How did "primitives" tiller?

[IdahoMatt]

I was dinkin around on YouTube not too long ago and found some old footage of a old Native American man making a bow.  I will try to find it.  He used nothing modern.  It was a sinew backed juniper paddle bow.  He made his own glue and pigment for the back.  He use different grits of crystaly stone, and an antler wedge to split the stave out.  Pretty cool footage.

[IdahoMatt]

Here is the link. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UPcE2HkH-AM  I'm sure some of you have seen this but still pretty cool

[scp]

The primitive, whoever they might be, are usually rather superstitious and traditional. They would have copied a well known good shooter as closely as possible, before and after stringing it, even to the point of copying its defects. But they are never dumb. So, by and by they figured out what really matters. We should listen more carefully to the guys who actually make replicas. I would love to have a real good stave bow in hand. I guess it's about time for me to make a replica of the Sudbury bow,

[Hillbilly]

It's not that hard, really. The same principles apply whether you're tillering with a power sander or a stone flake. Me, Barry McCall, and Pat built a bow with stone tools in three days at a shoot a few years ago, from cutting down the tree to shooting it, and making the string from a deer hide. we just used a "tillering tree." 

[Hillbilly]

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[blackhawk]

Cool stuff Steve. thanks for sharing.....wonder why yins guys chose a hickory sapling   

Pearly n I did that at a shoot a couple years ago with an elm sapling,but never finished it...blistering hot temps stopped us from finishing it...but this year he brought a lil elm sapling to one of the shoots...and a bunch of us guys sat around the fire with nothing but hand tools passing the stave around till we got it shooting,and we all assessed the bend as whoever was scraping on it at the time bent it...good times and fellowship amongst good friends

[blackhawk]

Speaking of pappy assessing tiller

[blackhawk]

An here's the ole man scraping away 

[blackhawk]

The ole man taking her for a ride of approval or not 

[George Tsoukalas]

I made one with stone tools. I tillered by feel, shadows and by holding it over my head as I short drew it.

One was enough. LOL.

Jawge

[blackhawk]

One is all ya need jawge    

[Badger]

    When they found something that worked they kept doing it, when they found a wood that worked they kept using it.

[IdahoMatt]

This is all cool stuff guys.  Makes me want to give it a try. 

[Del the cat]

Great pics guys... why am I stuck at this desk?
Del

[Onebowonder]

Great pics guys... why am I stuck at this desk?
Del

Wouldn't have anything to do with needing to fund the mortgage, weekly groceries, and care for / clothing of offspring would it?  That's what keeps me tied to this danged desk I'm tied to...

OneBow