my ugly bow 48 1/2 nock to nock osage sinew backed 53#@23 inches

[bradsmith2010]

three bows,,sinew backed osage,, sinew backed osage with goat hide,, sinew backed osage with calf skin,, art work in progress

[HighEagle]

They say you cant fix ugly, But you did a good job proving that theory wrong. Good on ya Brad, great job!

[bradsmith2010]

thank you High Eagle,,
if anyone has a favorite short bow or project in the works, would love to see it,, would not be hi jacking the thread,, I think enhancing the thread,, or a bow thats not that pretty but just shoots great,, beauty is in the eye of the beholder ,, one of the bows I killed the most deer with ,, still had the rasp marks in the belly and still does,, if your bow is fine tuned for the eye,, love those too,,,, just saying like to see any bows you would like to share,, ,,,,with back story if any,,,did I tell you I love bows,,,

[Traxx]

Or rather,,"beauty is in the eye of the Bowholder"..

[bassman]

Brad ,here is an Osage 40 inch Plains Indian Horse  bow with a Jute grip, cloth backing that  is 40 lbs, at 20 inch draw. Braced at 4.5 inches. Also a 24 inch Turkey feathered wild choke cherry shaft with a stone point with grooves cut the length of the shaft ,and fire hardened to help keep the arrow straight. With a three under grip I can shoot it decent to 15 yds. Pinch finger style the way they shot I stink. I built this one in 2018. Amazing what our natives could do with the short bow on horse back.

[bassman]

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[bradsmith2010]

thats beautiful, thanks for postiing, I have not tried to learn pinch grip yet, but want to,, so I can shoot more authentically,,I think I need to go down quite a bit in weight go get used to it ,, but really want to learn,,

[bassman]

Their is northern California style pinch finger Ishi's way. Then their is Souix style pinch finger, and Comanche style pinch finger. Though they are all pinch finger they are all different even to the point of using different finger grips with the bow hand. Get on utube . Billy Berger shows northern California style. Others will show Souix style,and Comanche style. For me Comanche style gives the most leverage,and is the easiest way for me to shoot pinch finger. It is three fingers under with the thumb pinching the side of the nock. You will have to research, and experiment to find out which is most comfortable to you.

[bradsmith2010]

ok it shows some different grips in Laubin book,, too,, thanks for the utube info,, I will check it out,,

[GlisGlis]

great bow Brad
love the profile and tillering and love the real, glitterless look
I'd dont put a white handle on hunting bow but that's just me 

[bjrogg]

Nice bows Brad. and Bassman.

Sorry I haven’t been able to visit the site much lately. I know there have been some bows I should have complimented. Haven’t had the time to do so.

I’m thinking that ugly bow turned swan, is going to take a turkey.

Bjrogg

[Selfbowman]

Very nice Brad!
Arvin

[Badger]

 Great performance on that short draw bow Brad, Kill anything you want to kill with it. Good Job!

[bassman]

Nice art work on your other two bows Brad. Three really nice bows.Good for you.

[Pappy]

Very nice Brad, beautiful to me . 😉 Pappy