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One slight correction to your findings, Elena:
in the compound bow the sinew is on the OUTSIDE and the horn plates are
on the INSIDE. The explanation is that the sinew helps the bow by being
elastic for stretching and then the tension pulls the bow back, while
the horn plates work by compression (inner curve) pushing back.
And, of course, there is the additional power added by the reflex part
at the ends of the arms of the bow (exercising greater force for the
tension-compression), but that was not part of the problem.
Best,
George
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Dear Frank:
thanks to the collective wisdom of this list, I have by now learned that
the
bows my article is concerned with are properly called and described as:
a self-bow (made of one wholesome piece of wood),
a composite bow (made of two layers: wood on the outside and sinews on
the
inside),
and a compound, or Saracen, bow (three-layered: wood in the middle,
sinews
on the inside, and horn plates on the outside)
Many thanks so much to everyone who shared their knowledge with me!
With best wishes,
Elena Lemeneva
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