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Author Topic: Terrible dilemma!  (Read 458 times)

Offline Bladepeek

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Terrible dilemma!
« on: July 20, 2014, 05:05:00 PM »
Well now I’ve got myself in a fix. I decided I had too many bows and should cut things back to just 3 or 4 and shoot primarily just one, with the others as entertainment if I wanted some variety.

I’ve been wanting to try a Hill style bow for a long time and found a JD Berry in the classifieds. Bow is on the way, but that meant I needed to sell at least two and preferably three or four.

I took my right-hand Kevin Cramer 50’s style recurve with me to a 3-D shoot yesterday, but it didn’t sell at $150. I had a Big Foot Yeti that I found really interesting, but wanted to keep my bows in the mid-to-upper 40’s so I put it up for sale. Not too much interest in that 42# Yeti, so when I was offered a trade for a Treadway Black Swamp 47# I jumped at the chance. My thinking was that a 47# bow would be easier to sell than a 42#.

My dilemma?  The Treadway came in yesterday while I was at the 3-D shoot. Now I can’t sell the darned thing. It shoots as well as any bow I’ve ever owned and better than most. It has a finish that surpasses ANY bow I’ve ever owned and I’ve had some nice ones. It's like looking down through an inch of crystal clear glass to the markings and then another inch to the veneers. Chechen and maple riser, birdseye maple veneers. So much for thinning the herd    :(  

   

   

   

   

   
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Offline Caughtandhobble

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2014, 05:19:00 PM »
Sweet bow... You strike me as a very well rounded man. You definitely need to keep a few bows to stay so well rounded, just saying.

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2014, 05:20:00 PM »
I really don't mean to laugh at your troubles but LOL LOL LOL
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2014, 05:24:00 PM »
I am counting 7 bows in your signature and 7 is a lucky number.

Offline Bladepeek

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2014, 05:37:00 PM »
I try not to keep all 7 on the bow rack. 7 might not be considered a lucky number by my wife  :rolleyes:
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2014, 06:51:00 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by Bladepeek:
I try not to keep all 7 on the bow rack. 7 might not be considered a lucky number by my wife   :rolleyes:  
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2014, 06:53:00 PM »
That is a very nice looking veneer under glass!

Offline KyStickbow

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2014, 08:29:00 PM »
Wow...thats a looker!
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Offline ron w

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2014, 09:30:00 PM »
Mike builds a real nice bow.......heck of a nice guy to talk also, just like you.....lol!
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2014, 10:43:00 AM »
Ron,

You've just ended up with one of the finest crafted/shooting longbows on the market.  Mikes fit and finish, and bow design is outstanding.  I've owned a number treadways and they are finely crafted....   Hang on to that one...

  :readit:    :readit:

Offline Bladepeek

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2014, 10:48:00 AM »
Yep Mitch. I think you are definitely right on that one. Think I may have a solution. I'm really shooting all of my bows and hate to part with any I now have. There are, however, guns in my safe I haven't shot in a long time. I'm going to put any that I haven't shot in the last 3 years up for sale.

Hey! Then I can buy more bows.   :goldtooth:
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Offline ron w

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2014, 11:46:00 AM »
Now that's positive thinking........   :thumbsup:
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2014, 11:52:00 AM »
You actually need more cause 7 is too easy a number to count  :)
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2014, 12:00:00 PM »
tippit, it's actually 7 1/2 because the RER has two sets of limbs.

Hows the knee coming?
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2014, 04:57:00 PM »
Gorgeous bow.  I almost bought it.  Had to be strong.  Glad it went to a good home!  Mike Treadway has a dedicated following down here in the southeast.  If you go to any given shoot you will most likely see at least one of his bows.  The fit/finish appears outstanding and they seem fast and super quiet.  I will own one someday.  Most likely a Black Rock takedown.
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2014, 05:02:00 PM »
Man that looks almost just like one of my Treadways!  You're right--great shooters.
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2014, 05:10:00 PM »
I heard bows go really quick when you put a  "Free"  tag on them.
Relax,

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2014, 06:37:00 PM »
Yep, Mike is a class act and a great bowyer, we tried to keep him a secret down here in the south, just to try and get the upper hand on you northern boys,lol, but you cant keep perfection under wraps but so long.
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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2014, 07:20:00 PM »
There is just something about Birdseye Maple that is mesmerizing.

Awesome with the Chechen!  

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Re: Terrible dilemma!
« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2014, 07:45:00 PM »
Right Keith. We Yankees are known treasure hunters.

Besides, I lived in MD and worked in Alexandria, VA for a few years. Maybe, just maybe, I might have heard Mike's name mentioned somewhere   :)
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