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Offline SLIMBOB

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Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« on: December 24, 2013, 12:55:31 pm »
This is one I finished Sunday afternoon.  It is for a friends son who is 9 years old.  His mother is of Indian heritage and quite knowledgeable about Indian material culture.  She wanted a bow for he and his dad for Christmas.  I posted dads bow a week or so ago and she picked them both up Monday morning, along with some arrows.  Santa will leave them under the tree.  This is some type of Maple sent to me from Kansas, I believe it's Sugar Maple.  Never worked with Maple before and so this was a bit of an experiment.  Well pleased with the wood.  It's surprisingly flexible and very light.  Somewhat wamperty in shape with a pretty serious knot on the bottom limb, roller coasters and some prop twist, but despite all that...it's a bow.  Hope he and dad enjoy shooting them together!
Sugar Maple
Bendy handle
52 inches NTN
1 3/4 inches wide thru the middle 1/3 tapering to 5/8 inch tips
30ish pounds at 24 inches tillered out to 25 inches
Sinew wraps
Horse hair tuft
Left a little cambium on for color, finished with spray poly
Fastflite string. 

Thanks for looking.  Merry Christmas to everyone and may God bless your holiday!
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2013, 12:56:57 pm »
Money shot!
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2013, 01:00:45 pm »
Beautiful bow...sure looked like hickory until I slowed down and read your post. Nice work 8)
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2013, 01:06:19 pm »
Very nice looking - the tiller looks great.  I bet they love em!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2013, 01:32:33 pm »
Nice Plains bow!
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Offline bowmo

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2013, 01:49:14 pm »
Wow that really sweet. There's like 50 million sugar maples around me and I never consider them for bow wood. Hmmm
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Offline half eye

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2013, 02:25:08 pm »
Slimbob, that is absolutely outstanding, sir. Not only is the decoration just perfect but so is the braced profile......that leaves the full draw. It is about as close as a fella can make a "half circle" not to mention them string angles, past 90 and got to believe ya got every bit of that bow. Just beautiful
rich
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2013, 02:26:36 pm »
He should have a big smile on his face when he opens that.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2013, 02:37:00 pm »
Thanks Rich. I consider your commentary on these short bows as close to gospel, and your critique as the highest compliment. Thank you Sir!
Thanks for the kind words fellas.
« Last Edit: December 24, 2013, 02:45:25 pm by SLIMBOB »
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Offline Dave 55

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2013, 03:41:50 pm »
Thats a beautiful bow ,I bet the recipient wont put it down till hes wore out from shooting it.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2013, 03:48:17 pm »
Great job.  Tiller looks spot on. 
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Offline bubby

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2013, 06:38:37 pm »
sweet slimbob, you done good
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2013, 10:04:37 pm »
Well done!  Tiller looks great!
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Offline soy

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2013, 02:36:40 am »
Really like this one a lot hope to see it in the bom  ;)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Christmas Plains Indian Bow
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2013, 08:57:53 am »
Cool bow Bob. Im sure that little fella will be more than impressed with it. Have a great Christmas yourself.
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