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Bloozestringer:
I went to all of them except the last three years and the very first one.  I really miss being able to come to the event and if nothing else talk with friends like Butch Speer and Ralph Renfro.  It seems to coincide with one of the busy seasons of my work and being a fairly new division (read the last three years bit earlier!) I'm just not able to get away.  That and since moving to the big city I don't really have any convenient place to shoot.  In fact I've only shot a bow a half dozen times in the last four years and believe me it's quite stressful.

But I want to thank all of you for posting your pics and comments about MoJam over the last several years on the forums as it keeps the selfbow interest smoldering in the back of my mind.

...Shane

Pat B:
OK guys, you know pics are required!!! >:(   Cough them up.  Sounds like a typical hot Mojam. One of these years, I'm gonna make it. It has been penciled on my calender for years.      Pat

tom sawyer:
Sorry to say, we didn't bring a camera.  However I'm sure there'll be plenty of photos.  Pat, your bow was a beauty, it came up for bids after I'd grabbed the other one though.  It brought a good price (again by MOJAM standards), when a selfbow brings over $100 that means the crowd recognizes it was made by a superior bowyer and someone people know and like.  Of course your bow fell in that category.  Keith also explained why you sent the bow and how much he appreciated your generosity.

PaulN/KS:
Yep, another Mojam bites the "dust", we had a great time camped next to Lennie and his family, and he is so right in his discription of our wives. They were real quiet neighbors at night too. Almost as if they had gone somewhere else to sleep... ;) Sure is great seeing the familiar faces and lots of new ones too. The folks at the club in Marshall do a great job. Thanks to Keith  and all of them for their hard work putting this on each year.
Lennie neglected to mention the he was the winner of the Hatchet Bow challenge this year. He made a great little bow that was fast, well tillered and plenty stout to hunt with. I'll let him fill us in on the "stats" and details but Buz, Dave and I all enjoyed shooting it . Lennie also had a backup entry that I watched him whittle out in camp on Friday that was a good shooter as well. This guy has a lot talent...he makes good beer too.
1/2 primative was camped across the way and as always it was great to see him in motion all weekend. He is another talented fellow and a great kid. We should make sure to thank his dad for bringing him up each year.

1/2primitive:
Another great Mojam, another good year.  :)
It was great meeting so many new guys on here and Paleo planet. Jim Sinclair, Richard Saffold, Steve Gardner, Dano, Tim Ott...ahh...my memory fails me on kayakfisher's name, but the list goes on. Needless to say, I had a great time. ;D
I got plenty of materials, including some dogwood shafts from Paul, and a very nice osage stave. I'm looking forward to working that stave, it's about the straightest piece of hedge I've worked.
I met a 'youngster' (I know, y'all are thinking that I'm in that group, too. ;D) His name is Cody, 12 years old, and making his own bows and arrows, and he reminded me of myself when I was his age.  ;)  He and his dad Shaun have been learning to make bows in the last year or so. They came to the right place. :)
I've got a few pictures, I'll hopefully post them later today.
     Sean :)

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