Post by Greg Krause on May 29, 2013 9:21:03 GMT -5
This bow is hickory. He works a lot with that because we have a ton of it. His favorite is Osage. He likes yew but has had a bunch of them fail in really cold weather. He just started playing with elm.
This bow is sealed with a mixture of tallow and beeswax. I'll probably rub it down with a dye made from black walnut husks or birch tar and then more tallow/beeswax.
This bow is not finished to be pretty. Its really a prototype. He made it in a little over a day. It's crazy, when he gets on a roll he just keeps blowing them out. He works at a nature museum and one of the things he does is teach about native Americans. He gets lots if time to knapp stone and make bows at work. He also teaches primitive skills to individuals. Mostly kids and home school groups. When they build bows, he can work on his
This bow is sealed with a mixture of tallow and beeswax. I'll probably rub it down with a dye made from black walnut husks or birch tar and then more tallow/beeswax.
This bow is not finished to be pretty. Its really a prototype. He made it in a little over a day. It's crazy, when he gets on a roll he just keeps blowing them out. He works at a nature museum and one of the things he does is teach about native Americans. He gets lots if time to knapp stone and make bows at work. He also teaches primitive skills to individuals. Mostly kids and home school groups. When they build bows, he can work on his
