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Offline loefflerchuck

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bighorn sheep Hidatsa style bow.
« on: October 31, 2013, 01:52:19 am »
I made this one for someone who wanted the bow in the Bodmer painting. The bow in the painting may have been elk or bighorn. This one is bighorn sheep horn with 6 layers of elk sinew. 34" tip to tip and has a draw of 58# @ 20". The sinew seasoned for 3.5 months before it was first bent. Then spent 1.5 months on a slow tiller and stabilization process before it was finished. The bow in the painting would have been adorned with porcupine quills on the mid limb wraps and maybe the tips too. Other than that it is pretty accurate. Wool trade cloth on the handle and mid limb wrapped with brain tanned deer hide. Painted with red ocher and charcoal. String is 3 ply deer backstrap sinew.
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Offline LEGIONNAIRE

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Re: bighorn sheep Hidatsa style bow.
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2013, 01:55:33 am »
HA!! Lovely!
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: bighorn sheep Hidatsa style bow.
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2013, 01:58:36 am »
The bow on the top of this bow in the picture is next to tiller. With 50% sinew the reflex grows quite a bit. the next picture is part of the bending process of this bow.
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Re: bighorn sheep Hidatsa style bow.
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2013, 02:01:29 am »
Thanks Cesar
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Offline criveraville

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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2013, 02:02:55 am »
Very nice bow!!

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Offline J05H

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2013, 02:05:48 am »
Absolutely love it!!!
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Offline Arrowind

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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2013, 02:06:56 am »
That is AWESOME!
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Offline JonW

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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2013, 02:07:43 am »
Chuck I wish we lived near each other. You are my bow making HERO. I really like your work. You would prolly have to run me off actually. :)
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Offline DuBois

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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2013, 02:38:07 am »
That's amazing Master Chuck :o
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Offline Jodocus

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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2013, 03:11:55 am »
  :o Wow! Lovely!
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Offline seminolewind

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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2013, 05:13:03 am »
Sweet bow! It has a really cool look at fd! Really nice !
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: bighorn sheep Hidatsa style bow.
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2013, 08:36:43 am »
Your bows are something that I could only dream about making. Really fine work and an amazing bow, just flat out stunning Chuck! Keep 'em coming man.
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Offline johnfolchetti

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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2013, 08:51:13 am »
That is stunning. Masterful work.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: bighorn sheep Hidatsa style bow.
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2013, 08:56:48 am »
Interesting loefflerchuck.Beautiful bow man.Straight forward process there.Do you mostly remove horn for tillering along with heat?I suppose a homemade primtive stringer can get em braced for ya.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: bighorn sheep Hidatsa style bow.
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2013, 09:01:08 am »
I'm a big fan of this one.  I started Dall horns a ways back and have got to pick them back up.  I'm wrestling with straightening the horns.  I admire these bows you make, they really are something to see.  I was just looking at your site the other day and was checking this one out.  Really great! 
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