Bow and arrows from ?

fearn · 27th August 2006, 11:25 PM

Thanks Katana,

Right now I'm on a phone line, and it took so long for the images to load that I didn't see your Indian bow image until well after my answer was posted. We definitely agree on the origin.

I'm interested in Flavio's African bow too. I'd guess that a weight at the end of the bow would slow the arms down, lessening the distance the arrow traveled. However, I don't think that African bowyers are stupid, so I'm trying to figure out what else those "mushroom ends" could do, functionally. Are those ends part of the bow, or are they separate bits of wood?

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27th August 2006, 11:25 PM	#17
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Thanks Katana, Right now I'm on a phone line, and it took so long for the images to load that I didn't see your Indian bow image until well after my answer was posted. We definitely agree on the origin. I'm interested in Flavio's African bow too. I'd guess that a weight at the end of the bow would slow the arms down, lessening the distance the arrow traveled. However, I don't think that African bowyers are stupid, so I'm trying to figure out what else those "mushroom ends" could do, functionally. Are those ends part of the bow, or are they separate bits of wood? F