WHITE OAK!!

[LEGIONNAIRE]

So here is another bow I made this last month. I finally decided to take some pictures and post them up. Its a 48 inch white oak selfbow with some motifs painted. The bow is based on a so called "shawnee bow" which has a controversial history because the guy's whos ancestor made it was a CA native, while the bow is registered to be a from the shawnee tribe. Honestly I think its from CA. Anyway the origianal bow is also oak 48 inches. I couldnt get the exact shape because the stave I used has a see through knot on the upper limb. The bow draws about 40-45lbs @ 25 inches. I heat treated the bow because the thing was taking set. After the heating the bow only has 5/8 of set and shoots an arrow pretty darn fast. All in all this bow is a pleasureto shoot.
I noticed also as many before that oregon white oak takes a hell of a lot of set despite not beign stressed and so it has to be either heat treated or a little sinew needs to be added.  Here is the pictures but before here is a link to the original pics of the artifact.
http://www.kumeyaay.info/indian_bows_arrows.html


and the money shot

[WolfPupTee]

That's a nice looking bow despite the see through knot! Nice designs    very, well, primitive! Good job man.

[tattoo dave]

Sweet bow! I never would have guessed white oak was good for a bow that short. Awesome work. Love the artwork also!

Tattoo Dave

[Hrothgar]

Very nice.

[Blacktail]

HOLY BOWS BATMAN,now that is a great bow...i love it...you have some wonderful tiller...and the paint work is right on...white oak is a great bow wood  and i do agree about the sinew..personally i think white oak and sinew are a great combo....and a person cant go wrong with a west coast bow...thanks for sharing...john

[Blacktail]

i just reread your post...if i read this right that bow has no sinew or rawhide...if not anther WOW...john

[LEGIONNAIRE]

Oops just noticed that is not the link. Heres the good link
http://www.kumeyaay.info/whoswho/bios/gb/7blackhoofbow.html

Any how
Thanks Wolfpup
thanks tatoo dave; Yea the thing is nearly indestructible. Very good wood
Thanks hrothgar
Thanks Blacktail: Yes sinew seems to make a great combo with it aswell. You dont need much sinew becuase it doesnt break. Just enough to get a small reflex and then you are ready. Really amazing stuff.

[MWirwicki]

White oak, really?  Well, It's a bunch easier to find white oak around my neck of the woods.  Gonna have to get me some of that.  Really like your bow.  The artwork is amazing.  Wished I could paint like that.  Did you use natural dyes?  The tiller is flawless, as well.  Nice job!

[hawkshaman]

It's a beauty for sure. Great looking bow!

John

[LEGIONNAIRE]

Yes really
Thanks Mwirwicki: this white oak stuff is good if you can somehow treat the set. Like I said heat treating is the key here, or sinew.

Thanks John

[frankg]

Very nice bow !

I have a stave of local Scrub Oak (?) that is really white close grained stuff that I hope will turn out even half as nice !!

[Dazv]

very nice bow i like it alot

[Scowler]

Another beautiful bow.  Thanks for the website.

[hawkshaman]

That link is cool. I used to be a journalist in Ohio. I interviewed an anthropologist who had BlackHoof's pipe in his possession. It is really cool to see another artifact attributed to him. Thanks.

John

[George Tsoukalas]

That is a beauty! Jawge