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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: michbowguy on June 26, 2008, 09:20:58 am

Title: new selfbow pics...
Post by: michbowguy on June 26, 2008, 09:20:58 am
http://www.webjam.com/primitivemichigan?__wjRefresh=4.606742058547945
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 26, 2008, 09:27:42 am
Is that the bow in the top row of pictures? Looks like a nice one. Congratulations. Jawge
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Post by: michbowguy on June 26, 2008, 09:39:30 am
yep.
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Post by: Pappy on June 26, 2008, 09:39:47 am
Nice looking bow,love to see more. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: michbowguy on June 26, 2008, 10:10:53 am
http://www.webjam.com/primitivemichigan/my_videos
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Post by: TRACY on June 26, 2008, 10:38:53 am
looks good. I like the tiller and the way you layed out the skins with the rattle sections at the tips.

Tracy
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Post by: cowboy on June 26, 2008, 10:50:40 am
Nice one mbg - I just gotta find one more rattlesnake ;).
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Post by: Pappy on June 26, 2008, 12:27:22 pm
Thats cool,looks like a shooter. Nice job.
   Pappy
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Post by: michbowguy on June 26, 2008, 07:01:55 pm
thank ya. thank ya.
mbg
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Post by: Hillbilly on June 26, 2008, 08:59:43 pm
Nice work, Jamie. Details, give us details...........:)
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Post by: michbowguy on June 27, 2008, 12:56:52 am
its a sappling about a month old, made od blue beech [ironwood]

its shorter than my arm span,the target is 48"x48" for those who want to compare.

the handle is 2 fingers wide thru most of the limb and about a finger thick the whole length.

made hide glue from a rotten smellin deer rawhide, and a 2 ply string from the top of rump section,and tied a bowline loop to string it and a tight twisted loop at the top.

finished it with a scrap pc, of quiver leather arrowpass, shaped like an inverted long raindrop pulled tight to handle by means of sinew.

and hide glue and hemp rope handlewrap over it.

then i waxed it all up for waterproofin the snake skins.

the bow was smudged and fatted before i put on the skins.

annnnd thats about it.
jamie
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Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on June 27, 2008, 01:20:11 am
 ;D ;D
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Post by: Hillbilly on June 27, 2008, 11:39:33 am
Awesome. The lack of "civilized" measurements is refreshing. Good job, and looks like a good shooter.
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Post by: DBernier on June 27, 2008, 12:16:11 pm
He makes good shooters. Got one of his bows, 70# at 28 and it zips arrows at a frightening pace. Good job Jamie. Rocks comming soon.

Dick