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Title: Letters to Editor
Post by: Editor on October 30, 2012, 02:10:09 pm
I have only one LTE for this next issue that's being put together right now. I need more! Don't some of you have a comment about a recent issue?..... Good, Bad, or indifferent?

Ed Ingold
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Calendargirl on October 30, 2012, 02:43:22 pm
email him at editor@primitivearcher.com
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 30, 2012, 08:50:56 pm
Dear Editor,

I heard you were concerned when you had not recieved any "letters to the editor" and were scrambling to find something for the upcoming issue of P.A. 

Most guys are happy they aren't getting their butt chewed.

By the way, even though I am not one of those flakey rock knockers, I do appreciate the new column from Patrick Blank.  Thanks for keeping the magazine fresh without slipping away from the core values. 

John Halverson
Subscription number 106475
Title: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Post by: Calendargirl on October 31, 2012, 02:03:33 pm
Thanks JW...
I passed your sentiments on to Ed.  He really wants to hear from the readers.  I sent out a message through the mass PM last Jan.  Talking about our 20th Anniversary.  He received quite a few letter!! He was like a kid at Christmas.
It really helps him to know the direction you all want the magazine to go.  What you like and also what you don't like. 

I agree the addition for "From the Pit" has been a great thing!  Patrick has done a good job with that and with handling our social media area on Face Book.  The benefit there is we are attracting people from all over the world.  Funny how Primitives still use the technology to connect.  But it does help keep the past alive.  For some it is their only contact with people who enjoy the same things as they do.

For Ed it is how he feels connected to his readers.  He loves to get those letters!!   ;D

As always JW we appreciate your continued support!
~marie

PLEASE EMAIL THE EDITOR, ED INGOLD, At editor@primitivearcher.com
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: JackCrafty on November 03, 2012, 03:47:52 am
>:D
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Markus on December 10, 2012, 07:55:50 am
Hello, I am writing from Norway across the pond. On the PA forum is there another way to post pics without going by Photobucket and the likes? This may be old news to you, but by using Tapatalk one can post pics direct from an IPad, IPhone or similar phones without going by Photobucket. Using Tapatalk is free for the forum owner. Tapatalk is used on thousands of forums across the world. Best Regards.  Markus.
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Bitterguy on February 26, 2013, 11:02:16 pm
Hello, I am writing from Norway across the pond. On the PA forum is there another way to post pics without going by Photobucket and the likes? This may be old news to you, but by using Tapatalk one can post pics direct from an IPad, IPhone or similar phones without going by Photobucket. Using Tapatalk is free for the forum owner. Tapatalk is used on thousands of forums across the world. Best Regards.  Markus.
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Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: majsnuff on April 01, 2013, 12:02:20 am
Just finished the Feb issue. Gotta say I like this magazine more each time I get  a new issue. I am totally in awe of the new Kapping section, as I am a poor knapper myself and must work constantly at getting mediocre heads from stone.
Always a fan of the Medicine Man I look forward to the CD you mentioned. In the last issue. Please keep up the good work.
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 01, 2013, 09:42:06 pm
Partick's new knapping column is quite the addition to the magazine.  He's a good enough writer and knapper that I understand what he's talking about.  I did some knapping in the past, read more books than knocked rocks, though.  Maybe if I give up chasing yeller rings and stalking tiller, I might have time to learn to prep platforms and work thru hinges! 

Keep it up!
John
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: flatfish78 on September 17, 2014, 07:22:21 pm
Hello

   I would very much like to thank Primitive Archery magazine for a quick response. I ordered a one year subscription plus I ordered 5 back copies of the June/July 2014 issue. When the mags. arrived only the new mag. and one back issues was in the mailer. I received them on Saturday, I emailed Primitive Archer, they were very helpful, I received the missing copies the following Wednesday, very quick response and I'm very impressed. I ordered the back issues because I'm friends with Claude Van Order and his daughter Hannah who by the way wrote the article, Primitive Lifestyle. Claude is in the process of trying to turn this old laminated bow user into a self bow user and hopefully, time permitting will be teaching me to build my own self bow this November. I've been buying Primitive Archer from the news stand for years, but now I'm a subscriber and I'm very happy, love the new bow articles and the hunting articles, keep up the good work.

And Thanks Again
E. A. Bryan
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: BrokenArrow on October 16, 2014, 02:25:38 pm
I would like to see a more military focus to the magazine related to the use of bows in warfare.
I would also like to see more technical data on bowmaking, arrow making and string making.
Too much hunting stuff...
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Selfbowman on October 05, 2021, 07:27:11 pm
I would like to see a more military focus to the magazine related to the use of bows in warfare.
I would also like to see more technical data on bowmaking, arrow making and string making.
Too much hunting stuff...

The technical side Is not seen by the artisan side as being important! Probably enough said. Arvin
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Yooper Bowyer on October 05, 2021, 10:49:42 pm
I would like to see a more military focus to the magazine related to the use of bows in warfare.
I would also like to see more technical data on bowmaking, arrow making and string making.
Too much hunting stuff...

Military history would be great!  Maybe not technical as quantitative, but how to, methodology, and technique.
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Morgan on October 06, 2021, 12:11:26 am
I would like to see a more military focus to the magazine related to the use of bows in warfare.
I would also like to see more technical data on bowmaking, arrow making and string making.
Too much hunting stuff...

The technical side Is not seen by the artisan side as being important! Probably enough said. Arvin

I don’t believe that is the case. Facts and techniques discovered by the technical crowd benefits all of us. I just make bows, not artisan or tech. I cannot delve into the technical side of bow making, but I definitely use the end result of the data y’all patiently go through to make my bows better to an extent. Everybody has a place in this, and we all benefit from experiments and experience that the science driven bowyers bring.
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Selfbowman on October 06, 2021, 07:19:41 pm
Morgan I wish I could agree with you but it shows in the bow contest nearly every time. The artisan votes are for the art side and don’t care about performance . It won’t matter how good a bow will out perform the artisan , or they don’t know the difference. Most know the difference i would say. I love and respect the artisan side but that does not always mean it’s a superior weapon. It’s a bow contest. That been said keep your drawknife sharp and your arrows straight. Arvin
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Morgan on October 06, 2021, 09:50:34 pm
Morgan I wish I could agree with you but it shows in the bow contest nearly every time. The artisan votes are for the art side and don’t care about performance . It won’t matter how good a bow will out perform the artisan , or they don’t know the difference. Most know the difference i would say. I love and respect the artisan side but that does not always mean it’s a superior weapon. It’s a bow contest. That been said keep your drawknife sharp and your arrows straight. Arvin

I see what you’re saying Arvin. Choosing beauty over performance in BOM contest.
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Don W on October 07, 2021, 08:56:37 am
I think pretty and shiny and nice looking beats function and I see that in other types of presentations as well (I collect vintage tools) I think it's a human condition, and I think a lot of people here (myself included) are still trying to learn what exactly "performance" should look like in a "good" bow.

There is a lot of talk about speed, cast, stability and longevity, but very little hard facts or data to back it up. There is also a lot of contradictory information, which I've come to believe is likely can be or is likely a difference in wood type and characteristics, climate, or other contributing factor we don't think of.

I focus much more on hunting bows, so understanding bows for distance shooting or war bows is very lacking and my shoulder just snapped just thinking about shooting an 80# bow
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Selfbowman on October 07, 2021, 04:32:17 pm
I think pretty and shiny and nice looking beats function and I see that in other types of presentations as well (I collect vintage tools) I think it's a human condition, and I think a lot of people here (myself included) are still trying to learn what exactly "performance" should look like in a "good" bow.

There is a lot of talk about speed, cast, stability and longevity, but very little hard facts or data to back it up. There is also a lot of contradictory information, which I've come to believe is likely can be or is likely a difference in wood type and characteristics, climate, or other contributing factor we don't think of.

I focus much more on hunting bows, so understanding bows for distance shooting or war bows is very lacking and my shoulder just snapped just thinking about shooting an 80# bow

Don all the flight divisions are not all heavy bows. With the bamboo backed 50’ bow I shot 260 yds. Chuck Louffler s record in the 70 # class is 266 yds. Chuck and i are having a great time doing this sport . it’s nothing more than some bragging rights and needling  one another. Chuck has my attention for sure. He’s a good bowyer. Also Sleek knows his stuff about design. I come off more offensive on the net than I mean to sometimes. I’m just not as pure as some guys on here. I’m old but not primitive. Happy bow building. Arvin
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Allyn T on October 07, 2021, 09:15:41 pm
Morgan I wish I could agree with you but it shows in the bow contest nearly every time. The artisan votes are for the art side and don’t care about performance . It won’t matter how good a bow will out perform the artisan , or they don’t know the difference. Most know the difference i would say. I love and respect the artisan side but that does not always mean it’s a superior weapon. It’s a bow contest. That been said keep your drawknife sharp and your arrows straight. Arvin

You never know how well those artsy bows preform. I think the best bows are both, they preform well and they look sharp. The bow of the month is an overall contest not a performance contest, that's what flight shoots are for. I wouldnt pick a bow just because it shot the farthest any more than I would pick a bow because it had the prettiest paint job.
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Jim Davis on October 08, 2021, 11:00:07 am
I quit thinking about the bow of the month when I realized it was all about appearance or novelty. I make nothing but pyramid bows and my purpose is to make an efficient bow that will last as long as the  Egyptian pyramids if not abused.

But I admit the BOM could not continue if it were based on my purposes.

Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: WhistlingBadger on October 08, 2021, 01:40:23 pm
(This isn't a letter to the editor)

Only reason I keep entering BOM is I really want one of those cool hats!  Always on the lookout for a good hat.  ha ha 

But Arvin, I think it's just the nature of the beast.  I don't usually have time to read through all the threads and find out everything about the various bows.  I suspect a lot of people vote based on the provided full-draw shot and nothing more.  It would be better if we all read the stories and stats before voting on the coolest overall bow, instead of the one with the nicest looking full draw profile.  But a lot of people (myself included, some months) just don't take the time.  I don't think that means people really value appearance over performance; it just means that the BOM contest i is mostly based on photos because that's all we have to go on.  I think that's why recurves tend to win a disproportionate amount of the time--they're beautiful to look at.

But I'm OK with all that.  I still get to learn about some interesting bows, so it's all good.
Title: Re: Letters to Editor
Post by: Yooper Bowyer on October 08, 2021, 05:52:15 pm
But Arvin, I think it's just the nature of the beast.  I don't usually have time to read through all the threads and find out everything about the various bows.  I suspect a lot of people vote based on the provided full-draw shot and nothing more.  It would be better if we all read the stories and stats before voting on the coolest overall bow, instead of the one with the nicest looking full draw profile.  But a lot of people (myself included, some months) just don't take the time.  I don't think that means people really value appearance over performance; it just means that the BOM contest i is mostly based on photos because that's all we have to go on.  I think that's why recurves tend to win a disproportionate amount of the time--they're beautiful to look at.

Agreed