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Offline Dazv

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length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« on: January 30, 2013, 04:03:45 pm »
hi all!!!

I'm making a replica of ishi's ash selfbow and i was wonder was the length stated in the bowyers bible 54 3/16 measured tip to tip or nock to nock??? Let me know if this was a bit of a silly question.

Thanks so much

Darren. PS what weight do you guys think ishi's bow was before it broke???

Offline bubby

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 06:56:14 pm »
I havn't seen the tbb with Ishi's bow, but in kroberer's book it shows length width and thickness tapers, plus describes how he measured bows for people
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2013, 08:31:29 pm »
I haven't seen the picture of his ash bow either; however Ishi made a lot of bows for people, and yew was a popular material. I believe the Ishi made bow Dr. Pope field-tested for distance was a 55" (ttt) yew bow.
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Offline Dazv

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2013, 04:14:55 am »
Oh right perhaps it's in another bow building book? Thanks for the advice!
Darren

Offline bubby

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2013, 06:21:01 am »
I've got a Ishi bow in the work's, got a post going with all the stat's, Bub
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Offline Traxx

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2013, 02:08:29 pm »
 what weight do you guys think ishi's bow was before it broke???

It is reported,that Ishi's preference was 40 lbs,but it seems that the longer bows,that were made for Pope,were 45lbs.

Offline Dictionary

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2013, 03:17:03 pm »
Then lets say.....between 40-45 pounds  :D


Ishi didnt use a tillering tree with a pulley and bow scale.No one could could know the exact weight and i doubt the fellas shooting them had bow scales out in the field with them either.
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Offline Dazv

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 03:21:26 pm »
great thanks guys.

Offline bubby

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Re: length of ishi's ash selfbow?
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2013, 03:36:45 pm »
the bow pope tested was red yew, rawhide backed, 55" ttt 48# @28"205 yards cast, doesn't say that it broke, Bub
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