Thought I would share a few pictures of this bow Ed made for me back in 2011. making my bow rack the other day and hanging it there has got me thinking of Ed. He passed away from Cancer a number of years ago.

There was a old thread I found from when I go the bow but pictures aren't there anymore. I had this bow up at my folks cabin in their library and my dad loved to take it out and tell the story of Ishi to visitors. My dad passed away in May and I brought the bow back to my place now.

Back story: I was selling some water buffalo horns to Ed as I lived in Thailand and he needed really long horns for the style horn bows he was making. I was fascinated by Ishi and asked Ed if he could get me a juniper stave like what Ishi made bows from. We were going to trade some horn for it. He ended up working it into a bow and sinew backed it for me. I actually wanted to make it myself but it was kind of Ed. I asked him if he could just finish it for me and I would give him another shipment of some really nice horns.

I asked him to do some art work on it based on the book Ishi last of his tribe. It was 2011 and this was 100 years after Ishi came down into that stock yard in Stockton California. So a 100 year commemorative bow of sorts.

I called Ed a few times on Skype from Thailand. Ed served as a missionary with his wife in West Africa so we also had that in common. He was a real gentleman. You can find a nice video of him making bows on youtube.

Ed backed the bow with mule deer rawhide and did some nice art on it. He as actually embarrassed by his Ishi art as he normally did turkey feathers and such.

What a nice way to remember someone. A piece of functioning art

That was Ishi swimming with salmon

I love this lizard on the grip. Ishi in the story talks to a lizard as he is looking down over the Valley where we can see the train go by

And of Course Ed put his owl on as he did on all his bows. originally I thought I could have done without that as I was wanting a Ishi replica but glad he did it to remember him by.

I actually sold the bow at a time I needed the money to a guy from Illinois for $700. I always felt bad about it and I was able to buy it back for $700 from him and turns out he needed the money at the time as well. I bought it back just before Ed came down with cancer.

A great story for an awesome bow. Thanks for sharing it with us. Very cool.

So that's the rest of the story of that bow on my rack.

Thanks Ed. Rest easy my friend

Beautiful bow.

I remember when I first started trying to make a selfbow watching a interview on YouTube with him. Definitely like his work.

Bjrogg

like the way he wrapped sinew on handle

Beautiful art work. One of a kind and more.

Thanks for the full draw picture

Took me a while to find it. These pictures were back when I first got the bow

I have a juniper stave I harvested after a elk hunt in Colorado that I’ve been planning to sinew and I’ll do my own version as well

Very cool bow & great story. Glad you were able to get it back.

Ed new how to build a bow for sure. I have watched him on utube.He was able to make a living making those kinds of bows which would not be easy.Loved what he did. Rest in peace Ed. we lost a master craftsman when he passed.

Screen shot of Ed

Baseman. I never met him personally or saw his house but I bet he was able to live off his bows due to living simply. A lesson we could all learn from

That is awesome. Love that limb tip.

Gaur, good to see you posting. Thank you for the great pictures and story. I still have the horn that I got from you many years ago and need to make a bow using it. I never met Ed either, but I have lots of family that live in Grants and they spoke highly of him. I did meet his brother at OJam, and he is continuing to make bows like Ed did. thanks again.

Ed was a real Gentleman, I always enjoyed talking with him at the shows. I still have the last bow he made for me.

Cool!

Hi Bob nice to hear from you. Glad to hear Ed’s brother is continuing the legacy/art I want to try some horn bows too. Been tied up with moving to NC snd remodeling. Now I’ll gave to work hard for others to pay off our remodeling haha.

Tight grains on my juniper stave from Sw Colorado It had lots of knots but hoping sinew will hold it together

Awesome now that's another bow I always wanted to get one but never did yet. You have a gem.

Cool bow!

Ed made pieces of art imo

Gaur, you are a lucky man, I’ve watched ED’s videos, and looked at his bows to,always would have liked to have got one, Really good looking Bow, and thanks for more information on ED and nice story to go along with the Bow. Thanks

Thanks Wayne. Nice picture of him Ron

Dave Dill with Ed Scott. Dave owns Bison bows and builds the same bows as Ed showed him. so if you wished you would of got one of Eds.. Dave is the next best in a copy I seen.

Absolute work of functional art

There was an article mentioning his frugal lifestyle. I do remember a number of years ago that his bows were priced very high which probably helped.

It seems like they actually came down a bit in price over the years.

I appreciate the story and photos. What a great and meaningful keepsake. Once displayed, walking past it without a glance or a thought would be difficult.

I appreciate the story and photos. What a great and meaningful keepsake. Once displayed, walking past it without a glance or a thought would be difficult.

Ed was a great bowyer and a great man. He is missed.

Good post. Thanks for sharing that story with us. Very cool bow with a great story to go with it.

I first read “Ishi in Two Worlds” maybe 50 years ago. I’ve reread it many times, introduced it to many others, it’s one of my most treasured books and I have a very small library. That’s a very cool story and bow.

That is a fine ow, Gaur and a piece of history. May Ed's memory be eternal. George

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