Maidu style sinew backed ERC

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Kev.K,
Were you just stateing,that you love plains bows,or referring to a Maidu bow,as a plains bow?The Maidu,were a north eastern,Ca people.The different bands stretched from,the Sacramento Valley,all the way up to plumas and lassen counties.My mother,was born on the Pine ridge Sioux Rez,but i was raised around,and adopted by the Honey Lake valley Maidu.

[Pappy]

That's a beautiful bow.Love to see it at full draw.Love the art work.
   Pappy

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I thought id bring this thread back up,as it pertains a bit to my weekend.I was looking at the Original bow that this back decoration,was copied from.I lived about 50 yrds from where it was housed,at one time,and never got a chance to see it then.Supposedly,it was used and was evidence in a murder trial,at the end of the 19th century.IE,that translates to,it was used to kill a white man.LOLHad it been used to kill another NDN,there wouldnt have been any trial in a courtroom,for it to be used as evidence.

[Parnell]

I've been thinking about trying a bow like that.  I tried drying out a carrotwood stave but definitely wasn't going to work.  I'm wondering what some good options would be for making a bow like that?

[Parnell]

Would cypress be an option?

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I believe the original is Yew,But Juniper would work well also.

[smokeu]

Wow! what a great bow! Nice work.


Mike

[AKAPK]

Thats a super Great Bow