Swift & Silent (woodland Indian Rd. 3)

[quang]

John,

It's turning out quite nice!

One word of caution about the bow, though.

As far as I can remember without checking the sources, Indian bows seldom had a cross section THAT flat. They also had no nock to hold the bowstring in place (these were held in place by the noozes at the end of the bowstring and also the tapering and the wrapping around the bow's ends).

Small details indeed but which can be easily corrected and would add greatly to the general, authentic feel.

Quang

 

[John Long]

Thanks guys.

Quang, I could add another layer easily enough to the belly to flesh it out some more. I'll check my reference again, but I think the notches on the limbs are okay.

 

[garyjd]

John, Very nice, it's really starting to come together.~Gary

 

[John Long]

Well I've made about my fourth or fifth bow now. I added the quiver and am just about ready to let this one rest a while.

 

[John Long]

Rear view.

 

[Guy]

Your figure looks great John. Every time I see him posted, he looks better and better.

 

[garyjd]

John, That figure is looking pretty sweet. One thing though, I'd make about ten (10) more arrows for the quiver. :lol: Just kidding, very nice my friend. I like the neck knife.~Gary

 

[Joe Hudson]

John,

He is coming along really nice! I am looking forward to seeing them both completed. I like the arrows. Can you tell us how you made the feather parts, sorry I am not sure of the correct name.

Joe

 

[John Long]

The arrows were not too difficult, but they are a litttle one dimensional. I used some small brass wire and CA'd the ends to a strip of metal foil. I cut them free of the strip leaving a rectangular shape for the fletchings. I then cut wedges out of each end to form the shape. The one being nocked is the only one that is full length. The others are about half length, and glued together and stuck into a small hole in the quiver. The quiver was made with a cylinder of MS dried and drilled out. Detail was added with a scalpel blade. Here's something new I tried; I used a dental burr chucked up in a pin vise to scoop out some wrinkles in the quiver. It worked really well and I intend to incorporate that technique again for subtle wrinkles.

 

[Joe Hudson]

John,

Sounds pretty good. Thanks for the info.

Joe