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Offline Mark Anderson

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Finished new pics Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« on: February 05, 2010, 05:05:54 pm »
Ok, so I know I might be breaking a few "rules" here. It is walnut, I don't have any BL or Osage, that's why it's a "wide" d-bow.
It is 55" ntn 43#@25" but have drawn it to 27. Not quite the diamond ends that I have seen in drawing of Cherokee hunting bows because I took a little too much off one end while floor tillering. It is 1.5" at the handle and tapers to 5/8" at the nock. This one was fun because I have never built a bendy handle bow more than 15# before. Shoots reall smooth and is zippier than I thought it would be. takes an initial 1.5 inches of set but overnight loses about half an inch after resting.
I haven't finished it yet so I am up to any ideas you all might have, stain, paint, just tru-oil?
Built it to go along with the forsythia shafts I posted in arrows (there is a pic of them here too).
Mark

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Offline Yokut

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 05:26:47 pm »
looks good and I like it! Tiller looks good to me. Wish mine came out so good. - Yokut

Since it's Cherokee have ya thought about traditional painted characters on the belly?
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Offline Tsalagi

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 05:29:24 pm »
Nice work!
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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 07:07:49 pm »
Hey nice arrows too.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 07:21:24 pm »
Yes, very nice!
Maybe should bend bit more from midlimb towards the tips...!?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2010, 07:26:31 pm »
Looks great! Very nicely done. Jawge
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2010, 07:56:59 pm »
Excellent tiller. thats a very nice bow. Congratulations.
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2010, 08:11:32 pm »
very cool bow 8)
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2010, 08:58:18 pm »
Nice job. You really have it bending through the handle!
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Offline Okie

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2010, 09:15:14 pm »
Nice bow. Tiller is spot on.
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2010, 11:03:12 pm »
Great lookin' bow and arrows.I like em! God Bless
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2010, 12:25:12 am »
I really like this one.  Tiller looks really good.  Also nice job on the arras.
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Offline chasing crow

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2010, 09:37:10 am »
Looks good. I too like your arrows also. Looks like a nice outfit.
Chasing Crow
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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2010, 09:43:39 am »
Nice profile, you have it bending just right. Bet you can drive tacks with it.
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Offline Mark Anderson

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Re: Cherokee wide d-bow (walnut)
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2010, 02:18:33 am »
Thanks for all the nice words everyone! I think I might try some trad. character painting on it. If anyone has a picture or two to post so as to get some idea I would appreciate it. I can't find much on the web and I have none of the TBB's to go to.
Thanks
Mark
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