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Author Topic: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?  (Read 1053 times)

Offline Linc

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #20 on: December 15, 2007, 11:23:00 AM »
I'm still working on the hairbrained penobscot that I posted a while back. Just doing a little here and there. To many other things going on.
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Offline Ralph Renfro

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2007, 03:24:00 PM »
Most of my bow making occurs after hunting season. I have managed to finish a couple this fall. For the last week, we've been without power because of the ice storm. Been hunkered down with coleman lanterns and an infra red heater on a 20# propane bottle to try surviving. Then last night we were blessed with about a foot of snow on top of all the limbs that came down. I'll also be busy topping 16 trees around my yard. Dang, wish they were Bodark!!
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Offline Mark Baker

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2007, 06:53:00 PM »
Hang in there Ralph!   Is your computer running on propane too!  Gotta get me one of them buddy.    :goldtooth:  

Seriously, I hope things get better soon for you guys in that area...nothing worse than being without power, at this time of year, for this long.
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Offline laddy

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2007, 07:13:00 PM »
I just got a pignut hickory, it shoots great.  I remembered that feeling I got when i first saw a brochure of Hill longbows back when i was a kid in early 60s.

Offline freeman

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2007, 07:27:00 PM »
I recently finished my first (an osage flatbow), and have a stave of black locust in the works.

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #25 on: December 15, 2007, 08:05:00 PM »
Awesome bows, Mark and Mark. Mine are all twisted and stuff. Been huntin' and vacationing. Just almost finished a hickory bow. Jawge

Offline Paul/KS

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #26 on: December 15, 2007, 09:06:00 PM »
I just had the hackberry stave that I was working on bust last night...  :(

Offline Gene Roberts

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2007, 09:40:00 PM »
Whoa Mark,I never had built one.I am planning on it though.
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Offline buckshot95

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #28 on: December 17, 2007, 07:51:00 PM »
Those are very nice bows! and I am reading about making my own bow!  :)
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Offline bayoulongbowman

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2007, 10:01:00 PM »
Everytime I see Masters of the bow #2 I just drool at Gary Davis's self bow...I love the way that bow shoots!Marco#78...if I didnt have 2 thumbs...mmmm and was good with wood...  :confused:    :wavey:
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Offline Shaun

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #30 on: December 17, 2007, 11:25:00 PM »
What Walt said. Hunt in the fall, build bows in the winter. Unbacked yew 90% done, at the stage where I usually blow up a piece of yew - waiting for the quiet month of January.

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Re: What happened to al the selfbow makers on here?
« Reply #31 on: December 18, 2007, 12:19:00 AM »
Shaun,
Thanks for the recipe.  Good luck with the yew, are you using the billets you got from me at MoJam?
The broadhead used, regardless of how sharp, is nowhere as important as being able to place it in the correct spot.

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