A Similar Interest

[Osagetree]

You meet a lot of nice people here on the Tragang. I have met 5 or 6 soles since I joined up. All real nice people with a similar interest,,, building selfbows!

Sunday morning I met another fella by the name of Tony Chinn, who also lurks around here and lives a couple hours away. He drove down and we spent the day in the shop.

 We worked a couple locust staves and glued up a hickory backed maple. Needless to say my tillering and a compromised backing led to failure of one stave and the second doesn't look much more promising than the first. Maybe the HBM we glued up will hold.

Anyway's it was a nice day except for the heat and I enjoyed myself and Tony's company. At the end  of the day as Tony was leaving he gave me a nice knife that he made. A real nice gesture. So in the tradition of Tgang I in return gave him a sapling osage bow.

Here's a couple pictures of our day and our trade items
 
 
 

Next time you all hear from us we should be shooting that HBM we glued up.

Hey Tony you left your drawknife here,,, means ya gotta come back sometime!  

[Dave Bowers]

Had to have been a great day regardless of the bow.

[bjansen]

Hey thats great..a good day in the shop!

[4runr]

I know Tony had a good day. You can't go to Joe's place and not.

A day makin shavings and firewood are better'n workin any time!!

[Pat B]

Now that's what it is all about!!! Very cool!!!

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Sounds like a great time Joe, Thanks for sharing. I know your gonna plan a trip to my place sometime and I think I will do likewise.

[George Tsoukalas]

It is special when you can spend time with another bowyer. Looks like you had a great time! Jawge

[Tony Chinn]

Hey Pal
I can't wait to come back, I had an awesome time really learned alot with the hands on and you answering all my questions, an your family is really nice. The string making part always looked hard until you showed me. Thanks for all the help and patience.
Tony

[DVSHUNTER]

awesome! I'm lucky enough to share my shop with a neighbor, chris. Four hands and eyes are  better than two. Although Chris had never given me a cool knife.

[Osagetree]

Hey gang, thanks alot!

See ya sometime soon Tony...


Kenny, how about an early season camp & hunt trip in the Wayne National Forest this season? We won't go to the strip mines, though there is no blue tounge,,, yet,,, this year!!! Still think you made a great shot that day.
This season in the same place I saw the bigest buck I've seen in a while. Just missed,,, tell you the story sometime.

Kris, ya up for a hunt'n trip with me and Kenny? I hope our plans to visit work out either way!

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Joe I just checked your season dates and I could probably come in late december after Christmas for a few days. We'll talk about it later down the road.

  You and Kenny might have make a trip to my place sometime for a hunt as well.

[JamesV]

I have tillered several bows like that...............James