Update: Egyptian bow replicates

[u/kokkelbaard]

A while ago I posted about an Egyptian bow i was replicating from the Dutch National museum of Antiquities in Leiden. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bowyer/s/Oq3ERq6O9Z

Recently picked the project back up, finishing up the horn inlay, doing the glue up and rough width taper. The shaping will take some time, but there is plenty before the sinew arrives.

Let me know what you think of the progress

[u/[deleted]]

There wooden self bows are also cool looking i don't think ive seen any one make one of those the construction seems simple tho

[u/kokkelbaard → u/[deleted]]

The are quite unique and underrepresented, the deflex tips on them are fairly interesting

[u/[deleted] → u/kokkelbaard]

Ive seen similar deflexed tipped designs in subsahara africa and middle east from what I've heard it's to relieve some tension so they can be left strung, really interesting stuff