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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2012, 01:16:50 am »
this is a nice looking bow. Can someone explain to me, are there any benefits to having scalloped edges or is this purely for aesthetic reasons?
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Offline soy

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2012, 02:42:30 am »
Very nice :o
Is this bow making a sickness? or the cure...

Offline Almostpighunter

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2012, 04:02:11 am »
Thanks for all the kind remarks guys. Really keeps me inspired to keep going forward. Gonna finally give the sinew thing a try for the trade...poor, poor recipient.  >:D  >:D  >:D  >:D  >:D

@ Bevan R: Ya know what? I think you're right. Gonna leave it as is.  :)

Offline PeteC

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2012, 03:59:11 pm »
Very nice bow ,and a great team effort. God Bless
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Offline RatherBinTheWoods

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2016, 09:14:31 am »
I'm new to the forum and jsut found this. Beautiful bow, especially love the taper to the tips which I haven't seen on a bow like this before most of those in the Encyclopedia of Native American Bows Arrows and Quivers seem to be less narrow at the tips.

Offline Lobo1330

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2016, 10:00:39 am »
That sure is nice
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Offline sieddy

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« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2016, 10:20:18 am »
Whoa!  :D
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #22 on: March 04, 2016, 10:42:40 am »
Those scallops and skins look awesome. Makes that bow look alive!

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #23 on: March 04, 2016, 11:56:51 am »
All accolades I can think of have been posted. So will just say, "Congrats!!"
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #24 on: March 04, 2016, 12:09:20 pm »
I love everything about it.
But...
Am I missing something?..where's the birch backing?

Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #25 on: March 04, 2016, 12:45:42 pm »
I love it, really like the eastern woodland bows. One day, one day.
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #26 on: March 04, 2016, 03:25:42 pm »
Great looking bow..Well done. I need to try one of those...If you got those skins from Cip...( I got some as well) They are Texas Rat Snake skins....I believe

Lovely bow!.  I really like the dark brown color you put on that Birch wood.  Is there a lammed up backing on the belly that is also made of Birch I suppose?

Could you be persuaded to give us an UNbraced pic or two of the bow?

BTW - I'm thinking those snakes in Texas will eat a chicken as easily as a rat, ...basically anything up to Javalina size can like as not be eaten by one of those dudes or if not then one of their cousins could do the job.  :o :o :o

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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #27 on: March 04, 2016, 03:27:12 pm »
Here I was excited to see AlmostPigHunter posting again....and it is a recycled post, dang!

This bow was a favorite of mine at the time, still is. 
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2016, 04:34:53 pm »
Here I was excited to see AlmostPigHunter posting again....and it is a recycled post, dang!

This bow was a favorite of mine at the time, still is.

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Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

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Re: Ojibwa Birch backed Birch - team build
« Reply #29 on: March 04, 2016, 05:11:19 pm »
Oh man, I'm usually good at spotting that but I missed it this time too, lol.