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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubby on February 16, 2011, 04:51:36 pm

Title: Ojibwa bow
Post by: bubby on February 16, 2011, 04:51:36 pm

hey guy's this is an Ojibwa bow I built to hunt with this year, you can probably quess where I got the idea from, 60"ntn, 50#@ 29", white oak, brown rit dye and finnished with 5 coats of bees wax, she's got less than an inch of set and shoot's real nice(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/handpad037.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/1002531.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/1002532.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/1002529.jpg)

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: bubby on February 16, 2011, 04:55:58 pm

here's the full draw, really like how well these native bows perform, they are great little bows, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/100_2757.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/handpad023.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/handpad026.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/handpad027.jpg)

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: Elktracker on February 16, 2011, 05:03:00 pm

Very  nice, I really like that bow! great job as always :)

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: toomanyknots on February 16, 2011, 05:43:40 pm

Very very nice. Thats the kinda bow that makes ya dumb-founded why anyone one would ever wanna shoot a fiberglass bow.  ;D

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: half eye on February 16, 2011, 06:40:43 pm

Sweet jesus, bubby.......that's about as good as they get, sir.  Hell, them deer gonna just have to flat surrender, no arras fired!!!!
rich

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: bubby on February 16, 2011, 06:49:10 pm

thank's elktracker,toomany, Rich that's about the only way to get'em here in calif. huntin in 112 deg heat makes it a bear

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: Lee Slikkers on February 16, 2011, 09:24:49 pm

Love it... 8)

I spent the better part of last night online trying to do a little pictorial research for some of the Woodland Indians.  Our local tribes near me here in Michigan were Ojibwa, Chippewa, Potawatomi.  So far the search has come up pretty empty but I plan to keep looking.  Again, very nice work.

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: bubby on February 16, 2011, 09:40:07 pm

talk to Halfeye, he can prolly get ya what ya want, Bub

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: HickoryBill on February 16, 2011, 09:52:51 pm

That's a good looking bow!!! I just finished a Eastern woodlands N/A bow too. Right now I'm breaking it in,can't wait to shoot it!! I'll post pics when my wife is available to take pics. i guess it's Ojibwa style too.

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: swamp yeti on February 16, 2011, 10:21:33 pm

Real nice.

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: SA on February 16, 2011, 11:05:30 pm

like it alot, i just sarted an iroquios bow similar to that. just not sure what side to shoot off ,the staight or scalloped .

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: half eye on February 16, 2011, 11:16:23 pm

Hey sa,
      I've not spoken to any of the Iroquioian elders, (maybe some of the other members have though) but I was told by some Odawa elders that they and the Ojibwe and other Algonquian groups shot from the scalloped side. That's if the bow has scallops, because the Ojibwe had both types and I presume that other groups did also. Hope that helps some.
rich

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: Arrowind on February 16, 2011, 11:34:06 pm

Awesome!

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: ken75 on February 17, 2011, 12:32:44 am

great little bow !! looks  good ! glad sombody has time to build them  ;D

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: Pat B on February 17, 2011, 01:29:22 am

Very nice Buddy.

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: DEllis on February 17, 2011, 02:08:10 am

Cool bow!
Darcy :)

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: tattoo dave on February 17, 2011, 11:12:41 am

That's awesome Bubby!!!

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on February 17, 2011, 11:20:20 am

That is a very nice replica for sure.  Looks great to me.  Now to kill a deer with it.

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 17, 2011, 11:45:26 am

Very nice work. Jawge

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: profsaffel on February 17, 2011, 05:19:14 pm

Welcome to the "Scalloped Bow Makers" Club!  :D

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: SA on February 18, 2011, 08:16:13 pm

thanks half eye , that does help.

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: Keenan on February 19, 2011, 06:18:10 am

Cool looking bow. Very good job on the tiller. Congratulations

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: timber wolfe on February 19, 2011, 03:28:18 pm

Question on Ojibwa bow one side of limb is tapered does the string run off center of handle if so is this ok or do you correct this I have bow cutout now and going to start tillering. I love you bow and thanks for insperation.

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: bubby on February 19, 2011, 07:05:31 pm

yeah it's not truely centered but run's even thru the bow, but I gaurantee it will shoot real good, Bub

Title: Re: Ojibwa bow
Post by: Josh on February 21, 2011, 02:34:40 pm

Very Nice bow Love the scallops!  Bookmarked for Feb. BOM contest too!  :)