Author Topic: 2017 traditional bow kills (Read 3055 times)

osage outlaw · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2018, 07:39:54 PM »

Nice looking bow Sandhills

osage outlaw · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2018, 07:43:48 PM »

Quote from: DelawhereJoe on January 20, 2018, 09:21:11 AM

Do you sell the bows you make ? Have you looked into making traditional Native American bows out of that osage and working with your friends to put out complete traditional bow and arrow sets. With the internet a point and click away you could have yourself a market and start teaching others on weekend workshops to make some side money.

I have sold a few custom order bows. I sell a lot of osage staves at traditional archery events. My hobby is fully funded by selling wood. It pays for my trips, tools, supplies, etc. It even funded the build of a rustic teardrop shaped camper. I wanted something that looked like an old tool shed but could hold a bunch of bow staves and give me a dry place to sleep.

ToddsPoint · « **Reply #22 on:** January 21, 2018, 05:50:14 AM »

Beautiful bows. I made one out of osage but could never get it tillered correctly. Now it's a wall hanger. I was a flint knapper for many years. Don't do it anymore due to repetitive motion injuries. I made matched sets of points for primitive hunters like yourself. This is a set I sent to a hunter in Bad Ischl, Austria many years ago. My points have killed deer, coyotes, and a turkey. Gary

osage outlaw · « **Reply #23 on:** January 21, 2018, 09:04:24 AM »

Those are some very impressive points Todd. Making a matched set of points isn't easy. That is a skill that I wish I had.

Crossroads · « **Reply #24 on:** February 23, 2018, 06:13:40 AM »

Cool bows! I hunted elk with compound bows for a long time and always said after I get a 6 point I was going to switch to traditional gear. I hung up the bow due to time restraints about 10 years ago without the 6 point. In 2016 I finally got a 6 point, but it was with the boom stick.

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