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Offline sailordad

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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2010, 06:54:30 pm »
Mike,Rich

you two sure sound like you know your NA history for the region.
i have to ask,here in mn back in the day what tribes would have lived here?
was it Ojibwa? i know we have reservations of Ojibwa near Mille lacs lake(actually right next to it)and they own the casinos there too.
not sure if they were here before they were forced onto reservations or not though.

Mike i realy liked that paddle bow you posted a pics of

Rich those scalloped bows are cool as penguin poop too
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #31 on: January 22, 2010, 07:05:33 pm »
Hey Tim,
     I believe that MN was basically a war zone buddy, the Santee Sioux, the Ojibwa, Odawa, Menomine, Ho Chunk and a slew of other Algonquian speaking people did a lot of fighting up in yer neck of the woods but I believe that the Santee were displaced by an allied force of Ojibwa and their allies back in the day, El D may have more info but there was a large number of allies, winnebago, Ho Chunk, menominee, miami, fox, saulk, just to name a few!!!!.....ya may want to check yer emails too!
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #32 on: January 22, 2010, 08:30:29 pm »
Count me in on making a few of these bows ,they are way cool. I think I understand the need for quartersawn. Basically, the wood would be  equally stable throughout the stave if quartersawn. Is that right? Anybody have any experience with quarter sawn white oak?

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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #33 on: January 22, 2010, 08:35:39 pm »
Shakopee MDewakanton Dakota (Sioux)....and the Ojibwa (Chippewa)...Iowa (the Sleepy Ones)...Omaha...Wyandot (those going against the wind or current)....Foxes (wagosh)....Cheyenne (people of alien speech )....  were all Native Tribes to most of the Minnesota Lands...but after all of the Indian Wars...and all of the reloxations....Minnesota ended up being the Home to 11 different Bands...mostly Ojibwa and Sioux..they are the Bois Forte Band of Chippewas.... Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe....Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians....White Earth Ojibwa....Leech Lake Band of Ojibwa....Fond du Lac Ojibwa....Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa .... Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux....Upper Sioux Indian Community....Lower Sioux Indian Community....and the  Prairie Island Indian Community (Dakota)......these are the 11 Reservations that were set up in Minnesota
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2010, 08:38:24 pm »
Rich,Mike thank you

Mike you named about every casino we have too.  ;)
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2010, 08:39:52 pm »
              Stay away from them Casinos Boy....they are as addictive to White Boys as Whiskey is to Natives....... ;D
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2010, 09:10:14 pm »
Grunt,
      I posted a 75# white oak carved Mollegabet a few days ago....it was made from fully quartersawn northern white oak. The entire back of that bow was carved and didn't lift slivers or such....if that helps any
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2010, 10:25:09 pm »
Grunt,
      I posted a 75# white oak carved Mollegabet a few days ago....it was made from fully quartersawn northern white oak. The entire back of that bow was carved and didn't lift slivers or such....if that helps any
half eye ;)

half eye, does help a bunch I've got some 8/4 quartersawn White Oak. Thanks for the reply
Grunt

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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2010, 10:48:45 pm »
Grunt,
       One thing about these short "D" bows, they are pretty flat so when you shoot them you almost have to "plam" them, (sort of let the bow settle into the palm of the hand. A lot of guys dont like the flat,thin bendy handles. If you are one of them you should plan on either wrapping the grip with cordage covered with leather.....or add leather pads to the back and belly and then wrap that.
      Just something you may not have given any thought to....but whatever you choose ...the bow has to bend all the way through.
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2010, 10:53:24 pm »
Half Eye and EL D
 
I really like those bows you posted,  An Ojibwa is on my very long "must make list".
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #40 on: January 25, 2010, 08:48:32 am »
wow what did i stat here  ;D maybe we should have just a section on native American history.

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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #41 on: January 25, 2010, 08:49:21 am »
                                               ;).............. :P.................... >:D................... ;D
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Re: Authentic Ojibwa Bows
« Reply #42 on: February 08, 2010, 01:45:07 am »
half eye, really liked the article in primitave archer, can you post a close up of the handel area, also do you scallop both the back and belly. this is gonna be my next build, thank's, bubba 
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