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Offline loefflerchuck

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Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« on: November 19, 2014, 12:32:26 am »
Here is my latest bighorn bow. Made for someone who wanted a Mountain Shoshone style hornbow. The handle splice I used is a butt splice with a tung groove to fit into the other side much like a form of a v splice with a horn riser on the back and front. I tried to copy as best I could the only archaeological complete horn bow. Found in the Wind River mountain range. The bow now lives in the Pinedale WY museum. The handle riser on the back of the bow is 6" and 4" on the belly. The bending section of this bow is only 14". It is the first bighorn bow I have made with no rivets. Just glued and wrapped.
 Bow stats-- 35" nock to nock. The tips are sinew hook nocks. The bow draws a little over 60 pounds at 19.5". The ratio of sinew to horn is between 1/3 and 1/2 from handle to tip. The bow is completed with a 3 ply sinew string. A brain tanned deer handle wrap, and porcupine quill wrap mid limb and on 1 tip.
 I made 10 Shoshone style arrows for this bow. Out of about 150 dogwood shafts I found 10 of the narrowest but stiffest shafts. These shafts are grooved and heat treated a few times to make light arrows with a stiff enough spine to shoot perfectly from this bow. The points are all Rose Spring style replica obsidian. The arrows all weigh nearly the same. The arrows shoot very strait and have a cast of 170 yards.  I wanted to make a perfectly matched set from the mid 1700s of the Shoshone of the Yellowstone/Windriver area.
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2014, 12:43:53 am »
full draw
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2014, 12:45:23 am »
quill work and points
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Offline Peacebow_Coos

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2014, 01:36:26 am »
Dang, I'm always amazed by your work chuck.  Beautiful doesn't begin to say it
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2014, 07:10:22 am »
impressive
I just keep admiring all pictures over and over again
great great job
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Offline mullet

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2014, 07:57:27 am »
Amazing, very nice, Chuck.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2014, 11:30:02 am »
Always enjoy seeing these bows, Chuck.  I really like the quill work on that one.
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2014, 12:41:49 pm »
Real nice bow and arrows always like looking at your work.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2014, 12:54:19 pm »
Very very cool Chuck
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2014, 10:25:03 pm »
Oh, now isn't that the cutest little Cupid bow?

Sure... if Cupid was hungry and wanted some elk chops! 

Top shelf stuff, Chuck, as usual.  I admire your work for the authenticity, the skill, the beauty, and the effectiveness.  There is no denying you have a passion for this stuff. 
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Offline dueb

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2014, 10:45:06 pm »
beautiful bow man, and a set of beautiful arrows to match.  ;D I can't get over how short that is though, guess I'm just used to longer than usual bows since my draw length is 32" XD
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2014, 09:17:32 am »
Looks awesome. I hope my skill is one day a fraction of yours!
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2014, 09:22:48 am »
One word: Wow!
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Offline missilemaster

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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2014, 10:44:01 pm »
Beautiful!
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Bighorn sheep bow Shoshone set.
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2014, 12:28:29 pm »
Amazing piece(s) of work!
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