Thanks again, I really appreciate you going through all the steps you messaged me about in video format. You have clear explanation but this video helps a million when it comes to explaining the stringing!
i've been stringing my oakridge sada with push/pull method, because im used to it from longbow and its possible. also safer than thru the leg because you cant torque the limbs that way.
This is one of the most informative videos I’ve seen in regards to the Manchu method of stringing, and detail about the other way is great. Thanks for sharing with us. PS I received the horn ring I ordered from you safe and sound, and it fits perfectly. (Neat bag too!) I’ll make a review video about it soon! 😀
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I thought i know quite a bit about "Horse" (aka. reflex) Bows ... but now i know a lot more. I like that you explain things in depth. Keep it up! @Bamboo Archery What Korean Bow is this?
I got one from alibow, it has a slight twist in the siyah like what you are describing at 8:00. When i got the package in the mail, it was pretty beat up. Is it possible that something else sitting on the bow for a long period of time could have deformed it as well? I havent had any problems shooting it, just has a slight twist. Edit: Nevermind, just watched the rest. I can twist it back as you described but it will just return to the same position after a shot. Oh well, might have to try the heat method at some point.
@@bambooarchery I get that, but would that really happen from just 3 seconds while I'm stringing it? If you can twist the limbs for short periods of time without permanently damaging them, would bending one limb for a short period really lead to such damage?
@@gizmonomono yes it's possible to damage the bow. If you rely on bending only 1 limb, enough to put the string on, the amount of flexing required is quite a lot. However the bow has not even warmed up to so much bending within such a short time. During stringing, we want to keep both limbs bending minimally (by having both bending almost the same amount), so that the limbs are not stressed too much over such short duration. After stringing, i leave the bow idle/rest for at least 15-30 minutes before even warming them up for use. This allows the limb to set and relief some internal stress first. I warm them up by drawing back with gradual increase in drawlength. You wouldn't have to go through all these if the limb can take so much bending over such short duration. It would actually result in a bow with fatigue limb, where the side that you string with will lose more poundage.
A small amount of twist in the limb is very minimal in comparison with the amount of flexing to string a bow up. Twist may be just +/- 5° in severe case, but stringing a bow requires about 35-45° of movement. If you use only 1 limb, you may have to bend it 70-90°.
@@bambooarchery Thanks for the through reaponse. The reason I ask, is becuase I have a bow with quite a C shape when unstrung. So the step through method feels quite unsafe for me. Instead I use that reverse stringing method. The one you show in this video. And while stringing in such a manor, I feel like I'm bending one limb more than the other. But this is what gives me the feeling of security. Otherwise I would use the normal step through method. In short i think I'm doing it the same way you are in this video, but I don't want to risque my bow if what I'm doing might be wrong 😂
Thanks again, I really appreciate you going through all the steps you messaged me about in video format. You have clear explanation but this video helps a million when it comes to explaining the stringing!
cannot agree more. even delaminated bows are 80% problem of the owner
i've been stringing my oakridge sada with push/pull method, because im used to it from longbow and its possible. also safer than thru the leg because you cant torque the limbs that way.
This is one of the most informative videos I’ve seen in regards to the Manchu method of stringing, and detail about the other way is great. Thanks for sharing with us. PS I received the horn ring I ordered from you safe and sound, and it fits perfectly. (Neat bag too!) I’ll make a review video about it soon! 😀
Cool and a great thanks for doing a review on it
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I thought i know quite a bit about "Horse" (aka. reflex) Bows ... but now i know a lot more.
I like that you explain things in depth. Keep it up!
@Bamboo Archery What Korean Bow is this?
Yeon Mu Gung , sometimes known as hwarang bow
Sometimes I think this guy knows more about horsebows than the rest of the world combined
Hi, which is the best way of stringing an ottoman Turkish bow?
Manchu method, it was shown in one of my earliest stringing video from few years ago. Try scroll all the way back to find it
I got one from alibow, it has a slight twist in the siyah like what you are describing at 8:00. When i got the package in the mail, it was pretty beat up. Is it possible that something else sitting on the bow for a long period of time could have deformed it as well? I havent had any problems shooting it, just has a slight twist.
Edit: Nevermind, just watched the rest. I can twist it back as you described but it will just return to the same position after a shot. Oh well, might have to try the heat method at some point.
You can fix it pretty easily, just follow the link in the detail/description section. Many things can deform your bow, fixing it is an essential skill
@@bambooarchery Yes good point, i wish to be a master at this someday.
Very useful. But why is it harmful for the bow to only bend one limb?
You can fatigue the limb or bend excessively, resulting in the bow becoming permanently asymmetric, where one limb has given up/damaged
@@bambooarchery I get that, but would that really happen from just 3 seconds while I'm stringing it? If you can twist the limbs for short periods of time without permanently damaging them, would bending one limb for a short period really lead to such damage?
@@gizmonomono yes it's possible to damage the bow. If you rely on bending only 1 limb, enough to put the string on, the amount of flexing required is quite a lot. However the bow has not even warmed up to so much bending within such a short time. During stringing, we want to keep both limbs bending minimally (by having both bending almost the same amount), so that the limbs are not stressed too much over such short duration. After stringing, i leave the bow idle/rest for at least 15-30 minutes before even warming them up for use. This allows the limb to set and relief some internal stress first. I warm them up by drawing back with gradual increase in drawlength.
You wouldn't have to go through all these if the limb can take so much bending over such short duration. It would actually result in a bow with fatigue limb, where the side that you string with will lose more poundage.
A small amount of twist in the limb is very minimal in comparison with the amount of flexing to string a bow up. Twist may be just +/- 5° in severe case, but stringing a bow requires about 35-45° of movement. If you use only 1 limb, you may have to bend it 70-90°.
@@bambooarchery Thanks for the through reaponse. The reason I ask, is becuase I have a bow with quite a C shape when unstrung. So the step through method feels quite unsafe for me. Instead I use that reverse stringing method. The one you show in this video. And while stringing in such a manor, I feel like I'm bending one limb more than the other. But this is what gives me the feeling of security. Otherwise I would use the normal step through method.
In short i think I'm doing it the same way you are in this video, but I don't want to risque my bow if what I'm doing might be wrong 😂