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Offline rileyconcrete

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California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« on: December 22, 2009, 05:42:41 pm »
Hey guys. I have had this bow posted earlier for help with draw length tiller etc.  After talking with a few guys I decided to leave it alone (after a little tiller mod) and this is what it is now.

It is elm backed with two good layers of sinew, glued with knox gelatin. The nocks are cut then bent and wraped with sinew.

The bow is 38" n/n.  Draws about 18".  Not sure on the poundage but it is stout.

I painted in a california design useing red and black acrylic paint that I heavily diluted to get lighter shades. The handle was wrapped with a hemp type string.

I will have to post pictures in several posts.

Thanks for looking.

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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2009, 05:43:53 pm »
More Pics....

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2009, 05:45:00 pm »
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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2009, 05:46:20 pm »
And some more..

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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2009, 06:15:06 pm »
Riley, that's great looking bow and it has a great tiller. Jawge
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Offline Josh

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2009, 06:22:02 pm »
cool bow there Riley!  Tiller looks awesome! -josh  :)
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2009, 07:10:35 pm »
COOL!
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Offline sailordad

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2009, 08:16:36 pm »
 :o now thats one bad ass stick right there  8)
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2009, 08:24:01 pm »
Thanks for all the wonderful comments. I sure appreciate it!

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Offline Blacktail

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2009, 08:58:27 pm »
there you go...that is great work...do you have any way of finding out what the weight is...i bet you one thing...you just cant make one  ;D ;D...john
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2009, 10:30:58 pm »
John you are right.  I have juniper limbs spotted that I am gonna get for some more bows.  Right now I have a Chokeherry log split and drying that will make a short bow also.  I read somewhere that the paiutes or banoch indians used chokecherry for their bows.  I am gonna do some more research and see what size, but yeah these bows are awsome.

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P.S. I will try to get a weight tomorrow
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Offline Barrage

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2009, 11:15:53 pm »
Very nice little bow!  :o I like it.  Great job finishing too.
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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2009, 11:16:54 pm »
Excellent - Short and Primitive! Great candidate for Dec Self Bow of the Month!
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Offline billy

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2009, 12:52:59 am »
HEy Riley,

HAve you been raiding my Smithsonian photos??  Cause I saw a bow painted almost exactly like that in The Smithsonian!!!  Except the stripes were dark blue instead of black, but it looked identical to yours.  Great job on that one!
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2009, 01:29:10 am »
Billy,

Actually I saw a few sketches from a Jim Hamm book that had California designs, and I used that as a reference.  I did mine a little different than that one but close. I like the simple clean look of it.  Nice to know I recreated a piece of history. Thats pretty awsome.
Thanks for the post.

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