Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: IndianGuy on February 21, 2014, 10:46:46 am
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Another Plains Indian Bow, Not gonna say "style" because I am a wild Indian! >:D
Anyway the specs are 42" long 41 NTN and right at 45# @20" Setback in the handle making it a stiff handle bow. The arrows are dogwood with homemade hoop iron points. Upper limb right above the handle may be a tad bit stiff.
Thanks for looking.
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looks nice, us ingins got to stick together
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Looks like it could be the real deal. Nice!
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Nice work dude, watch out a wild Indian with that stick loose in the woods 8)
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Looks great. Little short plains bows are still my favorite. Nice work.
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Nice bow.
Curious. How accurate are you with the short bows? Any tips for improving accuracy? There is not much written about improving accuracy with short bows and a floating anchor.
Patrick
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As to accuracy and the floating anchor there is a trick to that to get the same anchor point each time, it helps to have arrows cut to length so you know how far you can draw, you can use your thumb on your bow string hand to find an anchor on your chest somewhere, I dont draw a short bow to my line of sight but rather to my chest and over time you can become very acurate that way.
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Yet another very nice bow. Very authentic.
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Nice work. Way to stay true to who you are.....And what NewIndian said...
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Saaaweeeeeet little thwapper there! love the arrows too!
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As to accuracy and the floating anchor there is a trick to that to get the same anchor point each time, it helps to have arrows cut to length so you know how far you can draw, you can use your thumb on your bow string hand to find an anchor on your chest somewhere, I dont draw a short bow to my line of sight but rather to my chest and over time you can become very acurate that way.
Thanks for the tips.
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Very good! Is that osage? Like the arrows too ;D
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Very nice set. Bow looks great, and arrows look great as well.
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More than nice and authentic enough to go into a museum but too nice not to keep and shoot!
Great looking set, keep em' coming man. :)
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Thanks guys, in over 25 years of making bows I have only kept 2, one I made for my daughter and one for my wife. The old osage bow I have shot forever was made by an Elder Caddo bowmaker. I guess I should keep a few for prosperity's sake..lol
Yes the bow is osage ornage wood, called "bodark" around here.
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Beautiful, a plains bow living free and large, not locked up in a museum. Your photos are excellent, such a small, lethal package it is. I think it was the artist George Catlin who remarked that the plains bows and arrows looked like children's toys until one went on a hunt and saw those little arrows disappear into the shoulders of buffalos.
Your information on the venerable and mysterious Art of the Floating Anchor will save me some lost arrows for sure, thanks. What did you use for the string? Any special knots?
Thank you IdianGuy for posting your work.
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Fantastic work as usual. Really enjoy seeing your work. Three words come to mind when I see this: beautiful, elegant, DEADLY.
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here is the set I just finished before the one posted in the beginning of this thread, I made the quiver over Christmas and posted pics of it. I then decided to make a bow and arrow set to go with it.
The bow is sinew backed osage, recurved tips, 47" long and 52#@23.5" the arrows are dogwood as well. The belly of the bow is carved with lightning strikes.
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Thats another nice set there, beautiful work.