Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hbbows on March 29, 2013, 12:24:51 am
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Our local Game Fish and Parks with a lot of community involvement has built an Outdoor campus open to the public and manned by volunteers, provide learning opportunities for people of the surrounding area. Last March I held a class on bow building with 4 students. 5 consecutive Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm with some help on weeknights for those hard to deal with staves. We started with bark on staves that were aged about 4 years and by the 5th session all 4 successfully shot their bows. This year I made 2 more shaving mules and we will have our third session Saturday. Just wanted to share the efforts of these 6 individuals who have their bows roughed out and will be starting the tillering process this week. will keep you updated as they progress 4 are osage, 1 hackberry, and 1 black locust
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Very Cool! Please keep us posted. 8)
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That's great. Please keep us updated on their progress.
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Looks like a fun time! Keep the pictures coming.
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Very cool!!!
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You have a class full of bow addicts, not fair. :o
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That is a cool deal. I bet you are going to have to make a few more shave mules before long.
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The addiction has already set in lol
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Awesome, keep up the good work!
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bows were floor tillered today, nocks added, and they all learned to make a flemish string. we'll get serious about tillering on the tree next week.
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Lookin good can't wait to see em finished
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That is cool. looks like you are teaching them well.
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Now that is the way to give back. Great job, and a great looking gathering place too.
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Shame on you for spreading this form of hanky-panky! >:D Next thing you know these people are gonna wanna go out and shoot these bows! And we all know what that leads to. right? Hunting!
Oh, the humanity!
Hey! How come you aren't in any of the pictures?
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Very cool,way to pass it on. :)
Pappy
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thanks for the comments. Hey JW, I'll be the one with apple on my head in a couple of weeks.
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That is good to see. Well done.Jawge
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way to pass it on, awesome, please keep us posted.
chuck
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thanks for the comments. Hey JW, I'll be the one with apple on my head in a couple of weeks.
Is Dave's boy bringing his crossbow?
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Now let's see what's next, oh yea, we need to make some arrows.
All six are tillered. We'll work on some arrows and be back next week to shoot. thanks for the help today JW
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From left to right: Hackberry, black locust, and four osage bows. Ain't none of 'em a plain jane stave, every one has a good bit of character! All would be a bit of a challenge for a journeyman bowyer. But thanks to Hank's guiding hands, they got good shooters, every last one!
Six new addicts!
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Wow! That's what we need more of when I get my shop finished I plan on doing the same thing in the Spokane area!
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The class was great thank you so much for teaching us. I know I will keep working on making another.
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glued on some handle leather this morning and checked over the limbs one last time. All six were successful. With 20+ inches of snow earlier in the week, we weren't able to shoot outside, but thanks to the Outdoor Campus facility, we shot inside. What a rewarding day. Thanks class for hangin in there even after the sapwood.
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glued on some handle leather this morning and checked over the limbs one last time. All six were successful. With 20+ inches of snow earlier in the week, we weren't able to shoot outside, but thanks to the Outdoor Campus facility, we shot inside. What a rewarding day. Thanks class for hangin in there even after the sapwood.
Yeeeehaw!
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So this is how you mass produce bows. Kinda like a bow factory. Great looking bows. Now get them on this forum so they can learn more and then make more! BD
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You should be locked away for infecting so many people with primitive bowyery madness. No turning back for them now.
Excellent work :)