Originally Posted by smokepole
Originally Posted by Birdwatcher
Figure a flat iron or stone arrowhead, wooden shaft maybe fledged with turkey feathers, probable fairly short composite bow.

Indians were using composite bows back then? Interesting.

What kind of materials, and how were they made?

Sinew backed Osage mostly held together with fish glue. Eastern Indians mostly used flat bows designs that were much longer and unbacked.