American Indian Bow ?

[squirrel]

What is everyone using.   Need pictures, and info.  I have shot recurve and compound for years.   Need something correct for Rendezvous.

[old salt]

Indian bows are also called flat bows and self bows. As my main frame is still down I do not have the info with the good pics but here is some sites that may help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_bow

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Flat-Bow-and-Arrow

If you need more info let me know and I will see what I can find.

[Rev]

The arrows are cedar shafts with wooden nocks. The fletching is glued & tied with sinew. The quiver is lined with sheepskin to quiet the arrows. The bows are (top to bottom) my son's 40 lb hickory self bow, my wifes 35lb rawhide backed bow & my 50 lb recurve from Pignut hickory...
You can see the top & bottom bows in use in the 2nd photo...

The premise of the shoot was being up the proverbial "estuary of defecation without adequate means of propulsion"...

[voyageur1688]

  Nice bows, and a cool idea for a shoot. One thing though--dat be some STRANGE lookin bark on thet thar canoe.
Voy

[Red Badger]

  Nice bows, and a cool idea for a shoot. One thing though--dat be some STRANGE lookin bark on thet thar canoe.
Voy

I think it is made from one of them fiberglass trees, 
 

[NAULTRICK1]

??Where do they grow and how hard is it to strip the bark? How bout a tutorial? 

[squirrel]

What are the bow lengths

The arrows are cedar shafts with wooden nocks. The fletching is glued & tied with sinew. The quiver is lined with sheepskin to quiet the arrows. The bows are (top to bottom) my son's 40 lb hickory self bow, my wifes 35lb rawhide backed bow & my 50 lb recurve from Pignut hickory...
You can see the top & bottom bows in use in the 2nd photo...

The premise of the shoot was being up the proverbial "estuary of defecation without adequate means of propulsion"...

[Rev]

The arrows are cedar shafts with wooden nocks. The fletching is glued & tied with sinew. The quiver is lined with sheepskin to quiet the arrows. The bows are (top to bottom) my son's 40 lb hickory self bow, my wifes 35lb rawhide backed bow & my 50 lb recurve from Pignut hickory...
You can see the top & bottom bows in use in the 2nd photo...

The premise of the shoot was being up the proverbial "estuary of defecation without adequate means of propulsion"...

What are the bow lengths

72", 61", 67" top to bottom...

[voyageur1688]

  Fiberglass trees are usually found in industrial areas and are real hard to peel. The sap is real sticky  and can give you skin irritation as well as respiratory problems. The  bark itself is also kinda nasty and can cause problems as well. I think I will stick with the bark from a birch.
Voy

[squirrel]

Great looking bows......

Any one selling bows?

[NAULTRICK1]

  Fiberglass trees are usually found in industrial areas and are real hard to peel. The sap is real sticky  and can give you skin irritation as well as respiratory problems. The  bark itself is also kinda nasty and can cause problems as well. I think I will stick with the bark from a birch.
Voy

Gotcha! Thanks! 

[DEADDAWG]

Squirrel, Here's the place I got my arrows from: http://www.glaciertraditionalarchery.com/
John does beautiful work and works real hard to make sure you get what you want and works well for you.
I've seen two of his bows and love the look and feel of them. Give him a shout.

[wlksnpeace]

Jim Hamm's books are great for making bows.

[crazell]

those are pretty sweet!!