Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: half eye on May 24, 2011, 12:47:17 am
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Hey fellas,
Made up a 60# Ojibwa bow for dragonman and three different arrow types for display when he's not shooting it. Anyways, this is the famous "turtle-claw" arrow. Used only for shooting people. Generally the preffered claw was from a snapping turtle, but talons of birds of prey, wild cat claws, etc were usefull as well.
The forward part of the shaft is cut/carved with a "peg" protruding from a blunt shaft.....then cut a "V" groove to nestle in the claw. Haft the fat part of the shaft but dont use the wrap to secure the claw. Use a very fine piece of sinew to wrap the claw to the peg ahead of the blount shaft only. That's it.
The purpose is to drive the claw into the flesh, it will "fish-hook" into the body and either tear loose from the fine sinew, or become lodged if the arrow is retracted, or the fish-hook action will break the small peg off......the idea is for the enemy to die as slowly and painfully as possible as an example for his friends to not come back.
Anyways, here's the close-up pics. The claw is from a wild turkey as our turtle season is not open here as yet.....the method is the same no matter which claw ya use.....some even had two claws.
rich
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Man! that would hurt!!! :o Cool arrow, Rich. 8)
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That's gotta be all kinds of painful. Very fine work once again, Rich.
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Was it the Ojibwa that used these arrows? I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end!
Cool arrow Rich.
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That is wicked. I like it >:D
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That thing is wicked bad. I sure would not want that pointed at me.
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Cam...
The arrow is Odawa (Ottawa) but since they were tight with the Ojibwa, Cree, Potowatamii all of of them MAY have used it. My model came from an Odawa elder's discription and a drawing that he made. The other type they used a lot is the "splinter head" I'm workin on one of those right now.
rich
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Very unique arrow. Thanks for sharing.
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rich-that is one wicked looking arrow.
really appreciate the "reproduction" of old style native gear.
think i have a cupla old turtle claws somewhere...
thanks!
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I wonder if they'd "poison" the claw with something to cause sickness, dung, rancid meat, anything like that.
I've never seen anything like that Rich, great post.
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Very cool Rich, really like the native stuff you put out. Glad you are keeping the stuff alive.
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Ohhh. My guts are hurting just looking at that.
David
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:o Never heard of that...that's wild!
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Thanks for the comments,
Parnell, I believe that on occassion there was some ceremonies where rotten meat, and "other" things were applied to front end
rich
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cool arrow
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Awesome arrow with a gruesome concept.
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Half eye,
Beautiful work but a nasty idea. Will be interested in seeing the "splinter head" you talk of.
Craig.
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Very cool, but my stomach's kinda turnin, too!
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Dang Rich, I'd love to spend a week inside your head and a month in your shop with you 8) Tool dang cool!