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Glass: a few follies
Hillbilly:
I think you hit the nail on the head, Pat-gadgetry has become a cultural thing. People these days are so inundated by ads, commercial propaganda, and hunting shows that are thinly disguised half-hour advertisements that they think The Latest Thing has to be better, especially if it costs more. I get a big chuckle out of the compound shooting guys I know that killed three deer with their rig last year, but wouldn't think about hunting with it this year, because Jackie Bushman told them that it's obsolete now, and they must get the new model to stand a chance of killing a deer this year lol. The only real advantage I can see in a glass bow is that it can stay braced forever without killing it, but then, you can't kill something that isn't alive to begin with. Wooden bows are alive, you can feel it. Glass is inanimate and dead, and that makes a big difference to me.
Ryano:
I agree with every thing thats been said, with the exception of Davids "master craftsmen" remark....lol.....come on Dave! :P
StanM:
And then there's camo. Can't kill a deer without it, and can't get a decent set for under $300. No wonder so many people lament not having the funds to go on a hunt in Alaska ::)
Stan
Pat B:
I would not consider a person that can assemble a glass bow as a master craftsman. If he made the glass fibers from sand and blended the resin from it's components and then designed and executed the assembly and all the finish work himself, them maybe I would consider him a "master" craftsman. To me, someone that can take a piece of wood from the tree and craft a successful wood bow is closer to a craftsman than the person that assembles a bow from the components and an already calculated formula. I know a few glass bow builders that do their own design work, cut and grind their own laminations and meticulously assemble and shape the finished bow with their own hands. These guys more closely resemble craftsmen than the "pop out" bow bowyers. Pat
ps. How bout that Jawge (love my Sunday morning caffeine buzzzzzz :o)
Coo-wah-chobee:
I have a problem here ! Can't kill a deer without camo ? Cmon, give me a break. Sure Stan M said it with tongue in cheek ::) $300 for camo-whoa ! :o......bob ;D
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