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criveraville:

--- Quote from: Pappy on March 13, 2012, 09:57:33 am ---Great,I love this responce.You folks are great and you can look at bom ,it has more votes than I have every seen and I been around a while. Thanks for the support. :) :) :)
   Pappy

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Ditto on that Pappy. I'm a newby in "Pappy" years, but it's the most voting I've seen since I've been doing BOM.

Cipriano

birdpointlightstring32:
I received a notice to vote but felt the same way. Not having the experience so I did not vote. This time I will and I am working on a shagbark hickory bow and will enter regardless of set or hideousness. may not be ready until next month.

Jude:
I've been guilty of not voting much, or posting for that matter, especially when life gets in the way and I can't build much.  I'll try to do better.  Reviving my interest in BOM has inspired me to put more emphasis on the finish than I have lately. On my first bows, I put a lot of work into shaping the tips and handle, finish sanding, coatings, etc.  Lately I've concentrated on performance more, and just knock the corners off with some sandpaper, slap some grease on it and call it a day.  I want to try to make a few purty ones again soon.

Julian

Pat B:
Every member of PA is qualified to vote for BOM. Take the time to look over all of the bows and pick the one you like best.  Also take the time to study each bow, ask questions of the builder and add this to the learning process. That is what this really is, a chance to learn from what others have done.

Badger:
  I think Pat brought up some very valid points. I like to think of it as accomplishment of the month, not neccessarily the best looking bow. Impossible to tell how a bow really came out by looking at it. Design, finish, performance, difficulty factor etc all need to be considered. Sometimes I may see a veteran bow builder really step up his own game and in a case like that I will vote for him. I used to vote very regular and one year I won bow of the year, I didn't feel I deserved it in all honesty, I felt like I was experiencing a little surge in popularity at that time and it carried votes. I stopped posting bows right then and their and also stopped voting. I will try to make an effort to get reinvolved and start posting and voting more, I like the idea of BOM but hate to think that politics play a part in it.

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