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Offline DirtyDan

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comanche horse bow
« on: September 02, 2008, 03:45:00 PM »
I built this sinew-backed chokecherry bow in the Plains Indian style several years ago.  It is 48" long and pulls 48# at 25" It is made from a branch of a chokecherry tree that is native to the High Plains area of the Texas Panhandle.  I cut this branch from a tree on a branch of the Brazos River near Lubbock, Texas.  I wanted to see if I could make a Comanche-style bow from it.  I recurved it slightly while it was still green, then thinned it down on both the back and the belly, leaving only the handle section round.  I then put three layers of sinew on it.
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Offline BLACK WOLF

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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2008, 04:09:00 PM »
AWESOME!

Ray  ;)
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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2008, 04:24:00 PM »
For such a short bow I would have used more of the limbs, it looks like all the work is being done in the inner thirds. But hey, I'm still learning.
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Offline Bert Frelink

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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2008, 04:24:00 PM »
Very Very NICE!!!!!
How wide is it Dano?
  :D    :bigsmyl:
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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2008, 06:23:00 PM »
cool looking bow  dan
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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 06:26:00 PM »
that is sweet...
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Offline Dano

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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2008, 06:31:00 PM »
I dunno Bert   :confused:    :bigsmyl:
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2008, 08:52:00 PM »
It is 1 1/4" wide at the widest, about 5/8 at the tips.  Dano, I am sure that you are right about using more of the limbs, but these stiff limbed reflexed bows really fling an arrow, so I never tried to tiller it to a more circular shape.
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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2008, 09:14:00 PM »
Yep, I know, I like that in a longer bow.
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Re: comanche horse bow
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2008, 09:21:00 PM »
My favorite bow that I have made is similar to this one. A 60" Plain's Indian Hybrid but it's a little more gull winged shaped.

Ray  ;)
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