has done it.
Waiting time now.
Michael

Adam Karpowicz · Post by **Adam Karpowicz** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:51 am

Excellent Jack. If I were you I'd wrap the whole bow now with sinew and do any tillering later by heat alone. It would be much safer with this bow anyway.

Once you start scraping the bow to tiller, you may end with another fantasy bow (as per Stephen's remark).... You have the measurements of the original already fixed.

Adam

jiao · Post by **jiao** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:35 am

Stephen Selby wrote:Good work, Jack. At least now we can get people away from the 'fantasy' Scythian bows and focussing on the challenge presented by the real thing. Any estimate of draw-weight yet?

S

thanks for stephen do the first base work the info form a real Scythian bow

jack , very nice sinew back , greet,

adam, thanks for you Share your Experience here

Dusan:for the Balance i need do a nice sound bird man

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:23 pm

Jack,
That looks an excellent job. The original bows probably lost a little reflex with age and use. I think you have come very close to the one I saw. I think Adam's advice might be good too. The bow I saw and the photos of others indicate that they were fully wrapped.

Uli · Post by **Uli** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:25 pm

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:13 am

Adam; I think that is good advice and I intend to take it. It is really where I want it to be. No idea about draw weight. I am totally flying from the seat of my pants. Thanks all.

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Sat May 29, 2010 10:08 pm

The sinewing has been going on for several months. The last of the wrapping was done about a month ago. I put the bow out in the sun today for about an hour to warm it up while building a board for stringing it, like Adam's. I slowly bent it over the afternoon and just now slipped a string over the ends. It was about 95 degrees with 70% humidity.

This is all for the moment. Patience! -j-

Zoran Pavlovic · Post by **Zoran Pavlovic** » Sat May 29, 2010 11:10 pm

Wish you luck Jack.