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Offline JW_Halverson

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Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
« on: August 03, 2020, 11:12:46 am »
I got in a discussion the other day with someone that was excited to find out that Aldo hunted with a stick bow. He was asking me about details as he kinda wanted to make a copy. Somewhere in the back of my mind I seem to remember that he got it from a rather famous bowyer of the time, but details have slipped my mind.

Can anyone help out with the details?
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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2020, 11:24:56 am »
That internet search engine says he hunted with a yew longbow and that he made his own
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Offline willie

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Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2020, 11:30:18 am »
he made his own, although that does not mean he didn't buy one.

Billets to Bows, by Glenn St Charles has a copy of a letter Aldo wrote. perhaps more clues there.

https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,35576.0.html

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,53652.0.html

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Offline TimBo

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Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2020, 01:50:26 pm »
He talks about making Osage bows in A Sand County Almanac.  He talks about falconry in the same chapter.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2020, 03:38:34 pm »
Thanks, folks!
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