Title: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on April 22, 2010, 08:44:00 PM
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on April 22, 2010, 08:44:00 PM
Anyone ever seen a selfbow backed with whale baleen ? I seen one once ! way to cool...Jeff
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: lpcjon2 on April 22, 2010, 08:48:00 PM
Post by: lpcjon2 on April 22, 2010, 08:48:00 PM
Isnt China the only country that can whale harvest anymore?That would look cool.I guess you cant get that at 3R.
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: Izzy on April 22, 2010, 09:17:00 PM
Post by: Izzy on April 22, 2010, 09:17:00 PM
I believe Dean Torges and the Siberian Wolf builder have used it as well as Aleut bowyers.Cool stuff!
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: Lucas K on April 22, 2010, 09:22:00 PM
Post by: Lucas K on April 22, 2010, 09:22:00 PM
The Japanese used to make a short "sidearm" bow out of baleen. That country is still whaling.
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: Hawkeye on April 22, 2010, 10:25:00 PM
Post by: Hawkeye on April 22, 2010, 10:25:00 PM
I believe Dean used a "historic" piece of baleen he was given on the belly rather than the back of a special bow. I think it is a material that is stronger in compression than tension...
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: Shaun on April 22, 2010, 10:37:00 PM
Post by: Shaun on April 22, 2010, 10:37:00 PM
You can buy legal baleen from Alaskan natives. It has to be made into "art", usually cleaned and "scrimshawed" with some light scratch carving. If you use it in a bow, I would recommend hanging on to the paperwork to prove legality. The unmentionable big auction site usually has some listed.
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: wingnut on April 23, 2010, 07:13:00 AM
Post by: wingnut on April 23, 2010, 07:13:00 AM
Yep Dean did a bamboo backed / baleen bellied bow some years ago. It is a dandy. Also J.D. Jones did one or two. We looked at it but it's too hard to get and the restrictions on resale make it hard to justify.
Mike
Mike
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on April 23, 2010, 02:09:00 PM
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on April 23, 2010, 02:09:00 PM
thanks for info !!!
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on April 23, 2010, 02:22:00 PM
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on April 23, 2010, 02:22:00 PM
!["BALEEN"]("http://s971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/jeffdron/?action=view¤t=untitled.jpg")
Its the "HAIR"
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: Bjorn on April 23, 2010, 06:38:00 PM
Post by: Bjorn on April 23, 2010, 06:38:00 PM
Ted at Raptor made one.......it shoots great.
Title: Re: Whale Baleen backed Selfbow
Post by: Davt on April 23, 2010, 07:45:00 PM
Post by: Davt on April 23, 2010, 07:45:00 PM
Glen St. Charles made a number of them years back, before any restrictions. Very rare and very valuable. I have seen a few but did not shoot one of Glen's bows. For me, it's hard to top a nice sinew osage. I do have an old baleen yew that still shoots well but I do prefer my old sinew osage raptor.