Traditional Korean Bows Added to the Family!

Looking for bow making supplies, camping gear or some leather for a new quiver, then this is the forum to check.

Moderator: Moderators

Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
SoulArcher
Posts: 51
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:06 am

Traditional Korean Bows Added to the Family!

#1 Post by SoulArcher » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:51 am

Hi fellow Traditional Bow users!

I am proud to announce the latest addition to the Soul Archer stock.
CombinedBestSmall.jpg
CombinedBestSmall.jpg (178.27 KiB) Viewed 6763 times
They are named Hwarang bows and are born in South Korea.

Shooting them is absolutely beautiful for a Traditional bow. Virtually no hand shock, no stack and great speeds.

It is created using several layers of bamboo lamination and finished with fiber glass. The belly is covered with a black paper pulp lamination which replicates the look the horn would have given the ancient korean bows.

It also has a layer of carbon which is what makes it have that beautiful arrow speed. The wood look on the outer belly is given by paper thin layers of birch bark to make it look like layered wood typical from the area. These characteristics make the bow only weigh 320 grams and is a mere 120 cm long when strung!

I have just finished some Chronograph speed test and am very happy with the speed the arrows were coming out at.

Speed test are compared to some other bows I have:

Saluki Damascus 39 pounds at 30 inches 400 spine arrows 100 gram heads
176 FPS

Hwarang Korean bow 38 pounds at 30 inches 400 spine arrows 100 gram heads
173 FPS

Istvan Toth Krim Tatar 48 pounds at 30 inches 400 spine arrows 100 gram heads
179 FPS

It is a great bow to shoot and sits at only $550 instead of the $1200 of the Saluki and $700 for the Grozers.

For more information or if you would like one please let me know as there are a few available.

Weights available are 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 pounds.

Thank you all!
Soul Archer
Mattia Fracassini
http://www.traditional-archery.com.au
Image

User avatar
Guy Layton
Posts: 609
Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:39 am
Location: N.S.W

Re: Traditional Korean Bows Added to the Family!

#2 Post by Guy Layton » Fri Dec 27, 2013 6:11 pm

Looks like a nice looking bow... :biggrin:
The broadhead used, regardless of how sharp, is no where as important as being able to place it in the correct spot....!

User avatar
greybeard
Supporter
Supporter
Posts: 2992
Joined: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:11 am
Location: Logan City QLD

Re: Traditional Korean Bows Added to the Family!

#3 Post by greybeard » Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:41 am

What type of arrows were used in the comparison tests?

Daryl.
"And you must not stick for a groat or twelvepence more than another man would give, if it be a good bow.
For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken.
[Ascham]

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” [Einstein]

I am old enough to make my own decisions....Just not young enough to remember what I decided!....

User avatar
SoulArcher
Posts: 51
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:06 am

Re: Traditional Korean Bows Added to the Family!

#4 Post by SoulArcher » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:44 am

Sorry I forgot to say they were carbon arrows. Spine and weight of tips is in the post.
Soul Archer
Mattia Fracassini
http://www.traditional-archery.com.au
Image

Post Reply