Sorry for the long story right off the bat! and pics will follow when I figure out how to resize them!
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3 years ago, my niece asked me to build her a bow. She wasn't going to learn to shoot, but wanted it to hang on her wall.
When I asked why she wanted such a thing, her answer said it all...."cuz you made it and your my uncle."
how could I refuse that!
So I made her a hick backed hick recurve, and yes she hung it on her wall...every now and then we talked about it and she was always proud to say she had one of my bows.
Fast forward to this past summer....and out of the blue, she asked me to make a couple of arrows to go with the bow.
Not fancy, and not modern materials, she wanted primitive-traditional...again, how do I refuse!
So, for Christmas, I made up these two just for her.
One has moose antler broad head that turned out really cool..it was my first antler point!
Second was a knapped point that was sent to me, and sorry I can't remember who - it was a long time past.
Both are hand straightened bamboo cane with hand cut turkey fletch and sinew wrapping with hide glue coating.
Only thing not traditional was the nocks which I used cuz I didn't want to split the shaft...almost split the stone point tip as it was.
This was a lot of firsts for me..first sinew - first use of hide glue and first antler point. I think they came out nice!
Wish I coulda kept them myself....she's a proud girl!
