Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ifrit617 on March 11, 2011, 06:32:03 pm
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Hey Guys,
I just finished this one up last night and am extremely proud of it. It is a scalloped Seneca replica based off the bow "B" on page 61 of TBB vol. 2. The only differences between the two are that this bow is slightly shorter and I left off the feathers because I felt that they would get in the way. I built this bow because I live in the area that the Seneca tribe used to populate and I thought that it would be awesome to carry a bow that may have been carried hundreds of years ago. Plus these scalloped bows are really cool looking. ;D The bow is 47" n2n and is unbacked red oak.It pulls 51# at 22 inches which is what I shoot it at, but I can pull up to the full 55# @ 23". This little bow shoots fast hits hard, and looks awesome.. What else can you ask for? ;D
47" n2n
55#@23"
1.5 inches wide at the widest scallop, Narrowing to 7/8" fish tail pin nocks... (The nocks on the bow in the TBB were very wide)
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A few more pics and the full draw....
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Nice job
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That looks really cool, and from red oak too! You don't see many short bows from red oak.
Very well done and nice photos.
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Nice job If :) good tiller too, something to be proud of. now you just need some matching arrows, that should be fun :D
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From a board, no?
Nice work!
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Eric- it was from a small 1x2x1/2" board that I got at homedepot for about three dollars... Not bad at all... :) it had perfect grain and thick growth rings so I hope that it will last a long time...
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Short, sweet, and to the point. Nice work. Nuff said.
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I love it. And those grains are popping! Native shorties are still my favorite.
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Cool bow!! Whats the grip wrap made from?
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Thanks guys...
Hickory bill- the grip is just some thin leather that I got off a jacket that has a reall nice soft feel to it.
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Ifrit617 : That's why I like Goodwill stores, lots of leather coats for little cash. Old leather coat= lots of cheap grip wraps. ;D ;D
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And a cheap coyote fur coat will yield four quivers with a little work. One each from the sleeves, and two more from the back of the coat.
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Excellent little bow and very well executed! 8)
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hey, very nice bow, sweet tiller. Do hae the exact dimensions for this bow i've wanted to make one just like this for a while, but theres no info online...
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Yes very nice work. You stuck that tiller spot on. Great job. Danny
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Very nice work!
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hey, very nice bow, sweet tiller. Do hae the exact dimensions for this bow i've wanted to make one just like this for a while, but theres no info online...
The bow was made from a 1x2x1/2 board that was four feet long . It's made from red oak that had very, very thick growth rings and was very dense. 1.5 inches wide at the widest scallop. The side with out the scallops does not taper at all. The scallops are about 1/4 of and inch high, so the areas without the scallops are slighlty less than 1 1/4 inch wide at the narrowest point. I left 6 " between scallops for the handle area, and the space between all of the other scallops is 4". The last scallop ended up about 6 inches from the tip, and I tapered from there to a 7/8 inch wide fishtail pin nock, like the ones on many native bows. As far as width goes the center 6 inches is about 1/2 an inch thick and it tapers fairly straightly from there to 3/8 of and inch tips. (Before tillering). The tips ended up about 1/4 inch thick and I'm not sure on the mass but It is very light. If you need anything cleared up, just ask and Ill try to get some better dimensions. Good Luck.
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hey, very nice bow, sweet tiller. Do hae the exact dimensions for this bow i've wanted to make one just like this for a while, but theres no info online...
The bow was made from a 1x2x1/2 board that was four feet long . It's made from red oak that had very, very thick growth rings and was very dense. 1.5 inches wide at the widest scallop. The side with out the scallops does not taper at all. The scallops are about 1/4 of and inch high, so the areas without the scallops are slighlty less than 1 1/4 inch wide at the narrowest point. I left 6 " between scallops for the handle area, and the space between all of the other scallops is 4". The last scallop ended up about 6 inches from the tip, and I tapered from there to a 7/8 inch wide fishtail pin nock, like the ones on many native bows. As far as width goes the center 6 inches is about 1/2 an inch thick and it tapers fairly straightly from there to 3/8 of and inch tips. (Before tillering). The tips ended up about 1/4 inch thick and I'm not sure on the mass but It is very light. If you need anything cleared up, just ask and Ill try to get some better dimensions. Good Luck.
Thats all i needed to know, thanks alot
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Very nice work. Your bow looks great, you did a fine job. I love the fact that you turned a 3 dollar board from Home Depot into such a fine weapon. Job well done.