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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: JW_Halverson on August 03, 2020, 11:12:46 am

Title: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 03, 2020, 11:12:46 am

I got in a discussion the other day with someone that was excited to find out that Aldo hunted with a stick bow. He was asking me about details as he kinda wanted to make a copy. Somewhere in the back of my mind I seem to remember that he got it from a rather famous bowyer of the time, but details have slipped my mind.

Can anyone help out with the details?

Title: Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
Post by: stuckinthemud on August 03, 2020, 11:24:56 am

That internet search engine says he hunted with a yew longbow and that he made his own

Title: Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
Post by: willie on August 03, 2020, 11:30:18 am

he made his own, although that does not mean he didn't buy one.

Billets to Bows, by Glenn St Charles has a copy of a letter Aldo wrote. perhaps more clues there.

https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,35576.0.html

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,53652.0.html

Title: Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
Post by: TimBo on August 03, 2020, 01:50:26 pm

He talks about making Osage bows in A Sand County Almanac.  He talks about falconry in the same chapter.

Title: Re: Who made Aldo Leupold's bow?
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 03, 2020, 03:38:34 pm

Thanks, folks!