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Title: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: critman on February 28, 2013, 09:36:00 PM

I haven't posted anything in a while so I wanted to touch base with yall tradgangers and let you know just how much yall have influenced me. I started shooting trad a couple of years ago. Bought a recurve and didn't look back. I have since moved to the longbow and just recently made my first bow, which luckily shoots awesome. I now understand why we have more than one bow, like or dislike woodies, shoot heavy points, define what to each of us is a "selfbow",how 3 seconds with a power tool can ruin 10 hours worth of work, what tiller is and how to get there, build our own strings, bows and arrows. I find myself not getting nearly as upset about the little things in life. I mean, you spend countless hours shaping a bow and WHACK! it breaks on you. What to do? Start another one. This trad lifestyle is sooooo me that second to being a christian, I know of no other single thing that influnced my life more. The wife and kids just shake their heads and smile as I walk out with my old overalls on, pencils sticking out everywhere, and head for the shop for a couple of totally soothing hours of working with wood. Thanks for all the posts and pictures I read and studied in order to get where I am now. I haven't posted any questions yet because with a little searching the answer was already there. I do now have some that I haven't found so be prepared gentlemen. Be patient and remember "knowledge is power".
God Bless,
Critman

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: ChuckC on February 28, 2013, 09:46:00 PM

:bigsmyl:  

ChuckC

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: nineworlds9 on February 28, 2013, 09:52:00 PM

It's the only good addiction I know of

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: wooddamon1 on February 28, 2013, 10:24:00 PM

:thumbsup:  Well said. I'm getting the itch to make a bow. Already make arrows, it calms me like nothing else.

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: Roadkill on February 28, 2013, 11:13:00 PM

Pleasant sort of misery, hey?

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: Mike Most on February 28, 2013, 11:26:00 PM

Cool post Critman,,,,  :clapper:    :clapper:  

Its right there with shooting em.... and seeing your work in action.

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: Richie on March 01, 2013, 12:26:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: Froggy on March 01, 2013, 08:59:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: on March 01, 2013, 09:07:00 AM

:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:  

Bisch

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: Sockrsblur on March 01, 2013, 10:01:00 AM

Great post Critman!

Title: Re: It's my lifestyle too, now I understand
Post by: koops4 on March 01, 2013, 12:33:00 PM

Well said Critman.