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jcougar

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Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« on: April 30, 2007, 01:28:21 pm »
Here's a bow I modeled after a Maidu replica that Steve Allely made(which is in the Western Indian Bows chapter in TBB1).  There's also a similar bow on the AMNH website.  Anyway,  it's ERC, 44" long, 42" long ntn.  It is 1 5/8" at the rabbit hide wrapped handle, and 1 7/8" wide at mid limb.  The tips measure 3/4" wide at the nocks.  Draw weight is around 52# @ 24".  It holds about 2 1/2" of just-unbraced reflex.

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Offline DanaM

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2007, 01:54:13 pm »
Nice short bow, I really like the Indian short bow design. Well done.

Dana
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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2007, 02:04:31 pm »
 Very nice craftsmanship Cougar ! You seem to be getting better each time you make this style. Do you plan to hunt with it ?.......bob
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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2007, 02:36:20 pm »
Any self respecting Maidu hunter,would be proud to carry that bow.I gaurantee!!!
Nice job,Congrats.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2007, 03:30:29 pm »
I love the art work on it.  Beautiful bow all around.  Justin
PS That is some smooth sinew. Good job
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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2007, 05:07:00 pm »
A very good lookin' bow right there! ;D    I wanna see a full draw pic. ;)
     Sean
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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2007, 05:13:54 pm »
Wow! Great looking bow.
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Offline sonny

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2007, 05:22:51 pm »
how thick is the wood (less the sinew) ?? reason I ask is that I have an ERC "board" that a buddy planed to X" thickness.....I'll have to see how thick it is. but now have a good use for it. thanks for the inspiration ! 

great bow !! 
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Offline snedeker

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2007, 05:41:25 pm »
I love it. Very authentic feeling to it.

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2007, 05:49:16 pm »
Love them short bows! Working on a Modoc 48" one myself. If I ever get time to finnish it I will put her up here.

Nice job! How does she shoot?
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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2007, 06:07:28 pm »
Thanks for all the compliments!  I would love to make a few more of these, but my sinew supply is nearly depleted.  It's a pretty good shooter, and decently accurate for is length.  Honestly, I haven't experienced any of the accuracy shortcomings that most people claim go along with this style.  As far as thickness minus the sinew...I would say about 7/16" at midlimb, and about 5/8" at the handle, but that is just an estimate.
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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2007, 06:11:41 pm »
Wow!  Great looking bow! :o  I love the artwork on the back.  What type of paint did you use?
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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2007, 06:35:01 pm »
Have you talked with Steve Allelly? Met him at Glass Buttes knapp In about a month ago. He had a Hupa, Maidu and Modoc bows with him allong with a bunch of replica arrows with him he showed us. Nice guy too.

Those Hupa bows are even thinner than the Maidu bows. He really does a great job on them. Saw a few of the Modoc bows in use and have to say at hunting ranges they are as accurate as longbows and seem to toss an arrow at about the same speed as a simmilar weight longbow if not a bit faster.

Cant wait to finnish up my Modoc bow!

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Offline AndrewS

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2007, 06:48:12 pm »
Wow.

A great bow and a fine work.
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: Maidu style sinew backed ERC
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2007, 07:41:10 pm »
exceptional work, I too like short bows. design and decoration are both very well done.
VB
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