Crab bow

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Mon May 31, 2010 6:35 pm

Another photo

MJuingong · Post by **MJuingong** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:13 pm

Good to look at.

Dimensions, statistics, performance?

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:09 am

This is a photograph before the decorative finish , the bow is made by Lukas Novotny of Saluki bows. I should have the finished bow this week . The length is 50".
75# at 29". Will post more photos and my thoughts after I receive it and get a chance to make some arrows to match it shoot it some .

MJuingong · Post by **MJuingong** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:18 pm

Is that a fiberglass, or a horn-wood-sinew?

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:25 pm

This is a horn/wood/sinew bow built for me by Lukas Novotny

MJuingong · Post by **MJuingong** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:31 pm

Good!

Am I prying if I ask the price?

Peto · Post by **Peto** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:32 pm

Alan Flashing wrote:This is a horn/wood/sinew bow built for me by Lukas Novotny

... Im begrudge noiselessly...

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Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:35 pm

$2400 , could be much more depending on the laborious decoration done by hand. This photo is before the decoration , I should have the finished bow this week and will post photos. I chose a simple decoration to keep the price down a bit.

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:36 pm

It has been almost 15 month wait for this bow , which is good as it gave me time to save up the $$ for it.

MJuingong · Post by **MJuingong** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:37 am

Mr. Flashing:

Thank you for the information.

jkekoni · Post by **jkekoni** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:23 am

Good looking bow.

The crab bows I have seen have had unbeliveably short bending limbs.

If this is based on different crab bow, or is this a better than the real thing - design. At least it does look more reasonable.

MJuingong · Post by **MJuingong** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 4:58 pm

Is the shorter limb an optical effect produced by higher bracing (shorter string)?

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:22 pm

I am not sure about the visual effect of one limb looking shorter than the other , it could be, I will not have the bow till this coming Thursday. It was just shipped out to me a few days ago and is in transit. It could be the temporary leather grip wrap that makes it appear this way.
Some of the photos that I have seen of original crab bows appear to be somewhat asymmetrical looking but not sure. Perchance someone with more knowledge in this will offer their observations.

mongolianarcher · Post by **mongolianarcher** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:46 pm

It has that look because Lukas purposefully levels the limbs so that the top limb has more string height than the lower in order to balance the bow due to off center nocking.

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:41 am

Just received the new bow today , just stunning.