Composite bow
De LibreFind
| Advanced search |
- About 4 results found and you can help!
 Reconstruction of a Ming dynasty Kaiyuan bow by Chinese bowyer Gao Xiang. This is a horn, bamboo, sinew composite. |
A composite bow is a bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together. The horn is on the belly, facing the archer, and sinew on the back of a wooden core. Sinew and horn will store more energy than wood for the same length of bow. The strength can be made similar to that of all-wood "self" bows, with similar draw-length and therefore a similar amount of energy delivered to the arrow from a much shorter bow. However, a composite bow requires more different materials than a self bow, its construction takes much more time, and the finished bow is more sensitive to moisture.
- See also: Wikipedia
- Related: Crossbow, English longbow, Longbow, Flatbow, Archery, Mounted archery, Bow shape
| The Asian Traditional Archery Research network The Asian Traditional Archery Research network www.atarn.org - Web |
| Ancient Composite Bows Ancient Composite Bows web.archive.org/.../ - Web |
| Making an Asiatic Composite Bow Making an Asiatic Composite Bow www.primitiveways.com/pt-composite_bow.html - Web |
Gallery for «Composite bow»
Average relevance
| Five composite bows from the tomb of Tutankhamun Five composite bows from the tomb of Tutankhamun www.ashmolean.org/gri/9bow.html - Web |
