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Hickory short bow(s) build along
Aaron1726:
Few more of the sisal bow, resting and full draw. And the the sinew bow and sisal bow in a family portrait.
superdav95:
Awesome lookin little bows. So glad the repair held up for you. Love the look of the bend in these bows. Looks damn good to me. Well done sir. What’s the plan with the sinew bow. Any plans to cover it with anything???
Aaron1726:
Thanks Dave, and again, I appreciate all your advice along the way.
Not completely decided on what to do on the back of the sinew bow, probably paint it unless I happen across another snake skin. I've twisted up some cord for the handle, I mixed dogbane and yucca, alternating every foot or so as I went so it's got a cool green/brown pattern going on. So the rest of the bow will likely have that same color scheme. I'll post pics when its all finished up.
Aaron1726:
Some finishing updates on these 2. Gave the sisal bow away this weekend along with a quiver and a few arrows. It went to my brother who isn't used to a short draw so I marked all the arrows with some thread wrapping and superglue. Hopefully he will put it to good use.
I also finished up the sinew backed bow. I still need to measure the final draw weight, but along the way it was always measuring about the same as the other one so it should be about 40lbs or so at 18in. I ended up painting the back and the handle I wrapped with some cord I made switching back and forth from dogbane to yucca as I twisted it. So the cord changes color every so often, didn't measure, just went to twisting. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how these turned out. Here's a few pics
Aaron1726:
And a few more of the sinew backed bow
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