Two-Piece Osage Takedown

Backed with real copperhead skin.  Buffalo horn tips.

HUPA BOW

This short bow (50 inches) is made from hickory. I stained it a reddish brown to resemble juniper or cedar. It is backed by elk sinew and painted in a Hupa-style pattern. The tips and grip area are decorated with rabbit fur. It pulls 48 pounds at 26 inches.

Plains Indian Archery Set

This a display of a Plains Indian archery set I made.  The bow is a double-curved piece of Osage Orange wood backed with elk sinew.  The string is woven sinew also.  The arrows are river cane shafts with wild turkey fletching and flint points.

Snaky Osage Takedown

This is a snaky osage takedown bow with copperhead skins on the back.  It is 66” long and has buffalo horn tip overlays.

Osage Bow with Knothole

HOLY SMOKES!!! This osage bow with a knothole in it made a nice project. It is covered with the beautiful wild turkey feathers.

Native Bow and Arrow with Saddle Quiver

This is a native American saddle quiver made of tanned deerskin painted with earth colors. The lacing and fringe are also deerskin. It contains a 40" long osage self bow that pulls 46 pounds with a double-twisted elk sinew string. The arrows are made from river cane with turkey feather fletching. This entire rig would have been worn by the native horseman as he went to battle or to hunt. The bow could be extracted quickly and strung when swung around into his lap. Then, he would mount one arrow and carry two in his bow hand. This way he could shoot three arrows fairly rapidly.