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jcougar:
Here's another shorty.  It's red oak sapwood from a small thin ringed tree(just like what would have been available to the Apaches, Navajos, etc.).  Anyway, it measures 43" between the 7/16" sinew-shoulder/pin nocks.  At the handle, it is about 1 3/16" wide.  Draw weight is around 58# @ 21".  I used a combo of red Rit dye and medium brown Fiebing's leather dye to give it an oldish look.

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DanaM:
Looking at your bow makes me want to go on the warpath. And I'm not even an Indian ;D
Nicely Done

DanaM

Pappy:
Very cool bow,nice job.
   Pappy

Justin Snyder:
That is pretty impressive. It is amazing how much abuse the wood will take with a sinew back on it.  Justin

jcougar:
Thanks.  The sinew on this bow was actually stripped off another that was a total dud(my first attempt at sinew backing).  I used the method that I described in my post about my broken Maidu bow.

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