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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DirtyDan on March 23, 2009, 07:17:12 pm

Title: pretty good winter's work
Post by: DirtyDan on March 23, 2009, 07:17:12 pm: My new friend Doug Bell and I had a lot of fun this winter. Pictured are some of the bows we made together this winter. There are six more bows that we made for Doug's grandkids, and eight more kids' bows that we are finishing to have ready for the North Georgia Flintknapping and Primitive Arts Festival where Doug and I will have a booth. Most of these bows are hickory self bows made from saplings we cut, but there are some other types, including two bamboo on bamboo r/d bows. Two old retired guys can fling some sawdust in a warm shop in the winter!
Dan Spier and Doug Bell, Marietta, GA, USA(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/doug%20and%20dans%20bows/DSC_0523.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/doug%20and%20dans%20bows/DSC_0524.jpg)(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/doug%20and%20dans%20bows/DSC_0525.jpg)
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: DanaM on March 23, 2009, 07:20:31 pm: Looks great guys, don't look like yer retired yet :D
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: Long Arrow on March 23, 2009, 09:46:00 pm: Hickory selfbows can sure fling an arrow well.

My daughter's thirty pound Hickory can
fling arrows better than my forty pound laminate. :( :)

It is nice to know your shop is warm in the Winter.

I hope your booth works out well and you can
set a few more archers on the road to success.

LongArrow
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 23, 2009, 10:25:59 pm: That sure is some great work! Well done. Making bows passes the winter days. Jawge
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: Timo on March 23, 2009, 10:30:19 pm: My kind of fellas right there! Looks like lots of good times.
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 23, 2009, 10:46:52 pm: Man, That is a bunch of nice looking bows. Did you guys ever sleep? ;D
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: Shooter_G22 on March 23, 2009, 10:58:38 pm: Holly Cow... :o :o

you should have seen my face when i scrolled down and saw all those beautiful bows... my eyes must of been open as wide as can be... :o i hae never seen soo many selfbows all at once... wow... i am really impressed that ya'll can crank them out like that i cant even get one done..!!!

that is a beautiful site i tell you what that is like a bowers treasure i now that would supplie my out doors team and it would feel like christmas to them if they saw that many bows in front yard... or in front of my apt yard...lol...

wow that is really cool... hope to become that skilled one day... ;D

that is really motovating???

looks great....!
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: bigcountry on March 23, 2009, 11:20:26 pm: Thats just impressive. You guys ought to be tillering experts.
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: medicinewheel on March 24, 2009, 03:36:58 am: NAAAH...these are no bows, just sticks laying on a blanket! We won't believe if we don't see: braced, fulldraw and MAAAAANY details!!! ;D ;D ;D

Very nice work, gentlemen!
F.
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: Pappy on March 24, 2009, 08:07:20 am: Looks like you be busy Dan,nice work. I've seen you work and know how you can turn
them out. ;) :)
Pappy
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: GregB on March 24, 2009, 08:14:11 am: Dan, you two must have had some sort of assembly line set up on those to crank out so many! ;D Look forward to seeing you at the Classic! ;)
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: Hillbilly on March 24, 2009, 10:23:14 am: Looks like you've been busy planting bow seeds all winter, and got a nice harvest. :) Excellent looking pile-o-bows.
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: cracker on March 24, 2009, 10:34:36 am: Dan that is a bunch of bows good looking ones at that. Do you ever sleep. Ron
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: DirtyDan on March 24, 2009, 11:48:21 am: Thanks, guys. Yes, it was a lot of fun. Pappy and Greg, Greg and I are coming up to the Classic. Doug cannot wait to see it. I have been telling him that it is bowbuilder's heaven.

Dan
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: Pat B on March 24, 2009, 11:56:50 am: Dang Dan, You guys have been busy this past winter. Nice work.
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: John K on March 24, 2009, 12:12:39 pm: Sweet !
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: Jesse on March 24, 2009, 03:07:10 pm: :o looks like a great yard sale ;D I wish ;D
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: uwe on March 24, 2009, 03:41:21 pm: All chances to win the bow(s) of the Month Contest!
Nice stuff!
Title: Re: pretty good winter's work
Post by: OldBow on March 25, 2009, 11:12:43 pm: Quote from: uwe on March 24, 2009, 03:41:21 pm
All chances to win the bow(s) of the Month Contest!
Nice stuff!
You bet, provided they want to crank anyone or all to full draw.