This bow has been in the works since Xmas, finally finished it up recently.
Theres 6 Inuit bows in my local museum, this bow is based off 2 in particular.
The originals are said to be made from fir or larch, but depending on location, many other woods and materials, including yew were used.
The originals also use whale sinew, which proved to be very tough to find, so I used cow sinew.
I used a very clean branch for the bow, I decrowned it, focusing on making a nice flat back for the cable.
I tillered the bow out to 35# at 25", and figured I'd touch it up after the cable was installed.
The cable was built over many winter nights, about 40-50 hours all in. Including the bow string, nearly 80', and a bit over 4 oz.
A good amount of the cable is used in the recurve binding though. I used baleen for the recurve stiffeners. Such a cool material,
works like horn, but has "grain" and smells like the sea when worked.
The cable installation took a few times to get it where I was satisfied, it added 4-5# right out the gates.
I soaked and pre-stretched it, so 2 twists and the weight spiked another 8 or 9 #. I shot the bow for a few days, and tightened it one more turn.
I checked the weight 52-53# at 25". The cable is then binded at the grip.
50.5" ntn, 1" wide at the grip, tapers up to 1 1/4" at the recurve, and back down to 1" at the tips
There is bit of a thud on release, but not nearly as bad as I expected. The levers bend a bit, if they didn't I think it would be much worse.
Its a really fun bow to shoot, it creaks and moans like a hollywood movie bow when drawn.
Photos were taken on the Nanaimo river, was a bit of a bleak day and photos didn't turn out awesome,
so I messed with some filters to hopefully improve them.
Cheers guys thanks for looking
