Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: echatham on September 22, 2013, 04:53:35 pm

Title: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: echatham on September 22, 2013, 04:53:35 pm

Hello from CT.  New to the forum.  been a member for about a year on leatherwall and tradgang, but as my interest goes more and more primitive i find myself linked to build-alongs and discussions here more and more, so i figure i might as well join ya.  I already know several of you from the other forums, but im excited to get some new opinions and points of view.... and of course see more bowyers' work.  So anyway here is a quick run-down of me and my experience level:  I hunted with a compound for three years, got a few deer, and at the end of last season i bought a recurve and had so much fun i sold the wheels and bought a longbow.  then with the help of the guys from the gang i built my first bow, a bamboo backed ipe that was awesome for a couple thousand shots until i accidentally dry fired it due to a busted nock.  now the boo is toast.   once that happened i picked up an osage stave and fell in love with yella wood.  just finished my second osage bow a couple weeks ago, and although it came out lighter than i wanted, its still huntable, and im using it to go after my first deer with a real bow.    hoping to score a stack of staves in a couple weeks,  and to make alot of bows after deer season.  now lets see if i can figure out how to post pictures of my bows, so you guys can see what kind of novice youre dealing with here  ::) ;D

ill try this one first

<a href="http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130831_153705_433_zpsa6888460.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130831_153705_433_zpsa6888460.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_20130831_153705_433_zpsa6888460.jpg"/></a>

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: echatham on September 22, 2013, 04:55:00 pm

lets try that again
(http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/101_2681_zpsf8046711.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/101_2681_zpsf8046711.jpg.html)

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: echatham on September 22, 2013, 04:59:57 pm

(http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130831_154253_922_zps5536cf06.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130831_154253_922_zps5536cf06.jpg.html)

(http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130613_194140_554_zps55d21265.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130613_194140_554_zps55d21265.jpg.html)

(http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130329_111737_277_zpsc4d6f1bb.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130329_111737_277_zpsc4d6f1bb.jpg.html)

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: burchett.donald on September 22, 2013, 05:31:39 pm

Welcome aboard echatham, looks like you'll fit right in. Always room for another... And nice looking bows too.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: 4dog on September 22, 2013, 05:51:30 pm

Like that snakey longbow!0

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: SLIMBOB on September 22, 2013, 05:57:39 pm

Welcome to the forum.  Nice lookin' bows.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: tallpine on September 22, 2013, 06:09:29 pm

Nice work echatham, Welcome

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: Carson (CMB) on September 22, 2013, 06:30:36 pm

Sounds like you are well on your way to being hopelessly addicted to primtive archery ...welcome! >:D

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: dbb on September 22, 2013, 06:53:36 pm

The more the merrier,Welcome!

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: Dances with squirrels on September 22, 2013, 07:02:39 pm

Hey Eric... it's Jeff. Good to see you decided to join us.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: echatham on September 22, 2013, 07:16:27 pm

Hey Jeff!  ya i seen so much good stuff on here i just had to!

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: adb on September 22, 2013, 08:02:03 pm

Couple nice bows. Welcome aboard.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: CORIUS on September 22, 2013, 08:19:54 pm

Nice bows! Im from MA originally. Been through your state a time or two.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: echatham on September 22, 2013, 09:17:05 pm

thanks for the warm welcome everybody!

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: blackhawk on September 22, 2013, 09:20:30 pm

Welcome to bowaholics anonymous!!!!!  ;D

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: country on September 22, 2013, 09:33:46 pm

There's no 12 step fix here though  :o

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: BowEd on September 22, 2013, 10:38:18 pm

Wecome aboard echatham.Good luck hunting.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: bow101 on September 22, 2013, 11:17:14 pm

Yup sure is addicting.  Nice to hear ya got rid of the wheelie bow and take up (traditional) and primitive..

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: dwardo on September 23, 2013, 10:32:13 am

Another poor soul lost to the madness of bow making. Commiserations.
I used to look at trees for their majestic beauty, now all i see is bows.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: Pappy on September 23, 2013, 10:45:04 am

Welcome,good looking work you posted,looking forward to seeing more. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: crooketarrow on September 23, 2013, 11:14:56 am

  NICE BOW

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: echatham on September 23, 2013, 11:21:22 am

Pappy aren't you good buddies with Jimmy Blackmon?  I pretty much learned to shoot by watching his videos.  I recall seeing your name in one of his posts somewhere along the way.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: skarhand on September 23, 2013, 11:22:27 am

Quote from: blackhawk on September 22, 2013, 09:20:30 pm

Welcome to bowaholics anonymous!!!!!  ;D

Wouldn't "Bowaholics Anonymous" indicate that some or any are actually trying to recover? Any anyway I could quit anytime I want.  >:D

Great looking bows echatham. Wish any of my first three looked half as good as those, lol.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: echatham on September 23, 2013, 11:36:43 am

Thanks, yeah i suspect many of you all's first bows may have been before there was so much help available on forums like this.  I am kindof standing on the shoulders of giants here, and skipped over much of the trial and error that many have.   I have no doubt that those bows wouldn't have came out so good without so much help from the pros. :)

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: paoliguy on September 23, 2013, 01:20:49 pm

Howdy from Indiana. I'm kind of on the same path you are, this a great place to just relax and feel welcome!

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: Fred Arnold on September 23, 2013, 02:35:59 pm

Glad to see you over here echatham> You should fit right in. Nice bows! I've seen a few of them over yonder but was glad to see you post some of the additional pics here.

Title: Re: howdy Primitive Archers
Post by: Knapper on September 24, 2013, 10:00:30 pm

Welcome.
    Very nice work. Can't go wrong with a good snake skin :)
Knapper