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  • 25-lb Snakeskin Backed Osage Orange Youth/Ladies Bow

    $375.00

    This handmade osage orange bow is backed with the skin of a copperhead and it has a buttery soft leather grip held with a baseball stitch on the back.  The arrow rest alligator skin.  This bow is 56″ long from tip to tip and it pulls 25 lbs at its maximum draw weight of 25 inches.  This lighter poundage bow is perfect for youth or ladies who don’t want a heavy draw weight bow but still want to enjoy the experience of traditional/primitive archery.  It has a string of Fast Flight for quick arrow speed and a sweet, almost shockless release.  The tips have cocobolo overlays for a reinforced area the string can hang on to.  It’s designed for a right handed archer.  Shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door.

    Care/Instruction sheet included. Free shipping to all U.S. customers.

  • 40-grain Flint Hunting Point (NEW!)

    $26.00

    This corner notched flint hunting point is made of Texas flint and is the perfect deer hunting point.  It has a long, lean profile with finely serrated edges that are so sharp they feel sticky when dragged across your upper lip.  In my opinion this is the ideal big game hunting point based on my 25 years of primitive hunting experience.  It has a 3/4 inch wide cutting width and it falls in-line with prehistoric stone arrow points.  The old guys depended on their archery gear to eat…their very survival relied on points like this one, so I tend to copy what they used prehistorically.  And as proof, several deer and wild hogs have fallen to points identical to this one….they’re incredibly deadly when delivered to the vitals of any North American game.  Free shipping within the U.S.

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    42-lb Hickory Bow

    $575.00

    This painted hickory bow was made by my friend Dan Spier and it pulls 42-lbs at its max draw of 26 inches.  It’s designed for a right handed shooter with a deer antler arrow rest and a lime green and orange string made of Fast Flite for maximum speed and minimal handshock.  The back is painted with stripes of red, black and yellow, with dots interspersed between the lines.  The grip is wrapped with twine and has accents of red string wraps on both sides of the grip.  This is an effective hunting/target bow.  This bow is shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe that you can keep and use as a storage/shipping container for the bow.  Care/Instruction sheet included.

    Bow Specs: Hickory self bow, 58 1/2 inches long, 42-lbs at 26 inches. For right handed shooters.

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    51-lb Snakeskin Backed Osage Hunting Bow SOLD

    $0.00

    Here’s another one of the few remaining hunting bows made by my good friend Dan Spier who sadly passed away in Apr. 2024.  This deadly osage hunting bow pulls 51 lbs at 28 inches and is backed with the skin of a western Diamondback rattlesnake.  It has a string made of Fast Flite for low stretch, fast arrow speed and a sweet release.  The grip is buttery-soft black deerskin with a baseball stitch on the front.  It also has tip overlays of black water buffalo horn.  This bow is designed for hunting big game and is perfect for taking down deer, elk, and tough wild hogs.  It’s shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe that can be kept as a storage/shipping container for the bow.  Care/instruction sheet included.  Free shipping to all U.S. customers.

  • 90-grain Flint Hunting Point (NEW!)

    $25.00

    This corner notched flint arrowhead is made of tan Texas flint and is designed for taking down big game.  It weighs 90 grains and has finely serrated edges that are super sharp.  It also has a flat, thin profile for reduced friction upon striking its target and it’s made from raw, uncooked flint for maximum durability.  It has a 1 1/4-inch cutting width for a large wound channel and quick, humane kills.  Bows pulling 55 lbs or more, as well as heavier hunting arrows (550 grains or more) are highly recommended to ensure adequate penetration on big game since wider points like this one incur a bit more resistance.  Check local game laws as stone points aren’t legal to hunt with in all states….ridiculous, I know.  Free shipping to all U.S. customers.

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    Anasazi Arrow Replica (NEW!)

    $140.00

    This slim, sleek arrow is a museum-quality replica of authentic Anasazi/Cliff Dweller arrows that have been recovered in caves and rockshelters in the Four Corners region of the American southwest.  This arrow copies every aspect of construction of the originals, including plant species and materials.

    The shaft is made from reed which I recently collected in western Colorado.  It has a hardwood foreshaft of greasewood from that same region and it’s tipped with a small side-notched stone point made of fine grained basalt from northern Arizona.  The point is secured with pine sap glue and deer sinew wrapping.  The arrow is fletched with wing feathers from a wild turkey and the feathers are quite short as many of the original arrows had.  It also has a hardwood plug that’s been inserted into the rear of the hollow reed to make the nock crush-proof when the arrow was drawn and shot.  These same nock plugs were used in authentic arrows, and I could see the small growth rings of the small twig that was used as the plug.  So I did the exact same thing with this arrow and made the nock plug from a small twig. The area under the feathers is painted red.

    This arrow would have been used to take medium and large sized game.  The small stone point is identical to the authentic points that can still be found lying in the desert today.  These small points focus the limited momentum of this lightweight arrow into a very small point, allowing for lethal penetration on large game.  My own personal experiments have proved that the rather light draw weight bows of the Anasazi people and arrows like this one could bring down large game like deer and bighorn sheep.

    This arrow is shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door.  Total arrow length:  31 1/4 inches long.  Free shipping to all U.S. customers.

  • Apache Arrow Replica 1

    $165.00

    This museum-quality replica Chircahua Apache arrow is an exact copy of a set of 16 artifacts I examined in the Smithsonian back in 2014. The original arrows were collected in the late 1800’s when the Apache were still fighting for their freedom. This arrow copies the original in every respect.

    The main shaft is reed that’s fletched with a mix of turkey wing and tail feathers (which the originals had). The feathers are secured front and back with sinew but they’re not glued to the shaft, just like the originals were done. Red and black paint under the feathers copies the paint scheme of the original arrow. The foreshaft is a dogwood shoot that’s been straightened, tapered slightly and tipped with a greyish brown side notched stone point that’s been glued with pine pitch and wrapped with sinew. The foreshaft has been painted with a smearing of dark brown paint. The original arrow was painted the same way.

    Arrow Length: 36 1/2″ long.  This arrow is shipped to you in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door.  Free shipping to any US customers.

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    Arrowhead Earrings

    $20.00

    This set of arrowhead earrings features non-hypoallergenic stainless steel hooks with stainless steel wire that holds two small, matching arrowheads of light tan Texas flint.  These are a small set of lightweight earrings that dangle, are very lightweight and easy to wear.  Free shipping within the U.S.

  • jasper-arrowhead-earrings-1arrowhead earrings

    Arrowhead Earrings

    $20.00

    This pretty set of arrowhead earrings features small arrowheads of jasper wrapped with stainless steel wire attached to hypoallergenic stainless steel hooks. These are lightweight earrings that dangle slightly and can easily be worn all day without strain.  Free shipping to all U.S. customers.

  • Bark Arrow Quiver 1Bark Arrow Quiver

    Bark Arrow Quiver

    $150.00

    This cool arrow quiver is made from a slab of tulip poplar bark that has beaver fur around the rim to minimize the sound of arrows rattling against the opening, as well as a leather lined bottom to keep this quiver quiet when traveling through the forest.  It has a braided leather strap so it can be carried on the back.  There’s also a decorative beaded band that was made in a loom and it stretches the entire length of the quiver.  Quiver length: 18 1/2 inches long, 3 1/2 inches diameter.  Free shipping within the U.S.

  • Blue Millefiori Glass Arrowhead

    Blue Flower Glass Arrowhead, Millefiori Glass Arrowhead

    $45.00

    This beautiful Wintu style arrowhead is made of blue millefiori glass that has little flowers in it.  The point is 2 inches long x 1 inch wide.  Free shipping to all U.S. destinations.

  • Bone and turquoise necklaceBone and Turquoise necklace

    Bone & Turquoise Necklace

    $40.00

    This really pretty necklace has bone beads with turquoise and amethyst beads between them.  This necklace can be worm by either men or women and is great for active people because it’s not too long and sits high on the neck so it doesn’t get in the way when running, working out, or even doing yardwork.  The color combination of this necklace reminds me of the highly toxic Blue Ringed octopus.  22 1/4 inches total length.