Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wvfknapper on December 16, 2007, 08:43:53 pm
Title: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: wvfknapper on December 16, 2007, 08:43:53 pm
Here is a few pictures of some bows I made about 7- 8 or more years ago when I was making bows,, I played with the hobby/addiction for a little over a year until my now X wife fussed and whined (for better words) so much that I got out of the hobby, I piled up several thousand $$ worth of staves , osage, hickory, sassafras, hornbeam, ash, white oak, and made ashes out of them, but I kept all my tools and my mind ::) stored away until now, I now have a new wife and she likes my hobbies so I am getting back into making bows again.
The pic of the unstrung bow is the same one with the grey handle, both were made from hickory and the light color handled bow was sinew backed pulling about 68 pounds @ 27 and the other was in the 60 pound range and both were backed with one piece blacksnake skins...........Sorry about the low quality pics, they were scanned pictures.
Just thought I would share some of my past with you guys, since you all share so much on this site (A beginner Bowyer's Paradise)..........I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!!
Wvflintknapper
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Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: Easternarcher on December 16, 2007, 09:03:26 pm
THOSE ARE SWEET! I hope my next few bows look so good.
I almost cried tyo hear that you lost so much material to the firepit tho. :'(
Glad to see your back into it too. ;D
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: Hillbilly on December 16, 2007, 09:55:41 pm
Good looking bows, glad you got your priorities back on the right track. :)
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Post by: Pat B on December 17, 2007, 12:00:04 am
Nice bows. Welcome back to the light! 8) Pat
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Post by: whatareyadoin on December 17, 2007, 02:45:52 am
That is Totaly the Spirit and a Good Wife. :)
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Post by: a finnish native on December 17, 2007, 05:25:18 am
man.. I would have just hidden them or something. :o well, good to see you find the place.
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: DanaM on December 17, 2007, 06:13:36 am
Ashes :'( amazing what a man will do for a pretty face :o
Welcome back to reality.
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: Pappy on December 17, 2007, 06:26:12 am
Did you at least cook some brats over the fire. ;D ;D Glad to have you back. Pappy
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: OldBow on December 17, 2007, 01:13:33 pm
You know - sometimes, we just gotta switch wives >:D - and start over. Looking forward to your new bows.
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: Gordon on December 17, 2007, 01:19:10 pm
Welcome back. I can see you will fit in here just fine.
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: Glenn R. on December 17, 2007, 03:07:47 pm
Congratulations on getting back, a man needs a hobby/ time to himself and a good woman supportive of your interests makes things that much better. :)
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: cowboy on December 17, 2007, 04:59:29 pm
I'm with everyone else - that's a shame about the staves. Sometimes I get to feeling like that - if it gets that bad I'll let ya'll know and you can come load em up. Don't hold your breath...
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: wvfknapper on December 17, 2007, 05:42:28 pm
Thanks for all the kind words,, Old Bow, those were bad times and yes a new wife always helps ;) No Pappy, no brats just a little fuel to get them going, seasoned wood burns clean tho.......It was some prime wood too as I worked for a logging company at the time and had my pic of prime 24" + trees, probably over 100 staves, sold my fletching jigs, spine tester, arrow crester, bow scale all kinds of leather working tools, My bows, all my bow books, the Office Trailer I had for a shop, wish I had it all back but thats life , just start over and hope this time around life will be better..............Cowboy call me if it gets too bad, I learned from the last one to not do the same ;D as sometimes it don't matter what you do, it ain't never enough.
wvflintknapper
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: mullet on December 17, 2007, 07:45:07 pm
That's a shame.At least this time around you know what to do and not do making bows.
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: venisonburger on December 17, 2007, 08:19:02 pm
Ashes :'( amazing what a man will do for a pretty face :o And sometimes for ugly ones too. I'm lucky, my wife doesn't care one way or another what I make, as long as I don't do it in the house. VB
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: venisonburger on December 17, 2007, 08:20:10 pm
I guess I don't know how to use the quote function. Dana just made the comment about the pretty face, rest is my comments VB
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: DanaM on December 17, 2007, 08:23:29 pm
Glad ya clarified that VB ;)
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Post by: Marc St Louis on December 17, 2007, 08:59:31 pm
Nice bows but sorry to hear about all that nice wood gone up in smoke
Title: Re: Pics of my bows years ago
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 17, 2007, 09:56:56 pm