Topic: Master bowyer Kim Sung-rak reproduces a Joseon military bow
The jungryang bow was a Joseon-era bow used exclusively for war and military examinations.
It's been recorded that some of the soldiers' shoulders were injured while attempting to use the bow.
Comparison to a normal horn bow.
The reason for its size was that it was used to shoot an arrow that weighed 225 grams or half a pound.
Back at his workshop, 3rd generation bowyer Kim Sung-rak goes to work.
Air bladder of a nibe croaker used as adhesive.
Horn of a water buffalo cut, shaped and tempered.
Applied to the bow.
After 8 months, the bow is complete...
The jungryang bow (top) compared to a normal horn bow.