I felt great pleasure and happiness in watching this Ottoman publication, which you carefully and traditionally produced, through its production stages. Also, as a Turk, I felt very proud. I am grateful and thank you very much for keeping this tradition alive and giving us the opportunity to follow it step by step. I offer our love and respect from Turkey. The real Ottoman archer.

I watched one and two yesterday. It was so amazing and I was so excited to see part 3 out today! It's looking great bro. Can't wait for part 4

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, that is really nice to hear! 😊

shouldve left that handle and the fades with that triangular taper @2:02 that looked so cool

@m.bitious

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, absolutely agree. Would have been a challenge for applying an even sinew layer - but maybe I'll give it a try with my next bow 😉. Thanks mate for the idea ❤️

@t8kohits525

11 ай бұрын

@@m.bitious yeah true enough but maybe if you cut the sinew in that v shape so it goes to the outer parts of the handle then the middle of the v could carry on down the length on the bow, or i mean you could just put them on after for looks and wood fill it to look one with the handle. either way if you do it tag me id be interest to see. i subbed

@m.bitious

11 ай бұрын

@@t8kohits525 promise - if I try it I'll tag you! It could really look awsome! Thanks for subbing, mate!

very neat work

@m.bitious

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, mate. That's very kind. Happy New Year, my friend 🙃

@burakbahadir6963

5 ай бұрын

thank u too, i hope your channel grows. we'd like to see more work of yours. and absolute hit soundtracks. wish u well @@m.bitious

@m.bitious

5 ай бұрын

@@burakbahadir6963 Don't worry, I will continue and you will see more 😊. Next project is already in the planning (it will be a flight bow ... crab bow style). But first I have to finish the Ottoman (unfortunately the paint coat takes forever to dry 😞 so I still need to wait with the artwork). And it's good to know that some appreciate my taste in music 😀. Cheers my friend

Nice video 👍

@m.bitious

11 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 😊

👍👍Lego trick

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

Yeah ... could be a future challenge ... I have to use every kids toy I find near my work bench 😅

very carefully worked, question how thick is the horn now?

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

At the outer edges 1mm. At the centerline aprox. 4.5mm (Sal) and aprox. 3.5mm (Kasan) tapered to 0mm at the Kasan-End (length of the taper aprox 5cm). I hardly didn't take any horn away and instead decreased the wood. A little bit more horn means more stability - but the thinner wood will mean a higher chance of string-follow. I can live with that 😉

Супер 💪👍

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 😀

we want EP 4 now !!

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

I'll do my very best 😊

my friend we are waiting for part 4 asap :)

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

😂I know, my friend. I had some setbacks with the sinew😢. Tomorrow I start with the first of 3 layers. In between I have to wait for a week for proper drying. So unfortunately you'll have to wait 2 more weeks. Cheers

@ottoxtt446

Жыл бұрын

@@m.bitious it's ok to see video with first layer :)

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

I will consider it 😉. The thing is, that after the third layer the bow has to dry for 4-6 month (depends on the sinew-layer-thickness) because the moisture travels through the wood and has to be gone before tillering. We'll see. On the other hand: what are two weeks more 😅. When I started this project I read it could take up to a year. I'm starting to believe that 😅

So I've ben following your videos and I chose hickory for my wood core ,I am waiting on my Buffalo horns to arrive, I'm using fish blader glue I hope it works ,I have hide glue made from American bison hide and hooves too .which wood you use??

@m.bitious

2 ай бұрын

Hey my friend, I would use the hide glue for the wooden core and for applying the horn, because it has a high durability. For the tendons I would use a mixture of fish bladder and hide, because you need to add flexibility to the glue and the fish bladder glue doesn't gelify as fast as the hide glue wich makes applying the tendon layers way more easy. I wish you a lot of fun with your project. Please keep me posted how your bow turns out. All the best, my friend

Halal olsun sənə dosdum.Fərəhləndim.Sənin ən sevdiyin yay hansı variyantdır?😊

@m.bitious

5 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend, and may the peace be with you, too. Up until I started with my first Ottoman Bow my favorite type of bow has been a traditional self bow - made from wood with character (meaning lots of knots and twisted structure - as I had it with the black locust stave from my snake skin backed bow) - because in my opinion that captures the beauty of nature the most. But now my favorite type of bow is the Ottoman, because of its complexity, tradition and its many different natural materials (horn, sinew, wood, leather and so on). I think the Ottoman is the perfect combination of tradition and artwork. I absolutely love it and decided, that my next project will be an Ottoman as well, but a lighter flight bow. What's your favorite type of bow? Happy New Year, my friend ☺

Mau I kbow from where you get measurement from? Is it from book?

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is from a great book about ottoman composit bows by Adam Karpowicz. I can really reccomend it

where did you find the drawings? can you share the documents?

@m.bitious

Ай бұрын

Hey my friend, you mean the handwritten measurements? I wrote them down in the video description. I used Adam Karpowicz book about ottoman composite as a source. I hope that answers you question. If not please give me the video timecode of the drawing you referring to. Cheers, my friend 🙂

Круто!!! Можешь опубликовать таблицу с размерами лука?

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm not quite sure what you mean - Google translate has some trouble. If you mean the exact measurements then you can find them in the video description. If you mean something else please try to write it with different words so google maybe manages to translate. I hope that helped - and if not please reach out again to me. Thanks, my friend

@user-qu3vj7xu6h

Жыл бұрын

​@@m.bitiousthanks

how strong will be the bow at the end?

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

According to literature at that dimensions 60-70 lbs

@ottoxtt446

Жыл бұрын

so you are going to add 150 grams of tendons. I suspect you have them ready :)

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

@@ottoxtt446 actually I have a pound of dried sinews. Looking forward to rip them into fibers 😀. I hope I'll get 150g out of it. We'll see 😉

how to reach you to talk?

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

Hey my friend, I prefer written exchange, because my rare spare time belongs to my wife and kids. I hope you can understand that. But please write me anytime - I will answer as fast as possible 😉. Cheers

@MaikTyson5

Жыл бұрын

@@m.bitious ok. then maybe email for "written exchange'?

@m.bitious

Жыл бұрын

@@MaikTyson5 m.bitious@yahoo.com