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Offline Silent Bear

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35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« on: January 09, 2011, 10:25:57 pm »
Hi there thought I would share with you guys a bow that I have been working on I finally was able to tiller it close to final shape today.

The bow is made from pacific yew 35 inches long 34 inches from both nocks backed with 4 layers of sinew 50 pounds at 22 inch draw picture was taken after putting about 50 shots through her thanks for looking.

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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2011, 11:11:57 pm »
Man, thats a little bow. Very nice job. Hows it shoot? I would guess from the small size reducing mass dramatcally and reflex that it would shoot very fast. You gonna paint it or leave it bare?
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Offline bcbull

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2011, 11:22:51 pm »
silant bear  thats a real nice one  whats the draw legth on it  ?  so do you tiller 2/3 then sinew or  whats the method you us  for ur sinew backed bow  man i wish you d  do a bulid along on these shorties  brock
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Offline Silent Bear

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2011, 11:31:23 pm »
toomanyknots- the bow shoots great I added extra reflex to pick up the performance I shot it against a 44 inch bow I had that is the same dimensions as one of Ishis bows and I was getting identical distances. The bow when finished tillering will be painted with my tribal patterns and have a buckskin grip.

bcbull- the bow has a drawlength of 22 inches and is currently at 52 pounds I still need to take a couple scrapes of the bottom limb on the right and tiller will be done and come out to about 50 pounds. The bow is strung backwards and left to dry 2-3 days for each layer after 4 layers the bow was tillered today.
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 12:03:39 am »
What kind of cast does that bow produce?
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Offline Silent Bear

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 12:34:21 am »
I never have measured the exact distances but I would guess around 200 yards
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Offline bucksbuoy

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 01:47:00 am »
again.. love that style of bow. wish I could get my hands on some pacific yew.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 11:58:38 am »
Awesome  work Silent Bear, Can't wait to see her all painted up and at full draw. I love the short bows and your work on those Pit River bows is exceptional!   
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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2011, 12:21:33 pm »
Very Nice!  8)
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2011, 12:34:26 pm »
Nice work. Compact and powerful...really admire those Pacific coast bows!
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2011, 01:26:57 pm »
The reflex just looks so nice!
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline Silent Bear

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2011, 07:56:40 pm »
thanks for all the nice comments guys, this bow might be a contender for hunting season this year
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Offline Barrage

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2011, 09:36:16 pm »
Love seeing all your short sinewed bows.  Nice work on this one.  Looking forward to the full draw.
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Offline Silent Bear

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2011, 10:12:59 pm »
Here is the finished bow painted with my tribal pattern, full reflex of the bow after resting will post some full draw pics after the weather clears up. Thanks for looking

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Offline Elktracker

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Re: 35 inch Pitt River Atsugewi Shortbow
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2011, 01:10:06 am »
Paint and grip look great! How many of these guys do u have now lol Hope to start progressing on mine soon thanks again for info and help so far. Josh
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