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Perhaps you mean Algonkin or Algonquin, not Algonquian.
Genuine Algonquin bows were made of hickory, 52 to 68 inches long and with a rounded rectangular cross-section (about 1 and 1/8 inches wide at the handle, tapering to 1/2 or 7/8 inch wide at the tips). Most bows were just 11/16 inch thick and used nettle, hemp or other plant fibre for the string.
Each tip was carved with symmetric nocks for the bowstring.
Hickory is a very hard, dense wood that needs very sharp tools and a great deal of care and patience. Never use wood that has been kiln-dried (as most modern building timbers are) - this is almost guaranteed to break very quickly. Use timber that has dried very slowly and naturally over a period of a year or more - just as native bows were made.
Arrows were 30 - 32 inches long, with very shallow, slightly bulbous nocks and fletched with eagle or other feathers. Shafts were 3/8 inch or less in diameter. Points were often carved from the same piece of wood, or stone or metal points were added. Some arrows with large, blunt wooden heads had no feathers and would be used for short-range shots at birds or small mammals in trees or undergrowth.
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