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Offline aznboi3644

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Willow bows
« on: December 10, 2009, 11:22:51 pm »
http://www.kumeyaay.info/indian_bows_arrows.html?http%3A//www.kumeyaay.info/indian_bows_arrows/old_indian_bow.html

ran across this site during a google search.  Thought it was interesting to see willow being used

Shows some natives making bows and deflexing the willow.

Just wanted to share.

Offline adb

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Re: Willow bows
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2009, 12:30:56 am »
Thanks for sharing... very cool.

Offline bootboy

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Re: Willow bows
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2009, 09:01:29 am »
its really thick, but man oh man is that a pretty bow.
knapp 'um if you got 'um

Offline woodstick

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Re: Willow bows
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2009, 11:35:24 am »
man may go weak lugging that bow over the hill.
a drawn bow is a stick 9/10 broken