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Title: Woodlands scalloped bow question
Post by: richpierce on January 30, 2008, 08:14:32 pm: On the Seneca and Great Lakes bows in general that have a single scalloped edge, which edge is it? The arrow side or the other side?
Title: Re: Woodlands scalloped bow question
Post by: 1/2primitive on January 30, 2008, 08:28:40 pm: Depends if the guy using it was left or right handed, lol.
I think it was the other side, and the arrow side was the straight side. Not completely sure, though.
Sean
Title: Re: Woodlands scalloped bow question
Post by: Hillbilly on January 30, 2008, 08:35:41 pm: Looking through the Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers, there seem to be examples of bows with scallops on the arrow side and the off side both. Looks like most of them were scalloped on the arrow side, though. There's one in there with a major rectangular cutout at the arrow pass. I've been threatening to try and make one of those myself.
Title: Re: Woodlands scalloped bow question
Post by: DanaM on January 30, 2008, 09:50:20 pm: http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,5135.0.html

Take a look at Yankee's Ojibwa bow on page 3 of his thread.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,2746.0.html

Here is a link to YewArchers Potowatami replica

Hope it helps.
Title: Re: Woodlands scalloped bow question
Post by: El Destructo on January 30, 2008, 11:11:58 pm: Quote from: richpierce on January 30, 2008, 08:14:32 pm
On the Seneca and Great Lakes bows in general that have a single scalloped edge, which edge is it? The arrow side or the other side?

Rich....The Scallops go on the Opposite side of your Draw....are you planning on making one?? If so...be prepared because these are a Tillering Nightmare....at least for me they were....every Scallop has to be scraped separately darned near to keep from getting Hinges

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Title: Re: Woodlands scalloped bow question
Post by: richpierce on January 31, 2008, 12:08:37 am: Yes, I intend to make one, maybe of black locust since I have a lot of that. I wondered about the tillering. Yours looks great.