Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: IndianGuy on February 04, 2014, 02:59:10 pm
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Heres a lil nice 42" sinew backed osage orange bow I just finished up, Sinew ochred red with natural pigment, green is the old parfleche paint. The red cloth is old 100% wool trade cloth salvaged from an old dress. Arrows are double grooved and dogwood, with hoop iron arrow points all sinew wrapped and fletched with turkey feathers, low and mean >:D
Eric
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Sweet!
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real nice! 8)
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Very nice.
Grady
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Cool set and authentic to boot. 8)
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Good work!
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Very NICE! Got any performance specs on that little bow?
OneBow
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That whole kit and caboodle looks great. I love it.
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Like it! Love those little short Plains bows.
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love it.glad you are coming around more.i always enjoy looking at your work
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Cool little bow Eric. How much sinew you put on there?
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Very nice shorty and arrows, love seeing sets like this.
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Love it!.
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Authenticity all around, very nice set!
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Thanks fellas, this piece of wood started out like the letter "S" with a propeller twist to boot!. I used heat and patience to work out the kinks. It has one layer of whitetail leg tendon sinew on the back applied with home made hide glue. I didnt put the bow on a scale but would guess about 45-50 pounds. I think this bow will end up drawing about 21" when its broke in, only pulling about 18" in the picture. That was the first time drawng the bow after the sinew cured enough to string and draw it. It might need a little slight tillering in the future but overall very happy with the outcome.
Eric
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Just plain awesome!
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WHY!!!!!
Do you keep subjecting us to pics of this touristy stuff.Its apparent you know nothing of what you attempt to portray. ;)
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Thx traxx, next time your down here we can go to a hand game. Crows just left here last week. ;D
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Wow :o
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Wow, looks like the real thing...!
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Thanks fellas, this piece of wood started out like the letter "S" with a propeller twist to boot!. I used heat and patience to work out the kinks. It has one layer of whitetail leg tendon sinew on the back applied with home made hide glue.Eric
That gives me some hope for a couple of sticks I have that are real curved. You used dry heat? Ever bend up a mulberry with bad curves?
Marco
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Dubois,yes mulberry will bend alil easier than bodark (Osage) dry heat on a straight board and clamps. Might take two or three sessions to get all the kinks out depending on how bad the stave is twisted.
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Nice work! Love to see a profile, that is a killer tiller
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Just a Beautiful bow,very nice work. :)
Pappy
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Very nice! I sure do like the short bows. Curtis
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Screw Traxx ;D ;) It looks like it would cost to much for tourist. Very nice!
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I dont know bout that Eddie.
I know a guy that payed big bucks,for a Tom Lucas horn composite and a dozen finely made dogwood arrows,all in an authentic style elaborately beaded braintan quiver and bow case.It hangs on the wall of his chuckhouse at his guest ranch.Its never come off the wall,except when i inspected it.I tried to trade him out of it,with horseshoeing,but he wouldnt go for it.Hed rather pay me more money for the shoeing than what he payed for the whole outfit.Money dont mean as much to him,he owns several different clothing lines.
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Awesome bow and fantastic arrows. How does the bow shoot? Is it difficult to get right spine in the arrows? I have a similar bow in osage and sinev and I think the bow is fantastic but I have problems with the arrows.
Thanks for sharing. :)
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I gotta get off my a$$ and build a short sinew backed bow! It's near the top of the to-do list. I've only ever made 1 sinew backed bow. This bow is awesome... nicely done.