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Author Topic: Torges Awesome Article  (Read 580 times)

Offline Mulberry River

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Torges Awesome Article
« on: May 09, 2007, 12:28:00 PM »
On making a selfbow.  I've been following Jawge's Bow Making Directions & others, but I serendipitously (whew) ran up on this Excellent article by Dean Torges on selfbow building in a 1997 issue of Traditional Bowhunter magazine.  I think it was part of a series, so I'll have to go back & retrieve the others.  It is super.  I need to read more of his stuff!  That guy can WRITE!  Plus, he knows his stuff!
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Offline Tom Mussatto

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2007, 12:47:00 PM »
Get the book and/or video and have the whole thing in one package.

Yeah, the guy can write, and talks pretty good too in the video  :) .
Tom Mussatto

Offline Wild Willie

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2007, 01:01:00 PM »
I met dean at Appling Ga. this past month and I really enjoyed talking to him and listing to what he had to say about bow building.He does know his stuff and is a super guy.
Billy

Offline Dano

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2007, 01:31:00 PM »
You guys are going to give the ol fart a fat head now!!
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Offline Shakes.602

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2007, 01:38:00 PM »
He Deserves the "Good Press" as I really Enjoy watching him in the "Masters" and "Hunting the.." Videos!! He Cracks me up with the Off Hand Comments, and He is not Afraid to Laugh at Himself,  THAT  I can Relate to!! Sorry Dano, if Dean is impossible to live with now, I Apologize.  :notworthy:  
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2007, 03:00:00 PM »
Oh geez now he'll come on here an act all humble and stuff.
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Offline Kevin Breaux

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2007, 03:06:00 PM »
He is ok for a height challenged individual,   ;)   I have never met Dean in person, but I've bugged the heck out of him on the phone when I started out...and in my book he is aces.

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2007, 07:54:00 PM »
Dean is good man and a great writer, Mulberry. The articles in TBH formed the nucleus for Hunting the Osage Bow. It's a good buy. Jawge

Offline Izzy

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2007, 11:56:00 AM »
I saw him on Masters of the bare bow for the first time.His bows are somethin else.Ive been looking on the classifieds ever since.No luck yet.

Offline cvarcher

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2007, 09:19:00 AM »
Who carrys the book Hutning the Osage Bow by Dean Torges, and how much is it?

Offline Lost Arra

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2007, 09:21:00 AM »
Get it straight from the source:

 http://www.bowyersedge.com/books.html

Offline Ghost Dog

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2007, 06:32:00 PM »
The man can write. Go to his website and look into his article database. "The Elements Of Style" is one of my favorites.

Offline ghost rob

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2007, 07:10:00 PM »
How come you never see his writing in TBM anymore? I really enjoyed his stories, especially the the one where he and Lew took the mules on a hunt. About laughed myself to death on that one.

Offline the Ferret

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Re: Torges Awesome Article
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2007, 07:48:00 PM »
ghost rob..he's like Supreme Editor of Bowyers Journal now.

I just wish we could talk Dean into writing a book of hunting tales with no instructions for building anything in it... cep't maybe a campfire.
That would be a great read.   :thumbsup:
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