[/quote]Thanks for the compliment. I don't mind at all! The TBB Vol. 2 has pictures of the bow on pg. 55. It gives the description of 1 1/4" at the handle and 54" long. I made the points of the scallops about 1.5" There are 5 scallops per limb and they don't decrease in width very much. I accidentally made mine 52" long (50"nock-to-nock) and was still able to get 25" of draw from it (45#). I made mine look like the picture and the nocks were cut in to about 3/4" wide and the diamond shape was about an inch or more. It really went against my skinny tip mantra as of late.
If you want a longer draw, just adjust the length accordingly. The notes state that it's just a "white wood bow". I think white oak would work very well. It's almost impossible to break. Be careful of grain run-off if you aren't using a stave. Hickory's good too, but I'm not sure about such a strained short bow with red oak.
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very nice bow. love the look of those scallops. been wanting to do this too. glad to hear ya think hickory would work. have a few hickory staves sitting in the shop drying. havent ever made a bow from hickory.
there's a young gal in our bow making class. she is a card carrying potowattomie and was really excited about these bows when she saw em in the encylopedia of native american bows arrows and quivers. she is working hard on an osage bow right now. she lost her youngest sister(maybe 20 or younger) to a car accident a few weeks ago, and seems to have lost heart in her pursuits...understandable at present. so i've been thinking i wanted to make her one of these style bows with the hickory. shes a tiny wisp of a woman, can't possibly weigh more than 90# so her draw length and weight would be pretty short/small. was thinking it would also give me the opportunity to successfully(maybe...) make my first hickory bow. wish me luck....(and a prayer for jenna and her family too if you are inclined)
thanks for the pix of this bow-outstanding!
