More people asked me, in which material does the sinew and the wood boiled? The wood is a plant-extract, which is fermented, and after that it is acidified. This material makes the wood's structure more rigid. There was handled the arrows with this same material, to shoot it also from strong bow, and don't twist them. The sinew is a protein-tincture (very liquid, and slightly alkaline). This material can made from milk too. After that, when this material dry together with the sinew, it could be fragile, and not to happen this, we should fix it (so there should be cross-binding between the proteins).
You are an amazing craftsman who has paid his dues in hours upon hours of experience. I make bows myself but could not in 10,000 years make one of those bows. Thank you....Lee
I have some some biocomposite bows made by this gentleman. They shoot beautifully and the quality is second to none. My Turkish short bow is wicked. This
I gotta admit your plate method is something new for me, korean dude I learned from uses woods ranging from bamboo which is very tough itself to mulberry which is very brittle to garbage like birch and mountain pine and he'd always hammer the first layer into separate strands before gluing to the bow. On the other hand I've never made a 120 pound (or stronger) bow so perhaps i'll try doing it this way when I try some really "risky" constructions! Thanks for the video, always great to learn something new from a master craftsman
I bought my wife's Sythian bow for him in 2006 , not very expensive either and at 35 lbs. It's an awesome bow. It can shoot 240 or so yards with a 32" carbon arrow. He also paid test the bow and string Pink for her. So I say thanks ,this guy's a great bowyer.