Lakota bows - very interesting collection

[arklowrebel]

Great stuff - thanks for posting the link!

[Oglala Bowyer]

I have the site on my "favorites" list at work.  When I'm bored at work (always) I just check out these bows.  I actually went to the museum and seen some of the bows.  A little friendly advice, I would ask the curator to see all the bows.  There they can take you to the basement and show you the collection.  For now, they have about three bows on display; one of which is high eagle's bow.

[arklowrebel]

I have a nice piece of ash at home waiting to be turned into a bow.  I reckon a replica (in so far as I can manage it) of High Bald Eagle's bow would make a nice challenge for me over the long winter months ahead.     Copies of everything printed and heading home to my shed!

[zinger]

 @ Trax -It's a self bow and the limbs are pretty much straight as they come off the riser so that is prettty much it then - a deflexed riser straight limbed bow. TY for the help!

[zinger]

@ Oglala - it's great that you've actually been able to see and handle some of these. I'm curious - reading the article I got the impression that most of them were not sinew backed. Is this the case with the ones you saw?

[zinger]

Arklo - sounds like a good challenge, but this would be something else:http://www.cowanauctions.com/auctions/item.aspx?ItemId=49976

[arklowrebel]

Thanks Zinger!  Might take me a while to get to that level!