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Offline tibor

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Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« on: December 06, 2024, 01:47:16 pm »
Elk antler bow made of elk antlers and elk sinew, decorated with quillwork straps. The bow is 94 cm (37 inch) long and its strength is 45lb/20inch. Antler bows were very valuable on the northern plains and complemented the image of a warrior. Their production is quite complex and lengthy, but I like such challenges. In the last photo, for comparison, my bow is compared with the original Hidatsa antler bow, which I was inspired by when making it

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2024, 01:55:28 pm »
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2024, 02:01:01 pm »
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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2024, 02:01:30 pm »
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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2024, 02:07:08 pm »
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2024, 03:05:46 am »
This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!
Frank from Germany...

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2024, 04:22:23 am »
This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!

thank you

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2024, 02:39:29 pm »
Beautiful work!  How does antler/sinew shoot?
Thomas
Lander, Wyoming
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2024, 06:41:47 am »
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This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!
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Outstanding bow!
you are a real inspiration even if looking at your works of art is a little intimidating

Offline tibor

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2024, 06:18:22 pm »
Beautiful work!  How does antler/sinew shoot?
The bow is fast, but the antler is stiffer than the horn.

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2024, 06:30:02 pm »
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This is the extraordinary among all the extraordinaries you've made!
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Outstanding bow!
you are a real inspiration even if looking at your works of art is a little intimidating
Thank you

Offline ajooter

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2025, 09:45:06 pm »
That's a work of art!! A functional one at that!!!

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2025, 12:26:21 am »
That’s a beauty.  Well done sir. 
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

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Re: Elk antler bow Hidatsa style
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2025, 02:30:15 pm »
How did you do the quill wrapping?  I would like to try that on an upcoming bow, but have no idea how to do it.
Thomas
Lander, Wyoming
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