Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: TacticalFate on January 02, 2014, 06:12:10 pm
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made from wisteria and phragmites harvested near my house, inspired by this:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Twined_backpack,_Kayenta_Anasazi,_Pine_Tree_House,_900-1400_AD,_phragmites_-_Natural_History_Museum_of_Utah_-_DSC07447.JPG (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Twined_backpack,_Kayenta_Anasazi,_Pine_Tree_House,_900-1400_AD,_phragmites_-_Natural_History_Museum_of_Utah_-_DSC07447.JPG)
The area with the wistera is an ecological disaster- wisteria and tree of heaven are battling it out, with the wisteria winning, with Japanese knotweed growing in the background. Phragmites were from the same area. I cheated and used art sinew to attach the phrags to the frame, as I am too lazy to make that much cordage and don't have any rawhide on hand. Its heavy, compared to traditional split wood pack baskets, but the wisteria in the frame hasn't finished drying out completely, so it may lose a few more ounces. The straps are temporary, I will make my own basswood rope straps when I get back up to school.
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very cool, i'm seein one of these in my near future...
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nice, just fyi tree of heaven makes a nice bow, it's better than red oak that's for sure, bub
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Interesting fact bub. I let some rot cause of so many bad things id heard of it. May try it next time.
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here you go sleek, this bow still flat as a pancake to http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,37584.0.html
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If it was made of river cane you would have plenty of spare arrows.... :o