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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: LEGIONNAIRE on January 10, 2013, 08:43:01 pm

Title: Apache bow set
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on January 10, 2013, 08:43:01 pm

Hi Guys heres a bow, arrow, and quiver/bow sock I made for someone recently. Unfortunately these are the only pics I have of it now, i may have a full draw one, ill look for it but heres these. The bow is mulberry, about 37 lbs @ 17 inches. arrows are river cane. The quiver and bow sock are made of buckskin and red fleece. I copied the quiver from my book Bows arrows and quiver of the american frontier. The bow is about 41 inches long held about 3-4 of reflex in the handle.
hope you like it
(http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv335/c3sarr/Apachebowset-Copy_zps1c05faad.jpg)
(http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv335/c3sarr/set3_zps20e79b39.jpg)

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: Badly Bent on January 10, 2013, 08:47:28 pm

Whoa.... real nice set Legionaire, find more pics of em' to post would love to see them.
Greg

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: Hrothgar on January 10, 2013, 08:50:00 pm

Nice looking set, Caesar.  I'm guessing the mulberry would historically accurate too?

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: PaleoNinja on January 10, 2013, 08:52:27 pm

Dooooope

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on January 10, 2013, 08:52:39 pm

Thanks, will try to get those pics.
Yea the mulberry is historically accurate.

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: blackhawk on January 10, 2013, 09:38:06 pm

Always like seeing your historic reproductions Cesar...nice work. Thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: Will H on January 10, 2013, 09:45:47 pm

Very cool  8)

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: Whostino on January 10, 2013, 09:53:03 pm

Really sweet! I have a few questions as I would like to make something similar. Is it sinew backed, heat treated? How did you reflex the handle? does the handle bend much? and did you use any of the Mulberry sapwood? Sorry for all the questions, it's a really cool and interesting bow.

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on January 10, 2013, 10:20:02 pm

Thank you guys for the nice comments :D
Whostino; The bow is sinew backed mulberry. Not heat treated but heat bent. I used dried heat to shape the bow. I use a pot to shape it because it gives a better shape than any form. Its like using a log.  The handle really doesnt bend much at all, at full draw only slightly.

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: SLIMBOB on January 11, 2013, 12:15:07 am

Nice work Cesar.  Like it a bunch.

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: lostarrow on January 11, 2013, 12:30:29 am

What? No video on this one?    Nice little set there Cesar. But We do enjoy watching the videos.

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: Sidewinder on January 11, 2013, 12:41:44 am

Nice set Cesar. Very cool.   Danny

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: Pappy on January 11, 2013, 07:37:59 am

Beautiful set.I like that a lot. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Apache bow set
Post by: JonW on January 11, 2013, 10:36:44 am

Love the red color. Nice job Cesar.