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Offline tibor

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Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« on: December 06, 2024, 01:47:16 pm »
Elk antler bow made of elk antlers and elk sinew, decorated with quillwork straps. The bow is 94 cm (37 inch) long and its strength is 45lb/20inch. Antler bows were very valuable on the northern plains and complemented the image of a warrior. Their production is quite complex and lengthy, but I like such challenges. In the last photo, for comparison, my bow is compared with the original Hidatsa antler bow, which I was inspired by when making it

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2024, 01:55:28 pm »
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2024, 02:01:01 pm »
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2024, 02:01:30 pm »
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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2024, 02:07:08 pm »
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2024, 03:05:46 am »
This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!
Frank from Germany...

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2024, 04:22:23 am »
This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!

thank you

Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2024, 02:39:29 pm »
Beautiful work!  How does antler/sinew shoot?
Thomas
Lander, Wyoming
"The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail.
Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for."
~Louis L'Amour

Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2024, 06:41:47 am »
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This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!
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Outstanding bow!
you are a real inspiration even if looking at your works of art is a little intimidating

Offline tibor

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2024, 06:18:22 pm »
Beautiful work!  How does antler/sinew shoot?
The bow is fast, but the antler is stiffer than the horn.

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2024, 06:30:02 pm »
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This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!
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Outstanding bow!
you are a real inspiration even if looking at your works of art is a little intimidating
Thank you

Offline ajooter

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2025, 09:45:06 pm »
That's a work of art!! A functional one at that!!!

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2025, 12:26:21 am »
That’s a beauty.  Well done sir. 
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2025, 02:30:15 pm »
How did you do the quill wrapping?  I would like to try that on an upcoming bow, but have no idea how to do it.
Thomas
Lander, Wyoming
"The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail.
Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for."
~Louis L'Amour