Sinew And Rattler Backed Paddle Bow

[recurve shooter]

cool lookin lil bow friend. makein one looks alot like that. its a kids bow for my cuz, same basic design though.

[Pappy]

Very nicely done,beautiful bow,nice tiller.
   Pappy

[DanaM]

                Dana....this ought ta be a good Wabbit Whacker!! But getting used to such a small Draw....is a Biotch!!!!

       Sonny....if Ya would send me some a dat E.R.C.....I would be proud ta Make a Bow from it ....and Name it after Ya!!!!!

And where would I find ERC id da UP Lots of NWC ifin ya need kindling

[OldBow]

This is going to be one of my favorite self bows for this month. Thanks for the share-a-thon, on the tips, too
Your most interesting bow is #18 for Self Bow of the Month.

[El Destructo]

This is going to be one of my favorite self bows for this month. Thanks for the share-a-thon, on the tips, too
Your most interesting bow is #18 for Self Bow of the Month.

Thanks Don, I appreciate the Compliments...but with the list of Beauties already in the Running....I just Posted this to let others see it....and get some pointers if I needed them.....And it's not finished yet anyways...still have to Spruce it up a Bit   will post more pics hopefully before the end of the Month

And Dana....I wasn't expecting a Piece of ERC from you....I know whats back Home....lots of good Cedar Chest material ....and Kindling Wood!!!

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

nice little ambush bow, she surely would look good in the hand of a young indian on a hunting excursion a couple of hundred years ago

[El Destructo]

This is going to be one of my favorite self bows for this month. Thanks for the share-a-thon, on the tips, too
Your most interesting bow is #18 for Self Bow of the Month.

You are very welcome for the Share-a-Long....I am just sorry that I will not have this finished befoe ther Deadline for this Months drawing....I have a lot more to do to it...and no time to do it with...not for the next 2 weeks anyways....sorry

[cowboy]

Jim Dandy bow there Yankee . Yet more stuff I'll have to try before I die, heheh . Can't wait to see the finished product, and bending!! ...

[El Destructo]

Jim Dandy bow there Yankee . Yet more stuff I'll have to try before I die, heheh . Can't wait to see the finished product, and bending!! ...

Thanks Paul....I wont be able to finish this till after this Shut Down is done...I dont get Home till after 8:00pm...and then I got to be there again at 7:00am....so if I want a Family....I have to leave da Sticks alone fer a while!!!

[Keenan]

 Very nice bow El.destructo, Those tips are sweet and the skins really show off the diamond pattern with that much surface area. As someone said earlier that would be a great ambush bow for hunting on the ground in dense cover   Great job should be a strong runner for BOM     Keenan

[cowboy]

I hear ya Yankee, that's why I don't have time - work keeps gittin in the way . I feel for ya on the shutdown - hopefully it ends soon ..

[El Destructo]

This is going to be one of my favorite self bows for this month. Thanks for the share-a-thon, on the tips, too
Your most interesting bow is #18 for Self Bow of the Month.

OK Don....here She is........Finally got Her done......56 pounds at 20 inches of Draw....... You have to Pinch Grip it to shoot it right....and it is very accurate to about 10 yards....or at least I am accurate with it to that distance!!!!!...but that Pinch Grip is a Beast to learn!! I used some Bobcat Fur Scraps around the Tips and Grip....and made a nice Sinew String for it too....this is a really nice Bow ....I don't know how much nicer it could have turned out ....

It was a Windfall Tree Branch to begin with....chopped off with an Axe.....then it was all scraped with a homemade Flint Scraper.....Tips cut in with a Pocket Knife.....Sinewed with Tendons I collected....hammered out....and mixed with Homemade Hide Glue that my Wife bitched about the whole time it was cooking!!! I kind of like the Smell of it cooking down....don't you all?? I killed the Snakes....cleaned and dried them..... the cat Fur is Scraps from my Neighbors Bobcat Wallhanging He had made.... This Sinew String was the first I ever built....I was inspired by a thread on Squirrel Rawhide String....We all know what I think of killing Squirrels ....don't we Coo-Wah-Cho-Bee??? Well enough rambling.....What do you think....Honestly ....I want to know.... you cant hurt this old Buggers feeling....I don't wear mine on my Shirtsleeve!!

[DanaM]

Dang Mike I like it, like it alot, now some stone headed arra's and yer in business, very nicely done.

[hawkbow]

very nice setup brother.. fine bow.. not that i would know what a good bow looks like..  Hawk

[El Destructo]

very nice setup brother.. fine bow.. not that i would know what a good bow looks like..  Hawk

Thanks Hawk...I tried to do this Bow Justice in every way....

Now you have to take them with a Grain of Salt.....Hawk......sometimes the Whole Shaker is needed....aint just You..... I've been getting bashed and Edited too.....don't let them get to you.... I wont let a few Hardnoses ( another nice way of putting things) bring down what I think of Primitive Archery and Hunting.... I am always willing to help anyone learn and get into this Sport....but You also must pull straight with this Bunch...They are mostly Good People.... with a few exceptions here and there....


They expect to be treated truthfully and respectfully and not fibbed to( gotta watch my Words).....or Smoke and Mirrors....Remember....People will remember the one untruth or mistake you make....and forget all of the other good a person has done...it's just the Human way......So live and learn