Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Spotted Dog on August 02, 2015, 10:49:59 pm

Title: stone and wood
Post by: Spotted Dog on August 02, 2015, 10:49:59 pm

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Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Spotted Dog on August 02, 2015, 10:54:31 pm

Big axe is Burlington , osage handle and rawhide and hide glue. Atlatl is mulberry and antler.  Small axe is Missouri chert and elm rawhide and hide glue.
Arrows are reed, bow a sliver of osage, pignut hickory quiver.
Not new made . Couple of years ago.

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Pat B on August 03, 2015, 12:50:07 am

Heck, you are ready to go out on your own. Nice bunch of stuff there Dog. Well done.  8)

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: chamookman on August 03, 2015, 04:20:48 am

Nice ! Two thumbs up - Bob.

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Dakota Kid on August 03, 2015, 08:37:59 am

Nice!

Do the tools see any use? I'd be afraid to use them I think.  Is the bow backed with something or was the sapwood left on the osage? In the pic it looks more like yew with the dark belly and light back.

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Spotted Dog on August 03, 2015, 09:34:44 am

The bow was a piece that is from a stave I split down. I couldn't just junk the little piece. It is sap wood you see there.
Tough little bow. I have used the atl atl. Not to good with it yet.It is the top of a broken bow.
Thanks guys.

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Aaron H on August 03, 2015, 09:34:57 am

Sweet set Dan

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Dakota Kid on August 03, 2015, 02:04:50 pm

My eldest daughter has a bow I made her from a piece removed during the creation of my osage bow. I called it sliver it pulls 28# at 15". Fast little bugger.

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Spotted Dog on August 03, 2015, 03:32:06 pm

The big ax is a war ax. The smaller is agrarian .

Title: Re: stone and wood
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 03, 2015, 10:24:12 pm

Good looking tools.