# How many horn bows have you made?

**URL:** <https://atarn.fi/t/how-many-horn-bows-have-you-made/111>\
**Category:** General discussion\
**Created:** [September 28, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://atarn.fi/t/how-many-horn-bows-have-you-made/111 "2021-09-28T13:00:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![TuomoReiniaho](https://atarn.fi/user_avatar/atarn.fi/tuomoreiniaho/32/96_2.png) [@TuomoReiniaho](https://atarn.fi/u/TuomoReiniaho)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://atarn.fi/t/how-many-horn-bows-have-you-made/111/1 "2021-09-28T13:00:23Z")

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So, how many functional (shootable) horn bows have you made so far? Only fully natural material bows are counted, so no epoxy glued, or so on.

_Poll ([view on site](https://atarn.fi/t/how-many-horn-bows-have-you-made/111/1))_

Please tell also something about your bows.

I have made just one turkish bow, 66# @ 26", mass 437 grams, shot arrow 308 meters with 24" and three finger draw, so maybe there is more potential meters. Second, better bow is under construction.

There are some recognized horn bowyers, like @Björn and others – how many bows?

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**Author:** ![JNystrom](https://atarn.fi/user_avatar/atarn.fi/jnystrom/32/4_2.png) [@JNystrom](https://atarn.fi/u/JNystrom)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://atarn.fi/t/how-many-horn-bows-have-you-made/111/2 "2021-09-28T17:19:11Z")

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I have made about 20-21 bows. But only 11 are alive now. A lot of effort was wasted, it is what it is. Nowadays i don’t have any fears of breaking a bow, since i’ve seen all possible problems.  
I’ve made mostly turkish bows, but also some other types.

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**Author:** ![ReneR](https://atarn.fi/user_avatar/atarn.fi/rener/32/125_2.png) [@ReneR](https://atarn.fi/u/ReneR)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 5:59am UTC](https://atarn.fi/t/how-many-horn-bows-have-you-made/111/3 "2021-09-30T05:59:08Z")

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first one: egyptian angular bow, shooting fine  
second one: based on hungarian, tried a lot different stuff for learning, broke twice, trying to repair  
third one: angular just started  
forth one: scythian, just started