Re: MtMan-List: Elk Antler Bows

["Michael Branson" <mikebransn@worldnet.att.net>]

I've not heard of antler bows. I 'am familiar with horn bows. They are made
of horn from Rocky mtn big horn sheep. Laubin writes of them . My
father-in-law owns one made by a gentleman in Cloud croft, New Mexico. It
is a short bow with about a 65lb pull. M. Branson

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> From: Glenn Darilek <llsi@texas.net>
> To: hist_text@xmission.com
> Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Elk Antler Bows
> Date: Friday, April 04, 1997 4:07 PM
> 
> Sickler, Louis L (MSMAIL) wrote:
> 
> > Hope someone out there can help. I know I read in one of my stacks of
> > publications a description of making a bow either as a wood/antler
> > composite or completely out of elk antler. 
> 
> Alfred Jacob Miller wrote of antler bows.  I filed a report on Miller on
> these pages some time ago, but I don't have a copy of that report at
> hand.  It should be in the hist_text archives.  
> 
> Iron Burner