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I have a korean bow quiver made by a guy in korea, and will post pics when i get it.. it looks like a big santa stocking, so that should help. And comes with a back sling attachment. Should be great for hiking with your bow.

bjarup I do shoot some heavy arrows... They weigh about the same as what bamboo arrows would weigh, which is what I plan to use once I get around to making them. I have not had a chance to chrono the bows yet, but when I get a chance I will. As for the inserts, I bought the glue on field point tips, but got them in 11/32, as I had some in 5/16 and it wouldn't even go over the tips. I have to drill a 1/8" hole, plug it with 1/8" wooden dowel, and I plan on cutting self nocks by using 3 saw blades taped together, center one facing opposite direction, and then use a 1/8" round file to do the fine work for the nock. And then bind in front of the nock with artificial sinew and use feather fletch. I think that would do it. But we will see. They are 33" and I am not going to cut them but leave them full length, as my thumbring draw is about 32" I think so these arrow length should be perfect. I tried lighter arrows, and they were fishtailing all over the place with my Khan. I know its not only the form, as my form has improved a lot from the first day out with it, and I tried recently again with lighter weight arrows and I was not happy with the flight characteristics and accuracy. I find the heavier arrows hit harder and are easier to control. For hunting the heavy weight will get you enough FPE to blow through the animal with broadheads. That is more important than the speed. It shoots plenty fast for me. I think I could have gone with a lighter draw bow and still got similar results but I wanted to have the most power possible, and the khan delivers. It is very easy to shoot for 3 finger draw. I find myself pointing it lower than you would expect it to have to be, but its dead on. And quiet, with the calf hair rest, I can only hear the feathers whizz and hit the target, boom. Thats it. The thumbring shooting bows are slightly louder  because you can hear the arrow shaft as it passes the arrow pass (leather strip).

Where can we buy a great book that outlines his history and other archery in Korean history? This is great info, I am also drawn to Korean secret because of my interest in Korean history.

Definitely not! I don't hunt in t shirt and jeans, but there have been the occasional moments where I was not expecting to encounter game and have not spooked any with my gear. Did you get your bow yet? What do you think of it? I shot my bow today and it shoots even better, kind of like how your car "feels" like it drives better after getting some upgrades, ha!

Congrats on the opening of the new club, looks great! If I had the means I would open one up here, if only the local golf range would cooperate and give me a few shooting lanes, HEHE...

Okay folks! Here is the grand finale..... I finally finished it today, and I am beyond happy with the results and I think anybody can do it. If they have an idea, and can put the thought into it! Now, I have done this the way I envisioned it, the way I would have done it for myself if I was a "posu nim", maybe thomas can explain better, but that is a korean mountain man, who hunted with Guns and Bows. A weapons and survival specialist, in olden times, that is how I know the meaning of the word.

Stingray spine on the belly

It really gives depth and volume to the belly

Process of sewing on the hair on cow hide with artificial red sinew. The piece must taper from the grip to the tip of the limbs. I measured it out and cut. Then used a leather hole puncher to punch holes 1 inch apart on the sides, about 1/8-1/4" from the ends. I never used one before, but it worked out pretty good... Measurements I took: 22 1/2 long, taper from 2 3/4 inch to 2 inch end to end so it looks like a triangle kind of. You have to cut according to how the hair is facing on the hide, you want the hair to face down to stay flat. This is important. I checked fitment a bunch of times, and I was spot on. On the top limb piece, you have to cut an inch shorter than that even, to make room for the arrow pass.

Top of limb with calf hair sewn on See the tips!

Bottom of limb- See I made it an inch shorter and used a 1" piece of white calf hair to make it pop at  boththe ends. Also figured this small piece can get replaced if need be more easily.

String Bridge "BIKINI's" I made from stingray. My Kaya KTB has the rubber string bridge which works well, but in order for me to wrap in leather I would have to remove it, and its stuck on pretty good so I didn't want to mess with it. Instead, I added the string bridge bikini's (my name for it) that go right in the groove, and the string goes over it. A nice touch.



I used a Grade AAA quality skin for the arrow pass, it is so beautiful... really try to get the better quality pieces for your project, it makes a difference. It was 1" high, and I measured around for fitment. The bottom I used the "star" from the other skin, and used it under the grip, it looks like a white EYE watching over my back as I shoot, LOL.... Looks and feels amazing...

Other side, notice the clean seams.. Barge cement does wonders.

Small stingray skin used for arrow pass:

My new View when I shoot... I love this thing!!!

The pictures from my iphone dont do this bow justice!!!

Hope you guys enjoyed the show.. I am very very happy and proud with the way it came out! This bow was my "ugly" bow out of the group that I planned to beat on, now its one of the prettiest girls on my block. First time I have ever done anything like this, I had a blast, and hope you guys come up with your own version and show us all..
Note the white tips on the ends..

Heres an update on my project, I have been planning this for a few weeks now but have been so busy to sit down and put this together. I have been planning on inlaying the belly of the KTB with stingray, as the flat black was just too boring for me. The belly on my Hwarang bow is nice and plump, it gives it a very nice shape, whereas on the KTB it is just flat and black.

I removed the wrapping on the ends of the siyahs and the grips

Wrapped red deer leather strand over the existing black grip, gives it some more thickness and a very soft feel. I like it!

Stingray Piece

I cut the spine out from the middle, it is the approximate thickness of the Kaya KTB belly

Once I cut the strip for the spine, I rolled it up as tight as I could to soften it, since the bow will flex... I was kind of concerned about fitment, but as long as you cut it to fit from the grip to the string silencer end to end in the unstrung position, you are good to go. I put barge cement on the stingray piece and carefully lined it up with the belly trying to cover as much of the black as I could, which I did most of it, and it looks pretty good! Might have been better if I had something to cut the stingray in straight pieces, but a scissor is all I had, and stingray is pretty tough stuff to cut through...

Once glued into place, I wrapped it with paracord to push it against the belly for better adhesion which always works for me

I let it try for 4 hours in this position, then I strung the bow and checked the fitment of the stingray which was straight. And left it strung for another 2-3 hours so that it would stick better in that position. And after that, I unstrung it and left it overnight...
To be continued....

Bluelake, is the hwarang available with horn on the belly currently or is production also having to deal with the horn shortage? I have a feeling it's not...

WB, the longest ones I've shot are the the Gold Tip 5575 I'm using now, and I have a few that were made slightly longer (inadvertently) I had some saunders screw in glue on tip adapters, and glued on 5/16 glue on 125 grain field tips, so that adds 2 inches at least, I'm estimating the arrow is at least 34" tip to nock. I love this arrow for my KTB bows... They fly straight and hit hard! And they look great.

As for full length I have to check it, should be close, but probably not 35.5" you must have long arms!

I'm 6' 2" and it works for me perfectly, the arrows still have a bit more than an inch if I'm at my full thumbring draw...

I haven't seen longer myself, only the full length bamboo shafts that come 39" on ebay... that may be the quicker and cheaper route than having them custom made, if thats possible.. Hope you find it.

Warbow, I wasn't aware there was an older model.... That explains it!
The KTB is a great beginners bow with the starting price, but the quality and smoothness doesn't compare with my Hwarang, not even in the same zip code... Hence beginners bow.

Still figuring out how I'm gonna dress this baby up.... I have a sugakji (male thumbring) and it totally helps the draw, but still swells my thumb at the joint after a session, I guess I have to build up those calluses...  I would not want to be poked in the eye by a korean archer, they can probably break bricks with their thumbs, I have broken wooden boards with my fingertips, but that was a long time ago..

I see that in korea when they shoot they shoot in a line, with a few minutes in between each shot, I'm shooting at a rate of about 18 arrows each minute, one after another, Haha... maybe thats why. When I rest for a few mins, the pressure goes away again... I notice that at 20 yards, with the fuller draw it is just a powerhouse, this bow was meant for long distance hits, and it shows.. at the shorter distances it just goes through my bag target like a hot knife through butter... I have to get a heavier target, as I had a few go through my morrel bag target into my backstop (shed), LOL!

I will say that the center serving did come apart, and I have to re-serve the string, but other than that, its been smooth sailing.

I have to mention that the hwarang although its a heavier  poundage draw feels lighter at full draw than the Kaya KTB..

Warbow, I checked again, and I was wrong it does not have an arrow shelf. I thought I saw one there, but the bow was shiny on the limbs like the khan, and he changed the grip so it looked like the khan... He does reply on the bottom of his video that it is the Kaya KTB bow, so you are correct. He must have done some customizing to his Kaya bow as well. Thanks for the heads up.