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Title: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: jcougar on May 14, 2007, 12:58:40 pm

Here's another shorty.  It's red oak sapwood from a small thin ringed tree(just like what would have been available to the Apaches, Navajos, etc.).  Anyway, it measures 43" between the 7/16" sinew-shoulder/pin nocks.  At the handle, it is about 1 3/16" wide.  Draw weight is around 58# @ 21".  I used a combo of red Rit dye and medium brown Fiebing's leather dye to give it an oldish look.

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Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: DanaM on May 14, 2007, 01:03:42 pm

Looking at your bow makes me want to go on the warpath. And I'm not even an Indian ;D
Nicely Done

DanaM

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: Pappy on May 14, 2007, 01:09:23 pm

Very cool bow,nice job.
   Pappy

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: Justin Snyder on May 14, 2007, 01:43:20 pm

That is pretty impressive. It is amazing how much abuse the wood will take with a sinew back on it.  Justin

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: jcougar on May 14, 2007, 01:49:23 pm

Thanks.  The sinew on this bow was actually stripped off another that was a total dud(my first attempt at sinew backing).  I used the method that I described in my post about my broken Maidu bow.

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: Gordon on May 14, 2007, 01:54:41 pm

Wow, I can't believe how much those limbs are bending :o. Amazing!

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: Traxx on May 14, 2007, 03:18:17 pm

Nice job!!!!
You are becomming quite the hand,with authentic reproductions.
Real cool.

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: a finnish native on May 14, 2007, 06:28:18 pm

thatat is really nice! love that "B profile".

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: AndrewS on May 14, 2007, 08:56:01 pm

Whow!
You are building so amazing shorties :)

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: venisonburger on May 14, 2007, 09:13:10 pm

Thats a great looking indian shorty, I like the shorties too, this one inspires me to try something similar. I noticed that you didn't round the edges, is that the southwest style? just curious, I always round the edges but yours looks nice the way you have them.
VB

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: mamba on May 14, 2007, 09:16:31 pm

Jcoug it looks like the same thickness FROM HANDLE TO TIPS,is it a pyramid design? Did you start with 6-8" of reflex before the sinew?  Cool looking bow-great work.

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: GregB on May 14, 2007, 10:24:37 pm

Now come clean...what museum did you swipe it from! ;D

Great looking authentic bow!

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: Pat B on May 15, 2007, 12:33:43 am

You got all the goodie out of that piece of oak. ;) Very nice bow.   Pat

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: koan on May 15, 2007, 12:40:27 am

Man, all I can say is DUDE THATS AWESOME!!!

   Brian

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: StanM on May 15, 2007, 01:02:31 am

Very nice.  I tried to bend oak like that once.  When I was done I used the splinters to build a fire.  Amazing.

Stan

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: jcougar on May 15, 2007, 01:49:20 am

Thanks to everyone!  It started out with about 6" of setback, most of which is gone now.  It's about half as thick at the tips as it is at the handle.

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: OldBow on May 15, 2007, 12:52:05 pm

Got your nice bow bookmarked for May Self Bow of the Month!!

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: Ryano on May 15, 2007, 11:07:23 pm

You are cranking out them sinewed short bows lately!  Nice job! Can you shoot well with a 21" draw?

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: jcougar on May 16, 2007, 10:27:32 am

It takes a lot of getting used to.  Definitely not something you would want to spend all day on a 3D course with.

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: snedeker on May 16, 2007, 12:18:57 pm

Beautiful.  Those western indians sure were stingy with wood. ;D

Dave

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: medicinewheel on May 16, 2007, 06:38:52 pm

hey man!  -  what a nice bow!! these shorties always have somethine 'unreal' in their appearance to me  :o
frank

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: jcougar on May 16, 2007, 09:05:29 pm

Thanks!

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: whitesquirrel on June 02, 2007, 02:34:56 pm

Nice reflex you got on the limbs and nice tiller.  Very intriguing.  I also have made a bow out of red oak with tight growth rings and it has a nice cast at 66" ntn and 37# @ 28".


White Squirrel

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: Pappy on June 04, 2007, 06:09:37 am

Very cool bow.
   Pappy

Title: Re: Southwestern indian style sinew backed oak
Post by: jamie on June 04, 2007, 07:20:11 am

excelent. ive done that with hickory but red oak is another story. super job