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GB:
That spring steel bow is way cool!
Scott, I just carved my first duck decoy and probably will do a couple more.  I would have lost it looking at that huge pile of wood. :)
I don't really rummage or go to auctions, but you guys have me thinking about it now.  One thing I do is scour my neighborhood, esp. in the spring when tree trimming is going on.  I've dragged home buckthorn, persimmon, and apple billets and staves so far.

BowEd:
Stringman....That's one thing I really like as to me moving down here in southern Iowa by these Amish sawmills.There's three of them within 15 miles of me.They'll let stuff go dirt cheap or even give it away.I helped one's son make a few bows and visit them quite often.
Arron...That's almost unbelievable someone throwing away tools like that sledge etc.
Farm sales are in the free paper here all the time.Just gotta take the time yo go to them is all.

osage outlaw:
Here is some information on that bow:

Patented May 29, 1934
BOW FOR ARCHERY
Robert H. Cowdery, Geneva, Ohio, assignor to The American Fork & Hoe Company, Cleveland,
Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application March 5, 1929, Serial No. 344,287

4 Claims.

My invention relates to archers bows.

Archers bows of metallic material have been previously proposed for use, but the use of such bows has not been attended by success in all re- 5 spects for a number of reasons, among which are the undue weight of the bows, improper distribution of flexure in weight, breakage of the bows as sometimes occurs, and injury to the user as sometimes attends such breakage.

An object of my present invention is to provide a bow comprising limbs of tempered steel so constructed that for a given weight of steel material, a high degree of efliciency in accuracy and in length of flight of the arrow, which is projected from the bow, is secured.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bow so made as to practically eliminate the danger of personal injury and destruction of the bow resulting from breakage of the resilient bow limbs when the bow is drawn, in use.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved steel bow of pleasing appearance, of high efliciency in use, and which may be manufactured relatively inexpensively.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bow which will not be subject to warping and which will not be substantially injured if unstringing of the bow is not done immediately after each use of the same, as is required with present day bows.

Another object of my invention is to provide an archers bow which will not emit an unpleasant metallic sound when an arrow is discharged from the bow; also, which will have limbs utilizing to the utmost the resiliency of the tempered steel, but which will not be disagreeably cold to the touch in cold weather, nor have the hard metallic surface of steel bows previously proposed for use...

bubby:
Pretty cool sruff Clintster,,you just take her to lunch so you could get at that shop dint ya lol

osage outlaw:
Actually the lunch date was her idea.  But I suggested the stroll down main street  ;D

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