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Offline DirtyDan

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mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« on: July 15, 2007, 11:54:18 pm »
Here is a sinew-backed mesquite bow that I made for a rancher friend of mine in Dickens, Texas.  He was kind enough to let me hunt on his ranch and he wanted me to build him a bow and some arrows for his son for graduation from Texas Tech.  I made this set for him.  The bow is 62", 52 lbs. at 28".  It took many steamings and clampings to get it straight enough for a bow.  The points are trade points.  I used the Hamm-Allely pictures in Encyclopedia of North American Bows and Arrows for Comanche style in both arrows and bow.  The tiller is not bad for a crooked piece of west Texas scrub mesquite.  The bow is plenty fast, and I am convinced that in the hands of a Comanche warrior, it would have done the deed.




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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2007, 12:11:46 am »
I wish the pics were a little bigger, getting old you know.   ;D
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2007, 12:18:05 am »
Sorry about the size of the pictures, but with the byte limits on this board and the type of camera I have, it is hard to get bigger pictures.  I am going to try to reduce the quality on my camera and see if that helps.

Dan
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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2007, 12:27:28 am »
Dan, it took me two years to figure to reduce the quality on the camera to the lowest. On our 2 dig cameras that comes out to 640x480; perfect for posting on PA site.
   Your bow and arrows look cool from what I can see. Hope the info above helps you with your pics.     Pat
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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2007, 02:02:58 am »
I use the highest quality picture I can.  Just crop the extra background, reduce it to 600X400 and it comes out great.  Justin
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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2007, 06:36:31 am »
Come on Dan you know an old man like me can't see that. ;D But from what I can see it looks good.
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2007, 08:27:22 am »
Thanks, guys.  I will keep working on getting the size right.

Dan
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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2007, 09:12:12 am »
Looks good and I betcha the grandson was real happy!!
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2007, 10:14:44 am »
I may have this sizing right for the pictures.  We will try this.

Dan

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Offline DirtyDan

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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2007, 10:16:52 am »
It worked, but only for one picture.  Here is another.

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Offline snedeker

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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2007, 10:28:50 am »
Awesome project.  Booy, that chart is some detailed business.

Dave
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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2007, 11:27:25 am »
Good looking bow (and arrows and the rest of the set).
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Offline DanaM

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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2007, 11:30:20 am »
The lucky graduate should be pleased with it. Heck of a job on a tough stave.
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Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2007, 11:33:57 am »
Nice looking bow, I tried to make one from mesquite but when I split the tree, it had such bad propeller twist that I couldn't continue.  :(
      Sean
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: mesquite sinew Comanche bow
« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2007, 03:42:31 pm »
Trust me, Sean, I spent almost a year steaming, clamping and straightening to get the bow as straight as this.  Mesquite is a real challenge.

Dan
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