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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #105 on: September 21, 2016, 08:14:44 am »
Those are ALL some great looking bows Gents!

Rich, I gotta ask, is that second bow that you posted the pictures of named "John Deere"...   ;)
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #106 on: September 21, 2016, 09:13:56 am »
I'm enjoying all these N.A. Bows keep them coming!
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Offline Oglala Bowyer

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #107 on: September 21, 2016, 11:17:23 am »
Thanks for the comments.  I'll have a few more posted after work sometime.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #108 on: September 21, 2016, 01:00:28 pm »
Quote from: Oglala Bowyer on September 20, 2016, 08:33:14 pm
Hey fellas, thought I'd put up or shut up.  Here's an osage gull wing I finished up recently.  Its 46 ttt with a buffalo sinew string.  Pulls a heavy 55 lbs at 21 inches.  Its finished with Deer fat and bees wax with blue earth paint.  The stave was gifted to me from JW Halverson, thanks Jon.  Nothing too fancy about this one.  Pic is heavy, enjoy.

You shoulda heard that piece of wood whoop and holler when I told  it where it was going!  It really wanted to be a great bow and it was nervous every time I pulled it out and handled it.  Looks like that stave's dreams all came true! 
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Offline tipi stuff

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #109 on: September 21, 2016, 01:26:13 pm »
Nice Oglala! Short bows are right up my alley. Y'all keep posting........ Curtis
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #110 on: September 23, 2016, 04:26:18 pm »
 Rich and Oglala those all natural/primitive bows you guys made look awesome...That's keep'n it real...Awesome work  8) 8) 8)
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Offline JonW

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #111 on: October 04, 2016, 06:43:24 pm »
Finished tillering on this one. Still need to do handle wrap and make a rawhide string. 46" ntn 47# @ 22".
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #112 on: October 04, 2016, 06:47:49 pm »
Beautiful Jon love it bet it's a great shooter !
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #113 on: October 04, 2016, 07:00:49 pm »
Quote from: Stick Bender on October 04, 2016, 06:47:49 pm
Beautiful Jon love it bet it's a great shooter !

+1 !
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Offline tipi stuff

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #114 on: October 04, 2016, 09:04:28 pm »
I like the shape on that one JonW!
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #115 on: October 05, 2016, 08:33:09 am »
Fine looking weapon, Mr Jon.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #116 on: October 05, 2016, 09:55:30 pm »
Like that Jon. Really nice.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #117 on: October 07, 2016, 09:33:55 pm »
Nice shorty there Jon, looks like the real deal. Hows a gull wing shoot in your opinion? I've never shot one before so I'm just curious about smoothness of draw, cast and accuracy. The look the near exact reverse in profile of some d/r bows.
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Offline loon

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #118 on: October 07, 2016, 09:43:45 pm »
Quote from: Badly Bent on October 07, 2016, 09:33:55 pm
Nice shorty there Jon, looks like the real deal. Hows a gull wing shoot in your opinion? I've never shot one before so I'm just curious about smoothness of draw, cast and accuracy. The look the near exact reverse in profile of some d/r bows.
this, it almost seems like it'd be worse than a straight bow, but is it?
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Offline JonW

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Re: Native American bow build challenge and showcase
« Reply #119 on: October 07, 2016, 09:44:54 pm »
Greg they draw real smooth IMO. Cast kinda depends on the tiller  ;) The one thing that seems to be inherent to the design is they buck a little. Not horrible as I have shot regular bows that buck. Some worse than others. Try it you will like it. Accuracy is relative to the archer.
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