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Dakota Kid:
Thanks for the welcome everyone. And..

You're right there's no hope, I'm totally hooked, which is okay by me. I've definitely had worse vises than this. At least at the end of a bowyer bender you've got a bow to show for your efforts(well half the time anyway). Plus if you keep it simple, it CAN be a relatively cheap hobby as well. I think the powers that be are also on my side. I found a small grove of wild yew(Canadian) a few weeks ago. They aren't exactly common in Pennsylvania. I'll take it as a sign that my skills are improving and I'll need quality staves soon. 

TimothyR:
That sounds very familiar.  My wife is always telling me to stop looking at trees and keep my eyes on the road :laugh:
I guess she's right though.  Welcome to the life!

JoJoDapyro:
As a bow builder and a knapper I can say at least its just trees. I have a hard time due to rocks and trees.

Dakota Kid:
Thankfully I'm not into knapping yet. I have a metal working back ground so I never gave it a second thought and just forge my own points. I've always been of the opinion that there's a reason stone points don't show up very much in the fossil record after a culture is introduced to metal. I think re-sharpening has a lot to do with it. That's not to say that I don't appreciate the skill/art or the effectiveness of the points. I think I heard somewhere that an obsidian shard is way sharper than any metal could ever hope to be.
 
I had a friend who attended a local college with a renowned anthropology/ paleontology dept. During her senior year, they made atlatls and stone axes that they took on a boar hunt in WV. After catching one in a pit trap they opened fire. She was the one who delivered the kill shot. Then they butchered it with the axes and spit roasted it. Somewhere I have a photo of her with the bloody ax in one hand and the boar head in the other. I should let her know about these sites she might have some valuable input.   

I've always been a bit of a rock hound so I notice them while out and about. I point out what I know to my 10 yr old who is way into geology. If left unattended she'll dig/collect for hours. It's nice when we go trout fishing in the creeks , if she get tired of fishing I can pull out her geology kit and she's off fossil hunting. Perhaps I should get her into knapping, that way at least one member of the family knows what to do if there's no metal available.

TimothyR:
I think these skills are very valuable.  Who know when we'll have to use them. If something ever happened and we had to survive without all the luxuries that we have today (like power and grocery stores) than we will have a skill that most people don't have. I need to get into knapping if only to learn how to do it. Hopefully things in the world dont get any worse.  But thats another discussion for another forum.

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