Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: IndianGuy on March 20, 2011, 02:31:25 pm
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Well I got the latest bow finished and it will be the last one I post pictures of for a few weeks. This bow is Osage orange, heated into a suttle gull wing double curved shape. The bow has 7 sections of bison horn glued to the belly and is sinew backed. The sinew backing covers the back and sides of the bow and just to the edge of the horn on the belly. Each horn section is wrapped with sinew to help secure the butt joints.
The bow is 46" total length and 45 from Nock to Nock. this bow draws 23.5" and is almost 55 pds right now. it will gain a few pounds over the next few months as the sinew continues to cure. The bows sinew is ochred with a rock I collect locally and grnd into paint. Only thing left to do is polish the horn belly a bit.
This bow really flings an arrow. Oh and the string is REAL sinew.
The arrows are red osier dogwood, 4 have buffalo horn points, 6 have hand made trade type points from saw blades and 6 have field points. all are fletched and wrapped with turkey feathers and real sinew.
enjoy the pics. ;D
Eric
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Very cool. I love all these bows you've been sharing with us. Its so cool that you're in tune with your culture's archery traditions. Thanks for sharing.
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Here is a close up of the sinew string, it also is served with sinew as well.
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Love this one! It looking perfet to me.
Most of my arrows made from dogwood too. But I use tham for longer bows at 28-31.5 lenght. They have very high spine and weight!
How they working at this short lenght? I will try it shure just like to ask your opinion.
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Love this one! It looking perfet to me.
Most of my arrows made from dogwood too. But I use tham for longer bows at 28-31.5 lenght. They have very high spine and weight!
How they working at this short lenght? I will try it shure just like to ask your opinion.
Well they have always shot really well for me, the fletchings are 6.5" long and cut really low, this helps stabilize the shorter arrows. Plains tribes figured this out really fast with the high winds on the prairie.
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That tiller is perfect. I have also really enjoyed seeing the bows that you have been posting. Thank you.
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That is a fine looking bow and set of arrows.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
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I think your bows are great. But I have to say I love the arrows you make.
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Very nice. I had wondered if it was possible to butt joint short pieces of horn together like that. Nice to see an answer to that question! :)
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Eric, Love your bows and this one is another beauty! I'm very glad to see you contributing so much to the board and also the sport of "true" Primitive archery. Though I like some of the "semi-modern" bows that we see on here. I especially like it when the lost arts are being shown. Well done ;)
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Well they have always shot really well for me, the fletchings are 6.5" long and cut really low, this helps stabilize the shorter arrows. Plains tribes figured this out really fast with the high winds on the prairie.
I am going to try the long low fletch. The winds here in Texas have been giving my arrows fits. Your bows are wonderful, thanks.
George
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Another beauty, Eric. love the color on it. really like your arrows too.
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Didnt i tell you guys now?LOL
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...it just gets better and better...
Beautiful work Eric.
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Eric, another awesome bow!!!! One day I'm getting or making one of these.
Donnie
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is that the way they were made with the butt joints on the belly like that? thats pretty interesting!
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There is no known example of a bow like this only reference of such bows. So it was a mystery how it was done, but considering the tools they had this would have been the most logical and simple way to make one. I have made at least 20 of these horn belly bows. never had a failure with the butt joint.
Eric
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I love short bows. Id like to make a short horse bow one of these days.
Thanks for sharing them with us.
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Very nice Bro. >:D Started on those dogwood shafts should work got them mostly strait now.
Katt
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Nice Eric. I like seeing the whole sets. Another nice one!
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You make nice stuff Eric!
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Very nice Bro. >:D Started on those dogwood shafts should work got them mostly strait now.
Katt
Is there a tutorial or build-a-long for making dogwood arrows? I have a lot of Red Osier which I think is very similar and would love to make a few of my own, thanks!
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love the bows and arrows and strings!
very impressive sir.
jamie burleigh
"bowguy"