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Title: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: flint kemper on December 23, 2008, 09:17:00 PM
Does anyone own one of these longbows? I saw an ad in a old digest for these bows and then saw some test data on them. They were made in Montana at the time. Thanks Flint
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: joe skipp on December 23, 2008, 09:50:00 PM
I owned one of Ron's Tamarack Longbows, nice shooter. I sold it to the late Doug Kerr back in the late 80's. Nice workmanship, shot nice, average speed.
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: Fletcher on December 23, 2008, 10:51:00 PM
Dang Flint, you have a unique talent for figuring out what I have.  It was my first longbow.  I bought it from Grover Turner in 1983.  Very good Hill style bow with a slightly longer riser than most.
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: Charlie Lamb on December 24, 2008, 08:05:00 AM
Ron was a very good friend of mine and I was around in the early days of his bow making.
It's my opinion that if you can find one of Ron's bows...BUY IT!!

Top notch Hill style bow.
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: Gil Verwey on December 24, 2008, 08:17:00 AM
Ron maulding built me a 68" longbow with tonkin bamboo and brazilian rosewood back in the early 80s. I also picked up one of his Tamarack bows within the last several years and resold it last year to a Tradganger.

He is sitll out there just not building bows. He occasionaly was building them for himself or neighborhood kids the last time we corresponded. His wife has a equine website.

Ron was a great guy and bowyer.

When I bought my original bow from Ron I also bought a Hill style leather back quiver. It was the best quality back quiver I have ever seen. Does anyone know who used to make them for Ron?

Merry Christmas, Happy new Year and Happy Holidays.

Gil
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: mnbwhtr on December 24, 2008, 11:09:00 AM
Had one in the 80's seemed to shoot well compared to my Zebra's. Took a couple deer with it and then one day it folded up right above the handle section. Same thing happened to my first Zebra. Bamboo limbs on both.
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: flint kemper on December 24, 2008, 11:50:00 AM
Great guys. Rick do you still have it? You need to show me the whole stash that you got in the basement. Guys if you run across some pictures I would like to see them as the ones I saw were black and white and pretty grainy. I may have to put up a WTB in the classifieds and see what comes out of the wood work. Thanks Flint
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: Gil Verwey on December 24, 2008, 05:26:00 PM
Flint I found an email when I was selling the bow with some pictures. I emailed you.

Merry Christmas
Gil
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: Fletcher on December 24, 2008, 06:48:00 PM
Yep, Flint, I do.  It's not one that I'm looking to let go.  68", 65lb @ 28".
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: flint kemper on December 24, 2008, 08:59:00 PM
Rick I will just look at it. To heavy for me anyway. Flint
Title: Re: Maulding Tamarack Longbow
Post by: Ray Hammond on December 25, 2008, 09:59:00 AM
Gil,

I'm not positive but for some reason the Schulz's come to mind on that back quiver...I think American Leathers is now where I would look?

Again, not sure...its just a little snippet of something ...some-timers is rough!