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Dear George,
of course, you are right (inside out): thanks for the correction!
Best,
Elena lemeneva
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From: "Gyorgy Gereby" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 1:41 AM
Subject: [M-R] Rép. : Re: [M-R] Types of bows: query
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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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