Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: rockrush69 on March 25, 2015, 12:29:45 pm
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this is a style of D Bow that was sometimes made by the Menominee Indians it has the scalloped edges I believe they did this basically for two reasons one to decorate their weapon and 22 show that they had guts and we're not afraid to be recognized by the enemy as a Menominee Indian I made this for an actual Menominee tribe member who is a friend of mine here in Wisconsin this is the first of hopefully many of the style bows that I make for the actual tribe he loved it! :-) it's made from ash it has a light stain on it and it ended up 46 pounds at 26 inches I can't remember the length I believe tip to tip it was somewhere in between 58 and 62 inches he already has it he plans to try and take a whitetail deer with it this coming season on the Menominee land the Sinew wraps are just for looks , i harvested the sinew from a freshly killed deer i found while hiking near the traditional Menominee lands I also collected the stave ash near the traditional home lands of the Menominee Indiansplease enjoy this very special bow that I made for a close friend
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I left the tips natural I tried to make this exactly the way they would have made it a long time ago this is after much research many talks with many elders of the Menominee tribe I even contacted the Historical Society of the Menominee museum to make sure that I got this right
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this is my little trick that I always use for inlays I had a nice Knot here so I chose to mix up 2 part epoxy and add colored pencil shavings then I grind basically to a powder and I made it look slightly light blue and then I cut the leather for the handle so it would allow the blue inlay 2 peek through the top of the handle
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in these pictures you can see the sinew wraps that I did periodically down the bow
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here are the much anticipated,,, full draw pics! it's kind of hard to noticed but the last four inches or so on the ends of the limbs are a little bit thicker and don't bend as much I did this to reduce hand shock I hope you guys liked this BoW please feel free to critique and let me know what you think
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That is a wild looking hunting weapon. Good work man! :)
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That is a wild looking hunting weapon. Good work man! :)
Thank you brother
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If the string breaks you saw the deer's head off, right?
Fierce looking bow >:D
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I like that one, it's got Spirits.
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that is an awesome bow - great great work.
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That's a fine bow. I think it's terrific that you made it for a Menominee friend.....and so glad to hear he really liked it. I'm sure he is very proud to have it. Keep up the good work for our Native American brethren.
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Cool bow, great story with it.
It just has to take a deer.
Del
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That is sweet. ..
What wood is it made from?
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That is sweet. ..
What wood is it made from?
ASH not sure if its black ash or white or what . It was yellowish in appearence before i staind it . It looked and acted just like the mulberry i had down in florida . Its a fast shooter for sure ... tomorrow I'm going to go over there to my Menomonee friends house and I will get some pictures of him pulling it full draw because it's made to fit him so it should look a little better with him pulling it
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Thanks! ... that is a awesome looking bow. .. i wish i could make one así...
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Nice and authentic looking.
The "tiller has to match the front profile" crowd won't like it though. ;)
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Rock, that is totally badass! What a great purpose for the build too. You should be proud. Can't wait to see more pics and more of the bows you build for the Tribe!
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Great looking bow, very authentic.
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8)love the scalloped bows !
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I like it. Very nice. Jawge
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Very nice....hope it makes meat!
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thank you guys SO much for all of the wonderful compliments soon I will know how many more of these Bose the Menominee people want me to build this one was for free because of the gentlemen I made it for was my friend the rest of them I will be selling for probably around $300 maybe 350 or 400 I'm sure I will get faster at making them as this was only my first one ever with scalloped edges but again thank you all for the wonderful comments
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Nice and authentic looking.
The "tiller has to match the front profile" crowd won't like it though. ;)
The tiller has to match front profile ??? For real ??? Or just messin ???
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I love how the knots worked out. I just got one thing, I not trying to down any of your work is all great. Just that one thing kinda sticks in my craw. If it's a indain hunting bow. The your handle WAYYYYYYYY TO WIDE. I'm sure the MENONINEE never made there bows (HUNTING BOWS) handles that wide.
SORRY ABOUT THAT JUST MY OPINION.
The father your arrows are from center of the bow. The closer your arrow spline has to be. Not a real problem for most people.