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Title: A few of my recent projects
Post by: ksnow on January 04, 2017, 01:52:28 pm

Besides getting the shop reorganized, I have been keeping busy with a couple little projects.  Two beaded slit pouches made while I was spending a few weeks in Poland, a new shooting tab and several Mongolian style arrowheads.  The arrowheads were made from an article in an old PA magazine, cold hammered out of spikes.  I want to make a small forge this summer and try doing them with heat.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/409/32051481296_ede2173ed4_z.jpg)

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: bubby on January 04, 2017, 02:09:37 pm

Nice work you have there

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: Zuma on January 04, 2017, 02:26:48 pm

Diversified :) Nice looking.
Zuma

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: bjrogg on January 04, 2017, 04:07:23 pm

Nice projects 😊
Bjrogg

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: bowtarist on January 04, 2017, 06:54:06 pm

Good looking booty you got there.

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: selfbow joe on January 04, 2017, 07:33:21 pm

Nice work!

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: penderbender on January 04, 2017, 08:37:11 pm

Nice looking work! When you say spike are you talking about actual nails? I'd like to know more about how you made the arrowheads. Thanks- Brendan

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: Badly Bent on January 04, 2017, 09:24:49 pm

Nice work, I like the design and bead work on the pouches.

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: ksnow on January 04, 2017, 09:47:27 pm

Thanks for the comments. Pender, let me do a bit of digging for the PA back issue. They are like a 3/8th diameter nail, about 8 or 9 inches long. The end is hammered flat, then filed and sawed to shape.
Badly, the white beadwork was inspired from bead patterns in fingerwoven pieces from the great lakes.

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: Pappy on January 05, 2017, 04:12:07 am

Nice work, I like it all. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: A few of my recent projects
Post by: Badly Bent on January 05, 2017, 11:44:25 pm

I thought the patterns looked Great Lakes style ksnow. I was just looking at some similar bead patterns on some na sashes from museum pieces  online a few days ago and found one pattern I'd like to paint on bow limbs.It was pretty similar to your pattern and also done in white beads. I was already plotting an eastern woodland style bow build to use the design on. Again thats some good looking work you did.