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Title: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 01, 2022, 07:10:58 PM

Sheepeater glass bow
(https://i.imgur.com/34ZGgQn.jpg)

I ran across this Sheepeater Horn bow on the internet and a light bulb popped into my head
(https://i.imgur.com/krj5F3i.jpg)

So I made a insert for the form and made my riser
(https://i.imgur.com/OZXvo5T.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/E603irc.jpg)

I sanded some lams and got the form ready for glue up.
I used some streaky clear glass for the first one
(https://i.imgur.com/7F3nrKn.jpg)

In the hot box

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Longcruise on March 01, 2022, 07:48:24 PM

Slick form mod :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Flem on March 02, 2022, 11:05:20 AM

Must be a big hot box, looks like your whole shop is in it.

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: mmattockx on March 02, 2022, 11:06:28 AM

Is this the same form you made the shorty bow from a few weeks ago?


Mark

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 02, 2022, 05:31:14 PM

Quote from: mmattockx on March 02, 2022, 11:06:28 AM

Is this the same form you made the shorty bow from a few weeks ago?


Mark

Nope

This one

https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=174851.0

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 02, 2022, 05:37:56 PM

Off the form and cleaned up the sides
(https://i.imgur.com/SLt9fRx.jpg)

Braced to high, need to make a string tomorrow and see how it bends when I draw it
(https://i.imgur.com/e6xXfES.jpg)

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 02, 2022, 05:40:14 PM

Quote from: Flem on March 02, 2022, 11:05:20 AM

Must be a big hot box, looks like your whole shop is in it.

 :bigsmyl: :laughing:

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Pat B on March 02, 2022, 10:33:29 PM

Looks good, Mark. Looking forward to seeing full draw and how it shoots.

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 03, 2022, 07:44:54 AM

Very nice, Mark.

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 03, 2022, 08:27:09 AM

Thanks Roy

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: kennym on March 03, 2022, 09:06:55 AM

Nice mod !!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Buemaker on March 03, 2022, 09:12:14 AM

Will be interesting to see full draw picture.

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 03, 2022, 12:13:23 PM

 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 09, 2022, 05:46:57 PM

(https://i.imgur.com/wSTmYW8.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/krj5F3i.jpg)

All tillered, still need sanding and finish
clear glass with boo flooring and stabil-kore
(https://i.imgur.com/es2uysu.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TSxvnOS.jpg)
33#@28"
(https://i.imgur.com/qWOZLet.jpg)

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Arlo on March 10, 2022, 01:12:34 PM

Whoa Dad!  Can you say finger pinch?   :scared: :scared:  That one is going to be tough getting off the string at a 90 degree string angle..... Just saying....  But..... Don't those guys that shoot that horse bow design typically use a thumb ring?    I just thought of that.  I've seen Korean bows like that being drawn clear past their ear.......Arlo

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: KenH on March 10, 2022, 01:42:52 PM

Yes -- those of us who primarily shoot short wood-horn-sinew or wood-glass replicas of Asian traditional bows often use a thumb ring and the arrow is held on the thumb side of the bow.  Alternatively there is a Slavic grip/release.  Like that Sheepeater bow and other NativeAmerican bows there are invariably no arrow shelves.  We shoot "off the hand" or "off the thumb".

Title: Re: Sheepeater Bow
Post by: Mad Max on March 10, 2022, 05:43:50 PM

Yes shoot with the thumb :thumbsup:
Arrow goes on the opposite side of the rise, so Right handed shoots off the right side of the bow