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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2018, 03:18:33 pm »
Nice rig....
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2018, 07:14:55 pm »
Flawless bend as always chuck. Great lookin' set.  :OK
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2018, 07:33:59 pm »
Very nice work as always.

Offline leonwood

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2018, 04:52:18 am »
Awesome set! Your replicas are the best!

Offline ksnow

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #19 on: November 30, 2018, 05:17:05 am »
Very, very nice work. It's always a pleasure to see your sets.

Kyle

Offline hoosierf

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #20 on: November 30, 2018, 06:14:30 am »
Awesome set. Love it.

Offline bubby

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2018, 01:01:21 pm »
Very nice as always Chuck, great kit
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #22 on: December 01, 2018, 05:01:25 pm »
Sweet bow set Chuck! Although I’m fairly certain those shafts were osoberry aka Indian plum.


Offline StickMark

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2018, 09:56:34 am »
I find inspiration in your bows.  Appreciate that you make bows as you consider the past bow materials and designs of the natives. 


And, I always wondered about chasing a ring on a board.  You just rasp gently and then knife edge gently, basically, I imagine...



Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2018, 04:23:34 pm »
Thanks everyone. Not sure how thick the rawhide was. Thin enough to stretch the fibers out to make it about 35% longer. I tie about 10 # weight on the strings and use that to twist the strands. Then leave the weight connected until it's dry

Board was 4.5" thick. I usually get easier boards than this but this was the best hickory they had that day.

Ryan, I still have that plum. You send me these shafts a long time back. You said you got them from someone else and traded them forward to me. That was you right?

Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Creek reproduction hickory bow and arrows set.
« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2018, 12:07:28 am »
Ah that rings a bell.