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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Pat B on January 19, 2008, 01:21:07 pm
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Here are pics of the Southern Community Bow Project...the complete set! I wanted to get a few pics to show everyone and to share with Rocky Mountain Elk Federation before I mail the set off to them for their National Convention in February. Enjoy! 8) 8) 8) Pat
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I just sent 2 pics to Ed Ingold , editor of PA Magazine, with a note explaining to Community Bow Projects. Hopefully Ed will publish these pics(or at least 1) in the Letters to the Editor section of PA Magazine. Pat
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That's a nice looking setup Pat, everyone did a great job on that. Someone's going to be really proud to own that set.
Alan
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I agree with that for sure, Alan. I wish I could be at the convention to see the reactions. Pat
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Thanks for all your hard work on this Pat, you did us all proud. Also great job to all that worked on both sets.
Where is the convention this year Pat, maybe someone from PA can get there. Justin
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Justin I believe it is at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno NV. You could e-mail RMEF for more details. Pat
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Very nice guys. Well done. I've worked on 2 such projects in the past so I know how much effort went into these
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Marc, The tough part is gathering up all the components and getting them to their destination on time. ::) ;)
This is my third CBP. I really enjoy the process. I'm always up for another. ;) Pat
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Looks like a great set-up for sure.You folks done a great job.tradrick
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Very beautiful guys ya all did a outstanding job. Didn't Justin put a reserve bid on this?
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Dana, I communicated that to the person in charge of collecting the donated items for RMEF when she asked for a dollar worth of these items. I suggested the worth to be $800 to $1000(just my guess) and said that one of our members would to put in a $500 reserve bit and that would be a good starting point for the bidding. Pat
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You going to outbid me Danna? It may be your only opportunity to get a good bow made with high quality southern craftmanship. Not that yooper stuff you are used to. ;D >:D Justin
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Thats great, That outdoor shots make bows and stuff look really great even if they are great.
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Very nice Pat,thanks for all your hard work on putting this togeather. :)
Pappy
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Beautiful work, everyone!!! Truly impressive!
Wells
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Pat is there a copy of the magazine that has the article in it to go with the set? Justin
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That's great! Maybe someone will be able to be there to take some pictures of the auction/ convention. would be interesting to see what goes on..
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Here is a copy of the listing in the auction guide.
HL217 PRIMITIVE ARCHER PACKAGE
By Members of Primitive Archer Magazine
This amazing package was collectively crafted by a group of Primitive Archer Magazine’s website members from around the globe. The bow is made from guava wood from Hawaii with sturgeon skin backing, deer antler tip overlays and rattan handle wrap. The bow is 66” long with a 53 lb., 28” draw. The hardwood shoot arrows are made from sourwood, privet, dogwood and buffalo nut wood. Stone arrow heads from Texas flint, a leather quiver and sheath, a knife with deer leg bone handle, and a hand-woven bow sock complete the archery accessories as well as Primitive Archer Magazines. The way Community Bows Project works is someone crafts a stave and sends it to the next person who shapes the bow, then sends it to the third, etc. This set traveled through Manny Padroni from Pupukea, Hawaii; Shannon King from Rogersville, Missouri; Mark Baggett and Greg Bagwell from Clarksville, Tennessee; Lonnie Stapp from Liberty, Missouri, Pat Brennan from Brevard, North Carolina; Ron Johnson from Bruner, Missouri; Paul Wolfe from Springtown, Texas; Justin Snyder from Washington, Utah; Kenneth Gorman from Pleasantview, Colorado; Mark Baggett from Clarksville, Tennessee; Dane Danato from Greenfield, Massachusetts and all the way to Marius Fara from Gustavsburg, Germany!Members of Primitive Archer Magazine
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8) 8) 8)
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Really good job from all involved! ;)
Pat, thanks for the extra effort of bringing it all together!
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Well folks, The Southern Community Bow set is now in the hands of RMEF. I got an e-mail today from Kristy Boswell with RMEF saying the complete set was there. I mailed 3 packages to Kristy last Tuesday last week. Thursday she e-mailed me to say that the box with Marius' quiver and knife sheath and Pappy's knife were there but she hadn't seen the other 2 packages. I got an e-mail from Kristy Monday saying she still didn't have them...I was sweatin' ???...and again yesterday. Well, today I got word that all three packages had arrived. ;D ;D ;D Now I can sleep again.
Kristy will let me know how the auction goes and what RMEF receives for the Southern Community Bow Set.
Thanks to everyone that contributed to this beautiful set and to all of the PA community for the moral support. ;) 8) Pat
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Pat, I also sent out out the northern bow and all the extra's. They should be there soon. I'll let you know when I get a email from Marsha.
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Ryan, I was about to e-mail you about the status. Thanks for your help getting everything together and out to NWTF. Pat
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;D I'M BACK ;D
this morning i just tried logging in (as I do sporadically) just in case there is a loophole in the firewall....and guess what. can you imagine how surprised i was when the login screen came up?
anyway, first i would like to apologize for my long absence. as i told pat, i fried my router at home when i tried to make it vista-compatible (thanks mr. gates) and at work i haven't been able to login for the longest time (firewall would block access) so i was caught between a rock and a hard place (no internet for several months).
but back to the topic, that set is fantastic. thank y'all for the privilege and the honor to be part of it. my apologies to pat for nearly giving him ulcers when he couldn't get hold of me. i'll make up for it by drinking all the PBR you put in front of me ;D and the next quiver will be better and faster, i promise (if y'all let me participate the next time, that is). also my apologies to hillbilly for not being able to get some high-res pictures before my internet access collapsed.
and finally, thanks to pat for making all this possible. you're a good guy, i don't care what justin says ;D
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Welcome home Marius ;D good to see ya back.
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thanks dana. i missed you guys (man, i sound like a bud light commercial)
PS. it's good to be home. now i've got a ton of threads to read. when i opened "life is good" it started me on page 41 of 74. feels like i was gone for years.
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Good to see you again, Marius. And the pics you sent worked out fine, looked good to me in the mag.
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the pleasure is mine, my friend. i sure missed talking to you.
what mag? was the article published already?
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Marius, yep, it was in the Dec.-Jan issue, the one with the bongo on the cover.
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Welcome back Marius ! 8)
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thanks ryan. how have you been? are you still making those beautiful working recurve bows?
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Im doing great Marius, I have a 1 month old daughter now. :o Its been a while hasn't it. ;) I've been doing mostly statics lately. ;D
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well, THAT's an accomplishment. congratulations. you have a wonderful time ahead of you.
yes it's been far too long. >:(