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Plains style horse bow
THoward:
I have been working a vine maple stave into a short 44" horse bow. I have it down to target draw weight, short string and tiller. A few minor adjustments to come. I was going to make a functional wall hanger then a co-worker who rides horsed asked about horse archery. I told her I'd give it to her and she was stoked. I plan on finishing the tiller, draw length 21", weight to 30ish pounds, staining it with black cherries, black berries and some red dirt I found near Reno. I'll use horse hair from her favorite horse to top it off. Here are a few pics unstrung. It has a nice shape after several trips with the steam and bench vises. More pics to come. T
tattoo dave:
That's way cool!! You should post in the bow section when done, or now.
Tattoo Dave
THoward:
Here are few pics of the bow with the short string and on the tiller stick. A little stiff near handle. I'll take care of that before moving on.
THoward:
Just catching up. Up at 5:30am. Applied blackberry over dirt stain on arrows and bow. It turned out to be a nice reddish salmon color. Should look nice with tru oil over the top. Will try to get most of it done by Saturday before I take off to go elk hunting. Hope a little of Gordon's luck rubs off.
sound maker:
don't we all and thats a very nice bow. I want one too but I think thats going to be one I do next year when I got more time and space.
good luck.
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