Jackal Archery laminated bows

Unlike most bowyers, I started making bows with horn bows in 2009 and I made fiberglass and laminated bows later. Horn bows taught me everything from using the tools through learning about the materials to the secrets of how a bow works. From there on, making a laminated bow was not a great challenge, especially with the help of modern technology and materials. There have been mistakes and errors, but I have never experienced those as failure but as opportunities to learn more. There are three important things in my line of work: Experience, open mind and luck.

This is why I could make my most popular and best performing model, the laminated Assyrian bow. It is true, that my first model was an Assyrian horn bow, but its drew length didn't exceed 28-29 inches. Learning from the experiences I proportionally magnified it and the new Assyrian horn bow was born:with its 31 inches draw length it is still a popular and high performing horn bow nowadays.

This evolution resulted the laminated Assyrian as well. Development - apart from using modern materials - affected joining the siyahs and the limbs of the bow. The result was highlighted by Armin Hirmer among others and was also mentioned in customers' feedback. In addition to the beautiful and elegant form, the stored pre-tension in the bow became higher, the mass of the siyahs decreased, therefore the bow became very fast with minimum vibration. Modern material and insignificant changes in the construction resulted in an even longer maximum draw length.

I developed the following laminated bows: Assyrian, Hungarian, Scythian, Avar, Tartar, Turkish and the recently developed gracious Han, which also performed with excellent parameters on the tests and can be drawn to 34-35 inches.

I also create horn bows in the following models: Avar, Hun, Magyar, Scythian, Han, Manchu, Turkish, Tartar and Egyptian.

We are at the end of the experimental phase of the Traditional Take-Down bows, in other words: Trad-Down bows that are laminated fiberglass bows in traditional form. They are currently available in Arab, Turkish and Scythian models.

Quality and consistency in quality are very important for me. It is great, that so many, really excellent bow makers can be found in Hungary. Those bowyers abroad have to work real hard if they want to find market for their own bows. We wouldn't have thought that 10 years ago.

I think I am lucky to do what I like doing. Jackal Archery makes and ships bows to several parts of the world. By last year, my laminated and horn bows found the USA, South Africa, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Canada and British-Columbia. Although it is a great thing, I don't want it ot get to my head, and I would like to earn the trust of those who want to use my bows for recreation, tradition or competition.