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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: loefflerchuck on July 12, 2015, 11:09:23 pm

Title: Pit River sinew backed yew replica
Post by: loefflerchuck on July 12, 2015, 11:09:23 pm
I got this stave from Wizardgoat. It has a few small knots but made a great bow. This is copied from TBB v1. I'm sure it has been replicated many times before. The paint design is pretty simple. I picked up some yellow ocher below Half Moon Bay CA. It makes a great yellow, but if you put heat to it, it turns a strong red. I powdered this fine and mixed it with runny pine sap. I also put a layer over the sinew without color to maybe waterproof it a bit. It went on sticky but dried in a couple days and now just has a wonderful pine odor. I got the bow pretty thin before backing. That let the sinew do it's work with the reflex.
 The bow is 50 3/4" long 49" ntn. Returns to 3 3/4" reflex after being unstrung. 54# draw at 25" Great shooter. 3 layers of sinew. Handle wrapped with brain tan deer. Tips deer rawhide. 2 ply sinew string also a copy from the book.
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Post by: loefflerchuck on July 12, 2015, 11:11:52 pm
strung and paint
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Post by: loefflerchuck on July 12, 2015, 11:17:27 pm
full draw
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Post by: wizardgoat on July 12, 2015, 11:38:02 pm
Wow that bow really came together! That stave came from my very first yew haul, stoked it made such a beauty bow for you, nice work Chuck
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Post by: make-n-break on July 12, 2015, 11:41:49 pm
Awesome. Very primitive! Nice work.
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Post by: osage outlaw on July 12, 2015, 11:44:24 pm
Great looking bow.  Nice work.
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Post by: IdahoMatt on July 13, 2015, 12:19:28 am
Very nicely done
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Post by: blackhawk on July 13, 2015, 06:30:21 am
SWEEEEEET!!!!! :)
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Post by: Aaron H on July 13, 2015, 06:35:44 am
Very cool, great bend Chuck
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Post by: Pappy on July 13, 2015, 07:17:21 am
Cool shorty, very nice work. :)
  Pappy
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Post by: adams89 on July 13, 2015, 07:31:39 am
what a beauty! my favorite style of bows, very nice work sir!
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Post by: Badly Bent on July 13, 2015, 07:40:36 am
I love that bow. The fact that you created it from all natural materials makes it even more attractive.
Your work on these replicas is outstanding Chuck, nicely done.
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Post by: Del the cat on July 13, 2015, 07:59:21 am
Gorgeous bow...
Del
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Post by: Stixnstones on July 13, 2015, 08:21:18 am
Wow! Beautiful bow.
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Post by: Marc St Louis on July 13, 2015, 08:29:53 am
Lovely bow. 

There's been a couple shown on the site over the years
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Post by: MWirwicki on July 13, 2015, 08:47:03 am
Very nice Chuck!  Been getting the itch to do a sinew backed yewbie, myself.  I have a stave staring me down.
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Post by: Gaur on July 13, 2015, 08:48:02 am
Awesome bow.  Thanks for sharing
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Post by: smoke on July 13, 2015, 09:06:21 am
You nailed that one!
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Post by: autologus on July 13, 2015, 09:41:09 am
You make some of the best Native American replicas I have ever seen, outstanding work.

Grady
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Post by: bowmo on July 13, 2015, 11:42:04 am
Really nice! Love that thing. I recently got a tiny little piece of yew from Ryan as well and was planning on doing something similar but I doubt it will look this nice.
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Post by: Redhand on July 13, 2015, 01:52:42 pm
That's a heck of a bow chuck. Nice work
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Post by: bradsmith2010 on July 13, 2015, 02:28:26 pm
very nice,, congrats
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Post by: Traxx on July 13, 2015, 03:10:02 pm
as good an example as ive ever seen on here.

Fine work.

The area where i grew up,was where the Washo,Paiute,Maidu and Pit River,territories came together,so i grew up learning a bit of all the cultures.
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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on July 13, 2015, 04:21:50 pm
Beautiful work Chuck
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Post by: rps3 on July 14, 2015, 06:59:38 am
Sweet bow.
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Post by: simson on July 17, 2015, 03:54:51 am
Glad I found your post, you've made a primitive bow at its finest!
Awesome replica!
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Post by: loefflerchuck on July 17, 2015, 09:11:06 pm
Thanks everyone. Honored to have praise from such skilled bowyers.
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Post by: Carson (CMB) on July 17, 2015, 10:49:37 pm
yup, nailed it! Killer replica Chuck.  8)