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Trading Post / Re: Not like I need more shi....erm, stuff, but I actually do need some!
« Last post by Marc St Louis on Today at 10:24:55 am »
Don't know why it needs to be Moose. The only difference between Moose and deer pellets is the size
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Bows / Re: 2025 Junior Bow Trade
« Last post by Aaron1726 on Today at 09:30:45 am »
Bumping this one back up.

July has been rough here, not much progress on anything,  lots of life stuff in the way....

But...  I should be getting back in the shop soon to get mine finished up.  Still needs some heat and final tiller so hopefully that will go smoothly....

Hope everyone else is doing good with their builds, I'm excited to see them all.
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Bows / Re: New bow for CO.
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 09:17:41 am »
Thanks guys, maybe this will be the year but if not white tail will be on the agenda  :) Fun trip either way, I have killed enough critters in my life that if I never kill another it will be fine, just love the time out in the mountains with my son. :)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Hickory Processing ??s
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 09:14:18 am »
Looking good, I usually do 1/4's with a log that size and then split off the belly/heart wood, just makes them easier to handle and they will dry a little quicker but that will be fine just the way you did it. :) Should make some fine bows.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 09:10:13 am »
That's great, always enjoy our time around the camp fire, I am getting things together now and will be headed that way early on the 26th, should be there by early afternoon if all goes well. :) Now this morning to the cabin for a hike and check on my girls,then to Sam's for a food run for the shoot Saturday, not sure how I got all this done when I had a real job.  :-\ ;) :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by chamookman on Today at 04:51:10 am »
Pretty sure, Bruce and I will be up to visit  (=) ! Bob
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English Warbow / Re: Draw Lengths and Arrow Weights
« Last post by tedwill on Today at 04:28:53 am »
Practical constraints like anchoring consistency and bow efficiency often favor 30" for archers of average height.
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Bows / Re: Hickory Processing ??s
« Last post by ssrhythm on Today at 01:53:14 am »
Got it split at a neighbor's sawmill...tben tweaked my lower back lifting one end onto the sawhorse.  Bark stripped off fairly easily, and we moved it into the garage with a tractor.  Shellacked and starting to dry.  I think leaving it as halves is the right way to go, as RH here is sometimes painfully low and nearly always ridiculously low.  My plan is to just split off a stave at a time as I go.  Thanks for all the advice.
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Bows / Re: naked and knotty...(warning clickbait!) russian olive bow
« Last post by ssrhythm on July 14, 2025, 11:35:39 pm »
Beautiful.  I live in the land of the Russian Olive.  Birds love the fruit; deer love the leaves; deer love to rest in their shade; they make for a great ground hide if you can get enough room and limb clearance to draw and shoot....and the wood is as beautiful to look at it is off-putting to smell.  I've always wondered if any type of decent bow could be fashioned from a log...if I could ever run into a 65' piece that wasn't horribly twisted and crooked.  I'm really hoping that this bow will hold up and not take too much set, because it is even more beautiful than I imagined one being...and it has inspired me to possibly brave the process of harvesting a stave...oh yeah...almost forgot to mention how much blood I've spilled and how many pus-inducing thorns I've had to squeeze or dig out of my body from just trying to hide in those bushes!  Please keep us updated regarding performance.  Beautiful bow!
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Bows / Re: naked and knotty...(warning clickbait!) russian olive bow
« Last post by Pappy on July 14, 2025, 11:24:15 pm »
Beautiful bow, love the character, can’t wait to see it all finished up. Pappy
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