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Offline YewArcher

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2008, 11:24:27 am »
Thanks Snake, I put a lot of effort and have practiced a lot to get sinew looking good. Thanks for the compliment.

Thanks Dana, Got to get together a Michigan Bow Build this spring.

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2008, 12:38:24 pm »
Looks authentic. Bookmarked for November Self Bow of the Month
Here's an original from the Cody, WY museum:

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2008, 01:55:20 pm »
one of the nicest bows I've seen on this site.
Good job!

Offline Wooden bow

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2016, 08:54:42 am »
That bow looks very graceful, and a nice sinew job!  How many Layers of sinew did U put ?

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2016, 08:57:49 am »
Good work/investigation and follow through of your bow.Have fun learning the way they shot.
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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #20 on: July 21, 2016, 08:57:58 am »
Whoa! Dug op an oldy. Steve doesn't have hair anymore! :) I haven't seen him in a few years, here or in person.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2016, 03:13:17 pm »
Awesome bow congrats !
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2016, 04:32:47 pm »
A likely source of the "shimmery stone" would be the mica here in the Black Hills.  It's in every streambed and is finer than most glitter you would buy and twice as sparkly.  It's pretty easy to pan it out using a novice goldpanning technique.  (lotsa people think they are pulling ounces of gold an hour only to find it ain't nothing but all natural organic stripper dust!)
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Offline Scottski

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2016, 09:13:09 pm »
Very nice looking bow!
Did the Native Americans think about all this that much or just do it?

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2016, 09:17:57 pm »
Can't believe we are responding to a thread this old I was going to say, JW, Mica or Pyrite. Both, sparkly.
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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2016, 11:17:55 pm »
Great work and attention to detail! I made this bow a few years ago too. Did you use mica?

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2016, 02:42:14 am »
I am interested in seeing you bend those curves in with your form, so next time you make one, please post some pics of your setup!

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2016, 09:35:13 am »
very nice congrats,, :)

Offline Josh B

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Re: Sioux Double Curve Plains Bow
« Reply #28 on: July 22, 2016, 09:56:02 am »
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