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Title: chinese bow measures
Post by: inksoup on May 08, 2012, 05:56:00 AM
here is the measures if anybody interested.

(http://www.atarn.org/letters/khotan_bow/khot18.jpg)
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Post by: Cuban Missile on May 08, 2012, 09:42:00 AM
Very cool where did you find this picture?
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Post by: tishtail on May 08, 2012, 04:58:00 PM
are these measurements in inches and if you own this bow whats it made of. thank you
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Post by: Grey Taylor on May 08, 2012, 07:05:00 PM
That's got to be centimeters. I can't imagine a bow with 8 inch wide limbs or 162 inches long.

Guy
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Post by: Cuban Missile on May 09, 2012, 03:07:00 PM
Yeah definitely in cm and it looks like horn to me.
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Post by: michaelschwister on May 19, 2012, 06:41:00 AM
That thing looks fast.............
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Post by: Megapom on May 19, 2012, 04:34:00 PM
Has anyone done a build-along for one of these or similar bows
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Post by: inksoup on May 21, 2012, 05:27:00 AM
well the measures are in cm. (metric)
i got this picture from atarn.org

no, i do not owner of this bow (well i would like to be)
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Post by: Colorado Joe on May 26, 2012, 06:31:00 PM
Ok I'm interested. Starting the search for build process and materials.

After further research I believe this project would take too
long.
Would be fun
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