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Title: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: grbd29 on April 28, 2011, 01:11:46 am

I'm David, I figured I better say hello before my wife and I go to MOJAM.  I was going to do it a week ago but my goncalo alves bow finally cracked on picture day.  I made this bow since my wife is part Choctaw, it is hickory 59" ntn, 62# @ 29.5" (handle 1.3", midlim 1.75, nocks .9. looks like my pics are too big so I will post another after this.

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: Timo on April 28, 2011, 01:15:09 am

Welcome to the site. Tiller looks swell to me. ;)

  See ya at Mojam.

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: grbd29 on April 28, 2011, 01:26:01 am

Had to do the full draw first.

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: grbd29 on April 28, 2011, 01:28:42 am

Thank you, it shoots well and doesn't have as much hand shock as I would have expected with the wide tips these bows have

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: SA on April 28, 2011, 01:32:00 am

cool bow i like that style , i have some cousins that are choctaw may have to try one of those :)

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: grbd29 on April 28, 2011, 01:36:45 am

Try it out, it just got me on an Indian and D-bow kick,  I am gonna try to turn my broken tiger wood bow intoa skinny Hupa style sinewed bow. 

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: fishfinder401 on April 28, 2011, 01:40:52 am

welcome and beautiful bow
noel

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: TBod on April 28, 2011, 04:48:16 am

Very nice bow, great tiller!

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: bubby on April 28, 2011, 07:37:46 am

nice bow, my tiger wood bow just died an epic death today on the tree, suck's huh, Bub

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: half eye on April 28, 2011, 09:13:52 am

That's a beauty, and a very nice example of Boise De Arc, that tiller couldn't be any better.
rich

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: tattoo dave on April 28, 2011, 09:20:37 am

Looks great David! Welcome to PA. I really like that artwork on the back.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: HatchA on April 28, 2011, 10:50:09 am

Quote from: half eye on April 28, 2011, 09:13:52 am

That's a beauty, and a very nice example of Boise De Arc, that tiller couldn't be any better.
rich

I thought it was hickory, not osage?

Either way - lovely bow, David.  Looks like you'll fit right in here ;)

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: ErictheViking on April 28, 2011, 01:24:09 pm

welcome and great bow, as Rich said beautiful tiller.

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: Elktracker on April 28, 2011, 01:59:17 pm

Nice to have you here! That looks really nice everything about it, Tiller looks spot on. I look forward to seeing more from you and thanks for shareing

Josh

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on April 28, 2011, 02:23:20 pm

Welcome. You did a great job on that tiller. I was thinking of painting a bow the exact same, with the same design and everything.

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: criveraville on April 28, 2011, 02:42:21 pm

What type of wood? How did you paint/with what the back?

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: DEllis on April 28, 2011, 03:19:05 pm

Very nice, 29.5" and 62# out of less than 5 feet of wood..........that'll do :o ;D
Welcome to the fray  ;D
Darcy

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: k-hat on April 28, 2011, 04:11:43 pm

David,

Glad to have you aboard!  Beautiful bow, very nicely done!  I've been looking high and low for authentic Choctaw designs/specs for months with very little luck.  How did you come by your design?  I'd love to hear about it, my Dad's side of the family is pretty heavily Choctaw-blooded, so I've been aching to make some Choctaw bows.  What is the thickness taper like on that bow?  What style of nocks?  From a board or tree stave?  Sorry for all the questions, feel like a kid in a candy store!

Look forward to hearing from you!

Kevin

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: Sidewinder on April 28, 2011, 05:47:43 pm

Very nice. Tiller looks spot on. I too have some Choctaw in me and a couple of my best buds are card carrying tribal members so its good to see some representation here. I look forward to seeing some more of your work. Enjoy Mojam. I have been thinking about going but its still too early for me to see  what my schedule will be like.   Danny

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: grbd29 on April 28, 2011, 09:48:07 pm

Thank you for you nice comments,  I just stumbled on here a couple of months ago even though I have been getting the magazine for years. 
Stixman;  I had been looking for a picture for a while and low and behold I found it in The Bowyer's Bible Volume 2 on page 52 and http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/grayson/americasarchery/americasarchery2.shtml     
I made it from a board I got from a stores scrap pile  the dimensions are: 59.8 TtT, 59 NtN, from the end for about 3.25"/ W.9-9.5/T .345-.385, then widen to 17" from the end to W1.75"/T.536, now taper to the center to W1.3"/T.775
I laid out the width with a yard stick then free handed the roundness in and the back is like a D shape.  I first cut it out to the books thickness but as you can see that was way too thick and wouldn't bend( that was one of the first and last times I follow directions).  The museum one is 56.25" but I wanted to pull full draw for myself 29.5"  I finished it with dark raw tung oil and black paint. 

hope that helps Kevin

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: ricktrojanowski on April 28, 2011, 10:29:54 pm

29 1/2" out of a 59" bow.  Nice job.  Your fine tillering work made that possible.  Great bow.

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 28, 2011, 11:09:46 pm

Welcome and congratulations on a very fine bow! Jawge

Title: Re: Introducing myself with a Choctaw style bow
Post by: medicinewheel on April 29, 2011, 05:31:44 am

Beautiful work!
You'll like it here, welcome!