sinew backed oak

[George Tsoukalas]

Very nice bow. jawge

[Cacatch]

Great bow, Blacktail. How wide is it?  I like it!

[Blacktail]

cacatch,the bow is 1 1/2 wide..some day i want to make a really wide limbed bow..john

[OldBow]

I like this bow - primitive - I can hear the chanting around the fire about this one. Very nice and bookmarked, too!

[juniper junkie]

cool bow! now you will need to make some really neat primitive arrows to go with it. good idea not to let keenan shoot it, might be bad mojo.

[wodpow]

Raw hide over sinew is that a  style of bow.first time I have seen a bow done with both looks good and strong

[Parnell]

I think I'd have to paint my face just to go and practice shooting that bow!  Very cool looking.

[ricktrojanowski]

Great bow.  I really like the prim. look of it.  You are the man when it comes to dogbane handle wraps.  I think I've seen about 4 or so of your bows with them.  I've only did it once, and vowed NEVER AGAIN.   Do you have a trick to speed up processing the dogbane?  Again, Great bow and handle wrap.

[mox1968]

nice job i like the handle wrap and the finish on it.

[Blacktail]

thanks guys..i am really glad people like the look..as for tricks of cording dogbane..the only one i have is to get as LONG of dogbane as you can..i have found out that i all ways have 4inch handle and for a 4inch handle i have to cord 14-141/2 feet of dogbane...it takes 2 days for 2-3 hrs a day of cording...and i get them wet when cording it..thanks john

[Gordon]

I love the bow John. And the fact that you hand-braided the handle is impressive. What does the bow pull? I'm looking forward to seeing it in May.

[zenmonkeyman]

I keep rereading this post, and everytime I look at the pictures I'm more and more impressed.  That's some inspiring work!

Garett

[Lombard]

Blacktail, I have used linen, silk, burlap, and ash as backings, however not the raw hide. How did you like using it compared to other backings? Looks as though it will make a good canvas for artwork. Tough looking little bow.