Main Discussion Area > Around the Campfire

It followed me home thread

<< < (6/114) > >>

osage outlaw:
Looked like maybe some cedar?

bubby:
This is a great thread

chamookman:
Nice haul Scott ! I really like that Spalted piece - Bob.

osage outlaw:
I had a few things follow me home today.  One is very interesting.  I'll post pictures this evening.

osage outlaw:
I took the wife on a quick lunch date in town today.  Just so happens to be an antique store next to the restaurant.  They were having a 40% off sale.  I got these for $2.40.  I'm going to grind the jaws a little and use them for holding flat steel in my forge.




He had a selection of cast iron skillets.  I got this Griswold for $19






And now for the interesting find.  I went to a guys house I met on Tradgang.  He lives about 30 minutes away.  We split a little wood and then talked bows for a while.  He ended up giving me this True Temper spring steel longbow.  I think it was made in the 1920's - 1930's.  It has a U cross section to the limbs.  I believe its a take down but I didn't try to take the limbs out of the cork grip.  The string is not original.  I think it came with a metal string.  We strung it up and shot a couple of arrows out of it.  It's slow with some hand shock/vibration.  He checked the draw weight and got 42 lbs @ 28". 



















Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page

Go to full version