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Offline DirtyDan

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A Hupa style bow
« on: September 26, 2008, 03:21:05 pm »
This is a Hupa (West Coast Indians) type bow that I made.  It is sinew-backed hickory.  52" long ntn, 2 3/8" wide at the widest, 1" wide at the nocks.  It pulls 47 pounds at 25".  Tiller is not perfect, but it varies some from time to time, probably because of the sinew.  It was pretty even last week.  I had fun painting it, though, and it shoots pretty fast.
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Offline ahawi stick

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2008, 03:27:09 pm »
Nice looking bow Dan,really like the paint job, well done!
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Offline ballista

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2008, 10:37:13 pm »
yeah, the paint looks great. im actuallt thinking of making a flatbow, do you thing sinew is nessassary or just a cool primitave edge for a good, straight grained hickory board? i have yet to have one of my hickory bows even splinter, but a good tiller is omething i dont tend to rush.
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2008, 08:20:40 am »
Yes, you would not necessarily need to sinew it, but it sure makes it stronger and reassures that you won't have string follow.
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Offline welch2

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2008, 11:02:12 am »
Cool bow there Dan . But just the first 3 pictures show up for me ,  the rest are the text of the html code.

 I like this one.



Here are the rest of them.



 



Love them shorties .

Ralph


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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2008, 11:30:17 am »
Dang, that bow looks good!
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Offline longfletch

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2008, 02:59:12 pm »
sweet bow

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Offline YewArcher

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2008, 07:39:18 am »
Nice Job Dan!
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Offline uwe

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2008, 08:23:34 am »
Thats what I like! Phantastic bow and design. The decoration, real period.
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2008, 09:01:41 am »
Thanks, everyone, for the kind words.

Dan Spier
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Offline cracker

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2008, 09:33:48 am »
Good looking bow Dan that paint job really sets it off.Ronnie
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2008, 10:31:55 am »
Very nice job! jawge
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Offline cheapshot

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2008, 10:55:57 am »
Beautiful bow Dan, I've always liked that style bow. How does she shoot? 
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Offline shortarrow

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2008, 06:55:02 pm »
Great looking bow!
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Offline JBL

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Re: A Hupa style bow
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2008, 07:13:04 pm »
Cool bow I love those short West Coast bows.  I also love your paint job.
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