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Dingleberry

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Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« on: February 06, 2008, 12:11:29 pm »
I saw that there have been some recent posts about black locust and bows, so I decided to post a bow I made awhile ago (actually finished it at last years TN Classic) but never posted. The bow was modeled after the Cherokee hunting bow shown in Steve Allely and Jim Hamm's, Encyclopedia of Native American-Bows, Arrows, and Quivers.  Here are the stats: Black Locust heartwood-this bow was all heartwood, but I've read of using sapwood for the back, 50# @ 28", 66" long, 1 and 4/16" at the handle tapering to 7/8" at the nocks.  Treated with several coats of tru-oil.  The string is B-50.  I tryed making a groundhog hide string but it didn't work out :P; cut the strands too thin.   So far, she has taken very little set as shown in the picture. This bow is fun too shoot and I look forward to making more of the same ilk in the future (hopefully with more primitive tools). :)

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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2008, 12:16:40 pm »
Tiller looks great. Bow is awesome, nice, simple and efficient killing machine just how I like them.  Justin
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2008, 12:26:03 pm »
Very well done, I'm really starting to like the D bow style.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2008, 12:39:56 pm »
Excellent job. Very well done. Jawge
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2008, 12:40:02 pm »
Stop!!!!! Don't shoot !!! The dog won't bite,,,,,,,,,  :D  Sorry I couldn't resist.   Very nice bow. Tiller looks great and very primitive looking.  Keenan
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Offline adb

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2008, 02:11:12 pm »
Or... hurry... he's looking the other way!! Just kidding!! I like dogs. Man's best friend.
Nice bow!
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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2008, 02:25:04 pm »
Glad you finally posted your BL D-Bow. Very nice and bookmarked for Feb Self Bow of the Month, too.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2008, 02:34:09 pm »
Looks a little spiffier and gussied-up than the last time I saw it. Nice bow, Jonathan- I like the Cherokee/Woodland bows a lot. Now how the heck do you sit on your couch with it fastened vertically to the wall like that?  ;D
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2008, 02:34:49 pm »
Really nice bow, tiller looks great! I've been meaning to make one of those, I think yours will inspire me to get started on one.

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Dingleberry

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2008, 03:07:31 pm »
Thanks fellas,    That dog is ferocious, she took down a wooly mammoth the other day. ;D  Hillbilly, we have one of those rotating rooms, that's good for displaying bows like that.
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Offline GregB

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2008, 03:15:14 pm »
Good looking bow...I'm sure it would get the job done. ;)
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Offline richpierce

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2008, 05:03:47 pm »
That's narrower than what I have done but I like it and will try to make one like it.  Does it shoot smoothly?
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Dingleberry

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2008, 05:19:36 pm »
Smooth as a babies bottom. ;D  Have you tried using sapwood and heartwood? anyone else?
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2008, 07:19:52 pm »
I like these simple sticks ;)
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Re: Cherokee Locust D-Bow
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2008, 08:08:51 pm »
thats my kind of bow , great job
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