Chickasaw Bowyer Eric Smith.
"I now have 2 bows and several arrows that Eric has made for me. I can attest that he is quite skilled as a bowyer. The bows are not toys. They are not meant to be hung up strung with painted feathers or bells attached like I have seen in Native American stores. These bows can be placed in museums or they could be used to hunt with and shoot anything from a rabbit to a buffalo. I recently contacted Eric to make me a powerful osage sinew backed horse bow, like would have been used to hunt the buffalo with. I can tell you that this is one stout bow that packs a punch! It looks as if it would have been used in the mid 1800's and complete with a real sinew string and brain tanned handle. His arrows are mean looking, complete with sinew wrapping, real carved wood shafts (not dowels) earth paints and lightning grooves."
"Eric produces some of the finest, most authentic indian bows and arrows that I have seen. I highly recommend his work."
Leonard Thome
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Above quiver I just completed Dec 2016
(in Stock)
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Below quiver I finished in Nov 2016. (In stock)
"I have purchased from Eric Smith a sinew-backed, recurved Osage horse bow and ten dogwood arrows with trade points and turkey fletching. I am quite pleased with the bow and arrows, which are very well made and historically accurate. In my opinion, Eric is not only a talented, experienced craftsman with a profound knowledge of Plains Indian archery, but he is also a man of integrity who deals with others in a fair, honest, and straightforward manner."
Don Hinton
Minden, Louisiana
Above plain Bowcase & quiver from antique brain tanned hides.
(in stock)
MOVIE WORK.....
I spent the summer of 2014 making 27 sinew backed bows, 5 self bows and 90 dogwood arrows for the upcoming film "THE REVENANT"starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.
The film is set to come out Christmas 2015.
2015
Lewis and Clark which is filming now is being made by HBO films as a mini- series. I had the privilege of making 20 bows, 20 bowcase and quivers and 50 dogwood arrows for this series.
Only The finest of materials are used in the creation of these pieces.