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Offline half eye

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Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« on: July 28, 2013, 09:24:27 pm »
Hey Fellas,
      I'm posting this bow so that my good friend can see it before it gets there. He asked for a Chickasaw bow that draws 50# @ 28". She came in at 49# @ 28" . I made it from some of my dead-standing ironwood and most of the 5 curve was in the tree, all I did was steam in about 1" flip to the tips. to get the extra 2 curves.
      The bow is based of museum models, museum descriptions, and even checked against drawings by a Chickasaw artist, and confirmed by the bow displayed on the "Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation".
      What I find pretty cool is that on these "slightly double curved" (museum description) how they have a peculiar braced shape (almost like whip tillered) but at full draw they are circular....pretty cool really.
       The finish is a mixture made from spruce pitch, rendered deer fat (from Don) and bees wax also from Don. The mixture is slightly more stiff than my usual because of where it's gonna live.
Sure hope he likes it. Comments always welcome.

3 standard pics followed by some close up shots.
rich
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Offline half eye

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2013, 09:26:02 pm »
close-up shots
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Offline half eye

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2013, 09:28:15 pm »
Forgot to say that the writing on the grip belly says:
" bow of the Chickasaw , made by "half-eye" rousseau"
rich
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Offline Cardboard_Duck

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2013, 10:11:45 pm »
All I can say is AWESOME!!! Great job on that one :)
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2013, 10:16:40 pm »
Sweet looking bow......it looks like a Native American used it just yesterday.
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Offline johnston

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2013, 10:19:28 pm »
All done with tools available in the 1600's. Thank you Rich, you are the master.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2013, 10:28:34 pm »
Your bows are always pretty special.  No exception here.  Perfect.
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Offline hedgeapple

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2013, 10:33:14 pm »
Beautiful bow.  Great looking tiller.
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2013, 10:34:55 pm »
Love the paint on the back
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2013, 10:52:00 pm »
Mighty fine Rich. Has that smooth bend as all your bows do and also that authentic look that you do so well. I always
love the way you dress a bow, your artistic designs are always well fitted to the bows. I really like this one, handsome
bow in all aspects.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2013, 11:14:55 pm »
Thanks fellas, but the bow shape, and decoration is based on what I could find of the Chickasaw bows, not anything I dreamed up.....wish I could take credit. It was fun to make. Used a hatchet, butchers knife for debark and "fine" shape, and a boning knife for a scraper, and went with a 12" medium cut mill-bastard file to help even out the tiller. I know they are kinda plain but I really get a kick out of their looks, and how they "feel" in the hand, and how efficient they are. Just like the Eastern NA bows.
rich
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2013, 11:41:07 pm »
Love it!
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2013, 12:20:15 am »
Nothin plain about your bows Rich!  You have a knack for detailing a bow to the point that it highlights the bow and not the decoration.  Just one of the many aspects of your work that I really admire.   Josh
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Offline bubby

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2013, 12:34:50 am »
glad to see another halfeye bow post, don't see enough of them anymore, great lookin' bow rich, bub
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Chickasaw 5 curve self bow / for a good PA friend
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2013, 12:42:11 am »
Great looking bow there Rich, always enjoy seeing your work.

Jon
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