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Offline bubby

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #45 on: February 16, 2011, 05:09:40 pm »
you're the man Rich, everyone should shoot these native style bows to see how good they really are, Bub
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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #46 on: February 16, 2011, 05:40:03 pm »
WOW those are really nice!
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #47 on: February 16, 2011, 09:33:50 pm »
I love these bows, very nicely done.  Has finding reference pictures been easy?  I spent a fair amount of time searching the internet last evening but didn't come away with much...

Anyway, it's great to see someone making these types of bows.

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Offline half eye

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #48 on: February 16, 2011, 10:10:11 pm »
Lee,
      Glad to share the museum bows (pics) I have found....I cant put pics on the darned PM's so if you want to, my email address is on my profile....send me one and I'll put the pics, links etc. on the return.

Thanks fellas for the kind words....and Bubby that one ya just finished is as nice as any....period.
rich
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #49 on: February 16, 2011, 11:09:22 pm »
Half eye those are some nice looking bows. I hope I dont come off as rude by asking this but is there a reason that the one posted on the first page bends so much in the handle and not much in the limbs?  Is this the way the bow is designed? Again hope that doesn't come off sounding bad. I'm just curious.  :) Thanks
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #50 on: February 16, 2011, 11:19:17 pm »
Quote from: half eye on February 16, 2011, 10:10:11 pm
Lee,
      Glad to share the museum bows (pics) I have found....I cant put pics on the darned PM's so if you want to, my email address is on my profile....send me one and I'll put the pics, links etc. on the return.

Thanks fellas for the kind words....and Bubby that one ya just finished is as nice as any....period.
rich

Thanks Rich, just fired off an email to you...it will come under the name Blackriverraptors.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #51 on: February 16, 2011, 11:29:14 pm »
Jesse,
      I dont think thats rude at all.....these bows were made 57" long so to get the 27/28 draw I needed, I left the tips a little stiff to add some cast. When the bows get real short I make them more circular in tiller to gain some draw length. Also the first bow I didn't let the hickory stabilize enough before tillering and stressing it....so most of the set came in the middle 1/3 of the bow....which also did not help and why I redid the Shawnee bow..... The first one looks odd because I made a stupid mistake.
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #52 on: February 17, 2011, 02:10:41 am »
Thanks Rich. I like seeing these short bows :)
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #53 on: February 17, 2011, 11:02:46 am »
Those are perfect tillers Rich. Excellent replicas!
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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #54 on: February 17, 2011, 08:47:12 pm »
thank's Rich that means a lot, ya know I was wondering, I shoot off the scalloped side and you said that was the info you got also but if ya wanted to shoot off the straight side you're almost center shot.I've tryed it both ways and like the scalloped side better, but I don't shoot anything close to center, have you tryed this?, Bub
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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #55 on: February 17, 2011, 09:13:00 pm »
Freaking cool. beautiful tiller.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #56 on: February 17, 2011, 10:45:34 pm »
Hey bubby,
      As a matter of fact I have "flipped 'em over.....I had the same experience, even though the scalloped side is asymetric the bow shoots a lot better off that side for me as well......go figure?
rich
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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #57 on: February 18, 2011, 11:22:19 am »
   Thats SWEETTTTTTTT
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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Shawnee #2 & Ojibwe done
« Reply #58 on: February 18, 2011, 04:15:06 pm »
I just love those round tillers.  Just beautiful.

Quote from: half eye on February 16, 2011, 04:24:21 pm
Here is the second one...
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Offline half eye

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Re: Shawnee style bow (not for bom) Wildmans 3 ready for the mail....
« Reply #59 on: February 20, 2011, 12:22:30 pm »
Finally got everything finished and ready for the mail. Got the bows painted, finished and the wind fetishes on. Left to right the bows are.....Shawnee (hick backed ash)....Shawnee (hick with elm belly lam)....Ojibwe (wlanut backed elm).  The designs on the grip of the first bow represents the Shawnee Nation from their flag, and the 1793 and snake represents the first treaty they signed. That was signed in that year and was authorized under the symbol of the snake. The compass rose with 12 under it represents the 13 bands of the Nation. This grip design will be recognizable to any Shawnee who sees it.
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