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Bows / Re: Hickory/Sinew D 46# @ 25"
« Last post by Pappy on January 27, 2026, 07:14:58 pm »You are a bow building machine, another nice one and good save. Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by bjrogg on January 27, 2026, 06:40:41 pm »Glad to hear everyone is getting back to normal. Good on Matt for checking in on Bob. It’s been brutally cold and windy here lately.
Pappy I wonder if you could use one of those heater for water troughs for your fish tank.
Bjrogg
Pappy I wonder if you could use one of those heater for water troughs for your fish tank.
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Bows / Re: Hickory/Sinew D 46# @ 25"
« Last post by bentstick54 on January 27, 2026, 06:09:20 pm »Another very nice bow Robert. I have to agree with Pat, tiller is spot on. And there’s never to many pictures.
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Bows / Re: Hickory/Sinew D 46# @ 25"
« Last post by Pat B on January 27, 2026, 05:27:43 pm »Very nice Robert. I always liked the Eastern Woodland style bows. As always, your tiller is spot on. 
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Bows / Re: Bow Of the Month entries January 2026
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 27, 2026, 03:10:17 pm »16
Bows / Re: Hickory/Sinew D 46# @ 25"
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 27, 2026, 03:09:04 pm »Sorry for so many pics!
Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks for checking it out!
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Bows / Re: Hickory/Sinew D 46# @ 25"
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 27, 2026, 03:08:07 pm »++pics
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Bows / Re: Hickory/Sinew D 46# @ 25"
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 27, 2026, 03:07:15 pm »+pics
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Bows / Hickory/Sinew D 46# @ 25"
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 27, 2026, 03:06:07 pm »This is a hickory and sinew d bow, inspired by eastern woodland folks. It's pignut hickory with 60g of deer leg sinew backing. The back covering is salmon skin tinted with burnt sienna/red ochre shellac.
Specs are 59.5" L NTN. 60.25" total.
1" wide at the handle area and narrowing very gradually to 3/8"nocks. The handle wrap is not centered, but the bow rests at center on the stick in the full draw pic.
46 pounds at 27 inches.
Nocks overlaid with water buffalo horn. Bow string silencers and handle accents are mink fur, handle wrap is sumac tanned buckskin. String is white-tailed deer leg sinew.
I covered the backing with 3 strips of salmon skin.
This bow originally was too bendy in the handle area, so i spot heat treated it. I got back to work too quick and it fretted at the fade area. I rasped that down and glued on a thin 10" bamboo belly spline that is wrapped entirely with sinew. I added the sinew backing to prevent excessive set. The repair held together surprisingly well and I was able to tiller the bow to 25". I would have lover to tiller to 27" but it's held up real nice so far and I don't want to push it any further right now. The length of the belly spline is covered by the handle wrapping. There is some natural deflex in the mid limb area.
Set at rest 3/4" and just above 1" after unstringing. It's taken more set that I would like overall, and I don't expect to draw the tiller any further but, considering it's a fairly short bow and the journey to get here I'm pretty happy overall.
Thanks for looking!
Specs are 59.5" L NTN. 60.25" total.
1" wide at the handle area and narrowing very gradually to 3/8"nocks. The handle wrap is not centered, but the bow rests at center on the stick in the full draw pic.
46 pounds at 27 inches.
Nocks overlaid with water buffalo horn. Bow string silencers and handle accents are mink fur, handle wrap is sumac tanned buckskin. String is white-tailed deer leg sinew.
I covered the backing with 3 strips of salmon skin.
This bow originally was too bendy in the handle area, so i spot heat treated it. I got back to work too quick and it fretted at the fade area. I rasped that down and glued on a thin 10" bamboo belly spline that is wrapped entirely with sinew. I added the sinew backing to prevent excessive set. The repair held together surprisingly well and I was able to tiller the bow to 25". I would have lover to tiller to 27" but it's held up real nice so far and I don't want to push it any further right now. The length of the belly spline is covered by the handle wrapping. There is some natural deflex in the mid limb area.
Set at rest 3/4" and just above 1" after unstringing. It's taken more set that I would like overall, and I don't expect to draw the tiller any further but, considering it's a fairly short bow and the journey to get here I'm pretty happy overall.
Thanks for looking!
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Bows / Re: Opinions on Osage bow design and tillering
« Last post by bentstick54 on January 27, 2026, 03:02:14 pm »Pat, I've got a friend that I shoot with that has started making Osage selfbows also. I’m thinking of giving him the 1st bow I made with flipped tips back in November to break in for me since my shooting has been limited. I can have him adjust the nock point to tune for 3 under, and see how it performs for him. See if hand shock, noise level, etc, all stay manageable.
I was just hoping as much experience there is on this site, someone could offer some opinions from their personal experience.
I was just hoping as much experience there is on this site, someone could offer some opinions from their personal experience.