Picture of tree XVII century bow tips. The bows are made with snakewood. From top to bottom: *the first is a 23 in long bow, with hair width of ¼ in and a distance between hair and stick of ¾ in; *the second is a 28 1/8 in log bow, with 23 ¼ long hair; hair is ¼ in width and ¾ in distant from the stick; *the third is a later model (end of XVII or beginning of XVIII century); it's 28½ in long and the length of the hair is 23½ in.