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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Stringman on September 22, 2013, 09:49:34 pm

Title: What a guy!!
Post by: Stringman on September 22, 2013, 09:49:34 pm

I got a call from a good friend of mine (actually my bow building mentor) who said he had something for me. Not being a guy who makes a habit of turning down hand outs, I made the time to take a trip over to his house this weekend. We talked about bows for a bit and then he leads me down to his workshop and shows me this enormous 8' long hot box. Somebody obviously put a lot of thought into it and I was super excited to be the new owner. As the story unfolded I realized there was more. In the bottom of the box was all kinds of various blocks of wood from myrtle, curly maple, and Purple Heart, to bocote, persimmon, cherry, Osage and several I couldn't name.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/75290BED-4266-441C-AE82-D6E0DB0C29E4-1300-0000016FE7B8E225_zps93e7c7be.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/3010D43D-1422-4918-8776-E3F9BD5CF78B-1300-0000016FEE9F9C66_zps66b3345f.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/8FA63223-57FD-4161-A61D-43593619A4AD-1300-0000016FF5896983_zps5b936f3e.jpg)

This was just a huge gift and it meant alot that he had thought of me when he received it. I would have felt bad taking all this, except that he had ready removed more than a dozen staves and some of the bigger chunks of accent wood.  ::)

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/0304A3E7-6192-4002-9CFD-051C759216DA-1300-0000016FFB618ED1_zpseb6ec9c9.jpg)

He also gave me a long tube full of f****glass (not sure what I'll do with that,) a couple pieces of bamboo, a primo Osage stave, and a couple forms.

(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/1153D67D-998D-4054-81B2-CDBFFAAE0207-1300-0000017000C1EBD7_zpsf3929ab9.jpg)
(http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s670/cotton7611/8ED8CD5C-9BBC-416C-B67B-2A8D2168DF62-1300-0000017005D6914B_zps37cb0b19.jpg)

What an amazingly generous gift!

Title: Re: What a guy!!
Post by: jeffhalfrack on September 22, 2013, 09:59:45 pm

 It"s allways  good  to see  good things happen to good people!!  I have a home for that F*&%#@ Glass if you don't :)  JeffW

Title: Re: What a guy!!
Post by: Josh B on September 22, 2013, 10:09:49 pm

What a score!  Sweet!  Josh

Title: Re: What a guy!!
Post by: wood_bandit99 on September 22, 2013, 11:18:11 pm

I'll take the forms! Nice treasury your building!

Title: Re: What a guy!!
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on September 23, 2013, 08:55:46 am

Mr. Raw Materials at your service! What do you give the guy that has everything?

Title: Re: What a guy!!
Post by: Danzn Bar on September 23, 2013, 09:45:58 pm

A true friend indeed......................
DBar

Title: Re: What a guy!!
Post by: Gus on September 24, 2013, 12:26:00 am

That Is Awesome!

-gus

Title: Re: What a guy!!
Post by: criveraville on September 24, 2013, 01:12:42 am

Wow that's a gift there !! Very nice.

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