My primitive bear

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My primitive bear

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This is my first full primitive bear. Osage bow, hard maple shaft and obsidian point. He was just over 260#
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That's an accomplishment!
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Oh man! That is truly an accomplishment to be proud of.
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Here is the bow I used. Osage backed with elk sinew and copperhead skins.
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beautiful bow, really great. i woulda shot it too for wrecking my hat . . . :)
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I have never seen a bow quite like that, impressive both in looks and performance..... 8) congratulations on the hunt.. :mrgreen:
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Here is the arrow
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wvfarrier wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:59 am Here is the arrow
that's super fine. what's the draw weight of the bow? did you make it? thanks
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49# at 29" (I draw it to 30 so ends up about 52#). And yes I made it. Its the only one of my selfbows I didnt sell.
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That is quite an accomplishment, a self bow and obsidian arrowhead on a self made arrow!
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that is awesome! so tell us if the stone hit any bone, i like a good story, i have picked up
alot of broken points in the past, i figured they was a miss?



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It depends on the type of stone used on whether they fracture but even fractured tips rip and tear in unbelieveable fashions. Obsidian is not particularly durable against bone. Fossilized coral is fantastic for durability and edge retention. Chert and dacite is great too.
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Very nice work!! just for the heck of it google spainish diggins wyo.
you may get a kick out of the name



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Now there is something I didn’t know was being done.
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I also will.occassionally use trade points. These are made from the barrel band of an old whiskey barrel and then heat treated.
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Beautifully done. I have always had a interest in primitive bows and arrows, but never took it as far as you have. I have killed deer with the old Bear Razor Head, without the bleeder blade. That was my go to head along with the old Black Diamond heads when using my recurve. I have made arrows out of hardwood dowels and I always fletch my own arrows. I have a long bow but not a self bow, also.

What did you make you arrow shafts out of? Those flint arrowheads are beautiful by the way. Lots of people don't realize just how effective the old bows and flint type heads were, and a 60 to 80 lb bow with a laser trajectory was not necessary either.
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Great stuff and craftsmanship. 8)
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Lastmohecken wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:49 pm Beautifully done. I have always had a interest in primitive bows and arrows, but never took it as far as you have. I have killed deer with the old Bear Razor Head, without the bleeder blade. That was my go to head along with the old Black Diamond heads when using my recurve. I have made arrows out of hardwood dowels and I always fletch my own arrows. I have a long bow but not a self bow, also.

What did you make you arrow shafts out of? Those flint arrowheads are beautiful by the way. Lots of people don't realize just how effective the old bows and flint type heads were, and a 60 to 80 lb bow with a laser trajectory was not necessary either.
It varies, I like Forresters wood shafts, especially the hard maple but I also use bamboo and river cane (when I can get it).
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that is very impressive......
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RIHMFIRE wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:26 am that is very impressive......
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Congratulations, nice work all around!
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Congratulations, on multiple jobs well done. I’ve never tried to make my own bow, only thought about it and looked at a book or two on the subject—bad habit of mine. The light English style bow I had cracked as my technique changed and I could draw a few more inches. I was never especially good at it, but the stares the younger crowd gave at the indoor range was amusing. They’d be flinging tiny groups with their compounds with sights and trigger releases, and I’d be using a stick and making what one would recognize as a group. My son was irked that his recurve with a centerline shelf gave him no better groups than my English style. I should get back into that…
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