Topic: jum-tong(grip)
My Song Mu Gung has some blue foam for the jumtong that actually seems rather nice, feels good without a wrapping over it. I wonder where I could find more of that blue foam, or actual jum-tong to be glued onto a bow.
Thanks
Re: jum-tong(grip)
Meh, I think I'll just get cork; it was the traditional material? I wonder if it was also used in that Joseon last king's target bow.. i think the jumtong was grey.. maybe just the covering
Re: jum-tong(grip)
No, wood. No cork in Asia. You don't need a spongey material, they use sponge so it's easier for the user to trim to the size of their hand, not for some shock absorbing property.
4 2016-10-27 21:30:16 (edited by Pedro C 2016-10-27 21:30:46)
Re: jum-tong(grip)
weird, it seems like they used cork in Manchu bows at least. or something like it..
I also read somewhere that some kind of paper might've been used for jumtong. might just layer grocery paper bags ...
Re: jum-tong(grip)
There's cork in Manchuria but it's not the same cork they make wine corks and stuff out of. The bark is thin, and used as a wrapping, not as a building material
6 2016-11-01 18:15:39 (edited by Pedro C 2016-11-01 18:15:54)
Re: jum-tong(grip)
I think I read somewhere that this cork was used for bow grips and possibly imported into Korea (joseon?) for bow grips
maybe paper's close enough