Bows with all the bells and whistles (gifts for my friends)

[half eye]

rest of the pics

[burchett.donald]

Rich,
          Drooooling on my keys man...That is some stunning craftsmanship and the color of that Eastern Diamondback is beautiful...What a piece of work buddy...You laid those skins down over that sinew super tight! Wow!
                             Don
                                                                                                                                               

[half eye]

Glad you like it sir....it might get to be a bow one of these days.
rich

[---GUTSHOT--->]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Have I said Wow yet enough? Rich those skins look awesome! I don't know Don but I bet that man is smiling from ear 2 ear. I really like the groves you put in the side of the bow. Do those wrap around the belly and up on the other side too?

Don your a LUCKY man and I'm sure a great friend to Rich as well.

[burchett.donald]

  Yea Gut, I am one lucky guy...Rich's friendship and mentoring over the years has been priceless...He has been an inspiration and has a lot of influence in my love for primitive archery...
                                                                                                                                                 Don

[half eye]

Mr. Gutshot, the incised carving is only on the scalloped edge.....that is the way the original is. The back and other side of the bow are smooth. Dont know if you noticed or not but the Iroquois nations shot off the smooth side of the bow....but the Algonquian tribes shot from the scalloped side  go figure.

[Ranasp]

Wait, did you say you did all of that AFTER having major dentistry done on you?  You're a bowmakin' fool, you know that? 

[---GUTSHOT--->]

Mr. Gutshot, the incised carving is only on the scalloped edge.....that is the way the original is. The back and other side of the bow are smooth. Dont know if you noticed or not but the Iroquois nations shot off the smooth side of the bow....but the Algonquian tribes shot from the scalloped side  go figure.
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Them Indians they just grab a bow and shoot a buffalo. They probably didn't care which way they held or shot a bow. Since they didn't have a Walmart to go and get food. I would go out on a limb and say it didn't matter how they held it they where masters of shooting them fast and accurate. And all we do is try to be like them. By making these wooden bows and trying to shoot them as correctly as we can. Man it's the most addictive thing I've ever done. You know you got the fever when all you think about is trying to build a bow better then the last one. Or in your case build replicas of all the tribes bows. Which I am really taking a liking too. Keep it up.

[Jodocus]

Great bow and great quiver, really really nice. And great thread, thank you!

[half eye]

Thank you for the nice comments folks. When these 2 get done there is one more got to go down to Kentucky.

Thought I would show what I have tried for a grip. It is the rattles of this snake and 5" of skin still attached, so as I wrapped the wet rawhide I wove in the skin so the rattles hang just below the bow hand. I thought that if I put it down (or up) by the tip it would be catching on brush or other thick cover so tried this idea just for looks.....still debating weather or not I like it. Here's the pics so far.
rich

[Emmet]

I think it looks real sharp!
I can't imagine someone  dragging that bow through brush.

[burchett.donald]

Rich,
           We need a like button here! I will cradle it through the brush 
                                                                                                             Don



 P.S. Looks like some real lethal medicine bud...

[half eye]

Emmet, I sure as hell hope it gets dragged through the brush....cause thats where the deer are

Mr. Burchett,  I'm still not sure because this rawhide isn't coming out opaque white, it is staying natural and semi-transparent.....the finishing touches will be the mud, the blood, and the fat & hair !!!

Thanks again for the wonderful responses.
rich

[---GUTSHOT--->]

Rich I like that grip.  real good thinking there.

[Swampman]

Rich, outstanding work.  I like the rattles.