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Offline Parnell

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Potowotomi Style Hickory
« on: July 27, 2009, 08:47:06 pm »
Howdy yall,

Here is my latest.  I like the way this bow looks a lot.  It has good power, 60lb.@27".  I've made my first cane arrows and they are shooting accurately with this bow at 30 yards which is really all I'm going to shoot in the field.  After shooting string follow is 1.5 in. and settles back to 1/2 inch overnight.  I shot this bow about 100 times before painting it.  This was a fun bow to make and the first bow I've painted.  I don't think I like painting my bows, though.  I kinda liked this bow just plain.  Hemp wrap - simple.  I found a bit of tortoise shell smashed on the side when running one day and epoxied it as a strike plate.  Turned out well.

I made the quiver you'll see in the pics, also.  The body of it is made from the base of a royal palm frond.  It folds up into a cone nicely when soaked for a bit.  I just wrapped it with hemp and made a split bamboo rod to attach a cord to.  I'm happy with how it turned out and it is very lite. 

Here are pictures.  Thanks for looking.


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Offline Parnell

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2009, 08:48:07 pm »
A few more...

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2009, 09:06:24 pm »
that's pretty cool...how do those peaks hold up?
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2009, 09:13:44 pm »

Really nice!

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Offline sailordad

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2009, 09:39:39 pm »
nice looking bow
i hear those scalloped bows can be tricky to tiller,but looks like ya got it

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Offline JustAim

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2009, 09:45:12 pm »
Great looking bow. Nice Job
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Offline kayakfisher

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2009, 10:20:44 pm »
Good lookin bow cool paint job to. Thats a really neat quiver also
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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2009, 10:34:59 pm »
 I like that Native bow design. You did a really fine job with that one.
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Offline El Destructo

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2009, 12:33:38 am »
Red Oak Board??  I like the Pottawatomie and Ojibwa Scalloped Bows....I have made a few dozen of them....and all have been fine shooters...with little Hand Shock......
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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2009, 02:26:15 am »
excellent tiller and great job on the painting.  did you find it difficult to tiller?
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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2009, 02:40:55 am »
Oh ye,a Very My kinda Bow Art :)
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2009, 06:35:56 am »
Looks like ya nailed this one :)

The Potowatomi tribe is native to me area, guess they are real Yoopers eh :)
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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2009, 07:24:49 am »
Very nice bow,it's a beauty. :)
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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2009, 08:12:10 am »
Fine looking bow, I like the paint job on it. The quiver looks simple, lite, and effective.  :)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Potowotomi Style Hickory
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2009, 10:20:24 am »
Thanks guys,

This one was a little more difficult to tiller with the scallops but I didn't find it that different.  It just took a little more time.  Overall, I thought that they'd affect the process more than they did...

Hey, El Destructo, I stained the bow's back and belly with Cherry stain which accounts for the color.  Did you use red oak boards for some of this type that you made?  I recall seeing one in a post you did of your bow stash.  Did you post that on here, I didn't search any others while making this.  I'd like to see others if possible.

I appreciate y'all  lookin.

Parnell
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