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Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: Little John on March 19, 2008, 11:06:29 pm
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Pappy, just read the article in P.A. by Dusty about the classic. Great story and made me really want to try and make it out this year. What are the dates and where would be the best place to fly into? Kenneth
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Not Pappy but I can answer your question. It's May 2-4 and the best place to fly into is Nashville. The Nashville airport (BNA) is about 35-40 min from Pappy's place which is just a few miles off Exit 19 of I-24.
Ranger B
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Kenneth, look down in the Shoots and Events forum-there's a couple ongoing threads about this year's TN classic pinned to the top.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,4010.0.html (http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,4010.0.html)
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Thanks Steve, got it. Kenneth
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Kenneth, It would be great if you can make it! 8) Pat
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Pat, haven't checked flights yet but sure would like to come. Too far to drive as I cant stay long enough to be worth it. Be great to meet the whole family and have some archery fun. Kenneth
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Hello Kenneth, let us know if you can make it...we look forward to meeting you!
GregB
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I'd like to meet you in person, Kenneth-hope you can make it.
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Hope you can make it,let us know your plans and we can probably hook you up with a ride from the air port.Once you get there you may not want to go back ,but if you do we can probably get you back also.Knothead lives close to the airport.He is picking up Tiller and going to get him back.Hope
it works out. :) Where are you coming from ? I had an idea[I know that is dangerous] I thought
it would be cool to get a map of the US and beyond and put it up on a wall somewhere and have some stick pins so we can get a feel where all the folks come from.There was one in the new
PA from Mojam.I know we have some coming already from west form Warshington,south to
Florida and north to Mi.and Pennsylvania maybe Canada hint hint [Marc] east from the Carolinas and Va.and a lot of points in between.What do yall think ?
Pappy
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And at least one Yooper Pappy, people are always forgetting us Yoopers ;)
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I thought that was upper Mi. You know I wouldn't forget you,How could I. ;D ;D Ha is
Yooper land even on a map. ;) ;D ;D
Pappy
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That sounds like a good idea, Pappy.
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I read the story last night,(just so happens to be my first official subscription issue ;D), i didint think i could be more excited about the classic, i was wrong....my oh my, talk about spreading the love. Pappy, Greg and all of you associated with the classic should be proud of the selfless thing you are doing. the experiences people have there will last for a lifetime. not to mention passing the sport on to the younger generation. you are setting an example for the entire primitive archery community. I cant wait to get there, sit down in the dirt and soak it all in, this is gonna be fun.
Bishop
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Funny ya should ask Pappy I've seen older maps that didn't show the UP :o
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Pappy is this going to be held in Clarksville?
Clarksville is one of the closest cities to Illinois. I want to go someday
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Funny ya should ask Pappy I've seen older maps that didn't show the UP :o
Thats because it was part of Wisconsin ;D
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Yes David,it is just south east of Clarksville,Tn. N W of Nashville about 30 miles off
I 24. The range is right between Nashville and Fort Campbell,Ky.No time like the
present to visit.We have several from Ill.every year. :)
Pappy
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I am working today (Good Friday) for over time ( travel money)and take off a friday for the classic instead. Hope to travel friday morn and Sunday late. Wanted to come last year with Justin, but am really excited about the prospect this year. The map is an excellent idea. Looks like this is the premier primitive archery event ever. Kenneth
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Its getting bigger every year Kenneth,there will be some recurve and longbow guys there also but
about as many selfbows guys AL togeather as any event I have ever been to.Some places have
a few but we have a bunch.Hope it all works out.Don't know if justin is coming again He won't
say.He needs to bring that boy of his so he can give us some pointers. :)
Pappy
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Thanks Pappy, will check on flights today and let you know for sure. Check also with my wife to see if any thing important conflicts. Hope Justin can make it and cant wait to meet thew family in person. Kenneth
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i wish i could be there. the only thing i can do right now is to wear my TN classic hat where ever i go and no matter what i do. (fixing breakfast, making cigarettes, relaxing and especially when i shoot "two deer" )
pictures were taken last week, at a friend's birthday party (lasted 3 days ;D)
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Thats cool.By the way the article was great,you made us look a lot better
than we really are. ;D We enjoyed or time spent with you ,wished you could make it back and I am sure some day you will.You know you are welcome. :)
Pappy
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there are no words that could make y'all better than you are and words cannot adequately describe how welcome i felt during my visit and how overwhelming your hospitality and generosity were, especially towards a stranger with awkward manners (right Ms. Joanie?)
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You just have to know Mrs Joanie,after all was said and done she thinks it't funny.One thing
about her [that all that come will find out] is she ant shy. :)
Pappy
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You're looking might sporty in your Twin Oaks cap there Marius. Is that a PBR in your hand? ;D
Kenneth, where would you be flying out of, Farmington, Durango? Hope you can make it. If you need a tent or any camping supplies I can bring whatever or maybe there will be room in Dick's pop-up. Thats where Marius and I slept last year, Pat
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...and Marius, even though I read your proof of the article I haven't read your article in PA...because it ain't got here yet! >:( I'll critique it for you when I read it. >:D ;) Pat
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pat, you're such a nice guy ;D by the way, i haven't seen the article either. haven't gotten my password to the e-mag yet. so i'll just wait for your critique.
talking about dick's pop-up, did you hear that distant banjo music too? >:D
PS: the beer is a Schwabenbräu Meister Pils, one of my favorites, nowadays. the white cooler you see at my side holds two crates (40 half liter bottles) and 4 bags of ice. it's been to every archery tournament i've been to. since germans are not that used to coolers and ice, it makes me a very popular guy when i arrive with a cooler full of ice cold beer ;D
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Pat do ya want me to bring some PBR down? its a discount beer up here :D
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Pat, looks like a go !!! Can get a flight out of Durango Thursday evening an be in Nashville at about 10:00 and return Sunday afternoon. The cost of the air fare is not even outragous. Will probably bring a tent and sleeping bag, might need to throw in with some one for cooking and eating.Would not be able to live with myself if I did"t make this one. Can't wait to meet the family in person. Kenneth
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Kenneth, Don't bring the tent I used on our trip! ;D I have an 8 man and a 4 man tent that I can bring with no trouble. You might need the checked luggage space for archery related items. Iwill also have extra bows etc if you need anything like that to use.
I am very pleased to hear you will be joining us. Might even be some extra Black Velvet(or similar elixir) there if you desire. ;) I'm sure you won't go hungry. You can share our vittles if necessary. Marius had a stash of canned tuna and canned chicken so he wouldn't go hungry but never opened a can. He had to haul it all back to Germany with all the other loot he acquired ;). Pat
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Hey Pat B Cowboy can stay with us. We got room. No need to bring tents.
Dick
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Dick, How bout Kenneth? ;) Pat
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Yea why not. we got a bunch of sleeping bags. Is Cowboy and Kenneth both comming? I'll call you in a minute.
Dick
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Kenneth, I'm bringing two 4 man tents for ,"just in case". Like Pat said save carrying extra stuff. You are welcome to them ,I'll get there on Thursday also.
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Thanks Dick, Pat, Eddie. I will forget the camping gear and travel lighter. See ya there. Kenneth
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I will also help for any of you guys that are traveling far,We will be sure you got what you need
if you don't bring it.
Pappy
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Hey will yall have room in your "tent city" for a solo dingleberry? I promise I'll wash. ;D
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Thanks, Pappy. Kenneth
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Jonathan, I guess if you will be HANGING AROUND anyway, we will make room for you. No need to wash. Why be the only one. ;D Pat
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We are going to put up some portable showers in a big tent up by the kitchen,pretty
nice little set up,it's the ones we use when we camp.
Pappy
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Thanks Pat, I feel slightly loved now. :'( ;D
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There goes the neighborhood. ;D
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Steve, I hope you will be a good role model and teach me how to behave around other people. My wife and son are counting on you! ;)
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O BOY this should be good. ;D
Pappy
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Sure thing, Jon. >:D >:D >:D
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I've been missing out...forgot about this string. There are too many Classic side discussions for me to keep track of. ;D
I've got an 8 person Cabela's dome tent that should comfortably sleep 4-5 with some gear I would guess. Had it for a while, but barely used. Yall are welcome to it if it would come in handy and save some room on your packing. ;)
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I hope Grant is getting all of this.We may have to use both sides of the road. :)
Pappy
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Mighty quiet lately...you guys get everything figured out? :)
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Yep Greg, mighty quiet lately. I reckon every one must be counting the days and making arrows. Me, I am just trying to catch up on honey do's so I will get to come. Oh do you have a place for flight shooting, I know those eastern states are so over grown makes a man feel claustrophobic. Any way about the first thing I like to do with a new bow is to judge it's performance by seeing how far it will shoot. Kenneth
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I have'nt said much. Just got home Thursday night and been hunting turkey's and hogs all weekend. Dang, I have a good wife.
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Eddie, how was the hunt, we need details. Kenneth
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Kenneth, I got another Osceola and 2 more hogs. The turkey was big for an Osceola, 21#, nice hooks and a 10 1/4" beard. I had to crawl up on him while he was strutting with hens. Got him with the 'Nellie at 23 yards. Got the pigs with the pistol.
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Sounds like a good trip. What is the Nellie? Kenneth
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Kenneth, we've got a long field that our practice butts are in...might could take a few shots there but would have to time it when nothing else was going on. We have what we call "Novelties", like a running deer that are also set up in that field.
Congrats on your successful hunt Eddie!
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Congrats on the hunt,I need to get down there sometime and hunt some hogs with you. :)
Kenneth we have the area Greg talked about or If you just want to try it out I will ride you down to the far end for a little shooting where there ant anything going on.Not many wide open spaces on my farm. ;)
Pappy
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Oh that is ok Greg and Pappy,just fun to let one fly and then to step it off. We have lots of places to check a bows cast when I get home. Kenneth
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Kenneth, just mount an altimeter to the end of the arrow instead of a field point and shoot straight up! ;D
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There you goGreg, when I was a kid I used to shoot straight up and see how close I could make the arrow land to me with out running. Still do sometimes, must be the kid still in me. Some times just for grins I will flight shoot one from the side of a mountain just to see how far it will go, or as a salute to old friends gone. Kenneth
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What a bunch of juveniles. ;D I once shot one off the rim of the Grand Canyon. It looks like the river is straight down, but the arrow didn't make it to the river. Justin
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I bet it still went out of sightJustin, havent heard you talking about the classic this year, probably too far for two years in a row. Sure would be nice to meet you some day, maybe next year or on a hunt, still like to make it for those hogs some day. Kenneth
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Yes we are justin,just kids at heart. ;) ;D
Pappy
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It's nice to catch an occasional glimpse of our youth... :)
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Well they say that the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys, we must be boys as our toys are still inexpensive. Kenneth
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Well they say that the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys, we must be boys as our toys are still inexpensive. Kenneth
I keep telling my wife that there is an unfair difference between our hobbie's expense...I make bows from logs, she buys clothes. Probably about a 10 to 1 difference in her favor I'd guess. ;) But I accept it gladly as payoff for her letting me make bows and hunt pretty much all I want! :)
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Greg, thats a small price to pay for workable relationship. Although this is why we sneak around and do stuff they don't know about. >:D ;) Shhhhhhhh! I'm not tellin'! Pat
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Greg B, that is the perfect relationship!!!!!!!!!
I cant believe a year has already gone by since the last classic. Cant wait to see everyone from last year and meet all the news ones coming out this year!!! If you haven't been you are in for a treat, Pappy, Joanie and the rest of the gang down there are some of the most hospitable people you will EVER meet...... and the food is yummy!!!
Are we going to start a countdown??
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Thanks Sarah,I'm with Greg ,we do have some good wives to put up with us,that is for sure.Yes I think it is time for a count down,I am kind of in a wrill now and will be till it is over but I think
it is 22 days and counting for some it is 18 and counting. ;) :) :)
Pappy
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Greg B, that is the perfect relationship!!!!!!!!!
SarahAnne, I'm not surprised that you would think so! ;)
Although this is why we sneak around and do stuff they don't know about. Shhhhhhhh! I'm not tellin'! Pat
Pat, who would have thought of all people, that you'd be the one to let the CAT out of the bag! ;D
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Well Greg. You know me and cats! ;) Pat
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Yep, 22 days sounds about right, I think I will just round it off to three weeks. Don't know what will be the best part, meeting the whole family, taking some lessons from real knappers, all the southern food and hospitality, making a bow with friends, shooting with friends. just getting away from it for a while. Oh Pappy and do you think you can give me a little arrurance that it won't be snowy and cold. Kenneth
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I can ALMOST guarantee that. :)
Pappy
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Sounding better all the time. Kenneth
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16 days to zero hour for me ;D
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Dana you lucky dog, I am still looking at 20 1/2 more days. See ya there and am anxious to meet you. Kenneth
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Same here Kenneth :)
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Hey! Another Classic thread. So this is where ya' all are hangin out! 10 days and counting!!! ;D
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Dang he found us, now where we going to hang ;) :D Yup 10 days to lift off ;D
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Two full weeks here. Kenneth
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Come on Kenneth! Move up the schedule. Meet us there on Sunday! We will be the "Proud Crazy Few!". ;D
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Oh I wish, the good news is that it is one day closer now. Hope it is warm, really gettingf tired of this cold weather. Kenneth
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Me too! The damp is whats getting to me up here. Though I did find a bunch of Morel shrooms today. Black Morels to boot! Yum! ;D
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Two weeks from tonight, I'll be sitting by the camp fire with friends, a bit of the barley ;D and a good cigar ;D waving at cars as they file into the camping area. I'm getting pretty excited myself. ;) 8)
Pat
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Me too! Whats a good cigar to be smoking. Like to join ya arround that fire Pat!
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I'm no expert. I'll have to see what I can find. For a regular old store bought good cigar a Phillie Black Titan ain't bad. Pat
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I got some dip I will share Tiller. ;) ;D
Pappy
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I prefer a good inhale of hickory smoke myself... ;D
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Yep two weeks. About time to get to packing, will be like hunting season, wait and wait then the last bit speeds by and you have to rush to be ready. Kenneth
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I'll join ya in a beer Pat, but ya better not offer me a cigar now that I'm a non-smoker. Oh
yea you will have to sit downwind of Greg and I with yer stogies ;) Right Greg? :)
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I might could handle a limited amount of second hand smoke, but I've never taken up the smoking habit and glad I didn't. :)
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When it comes to cigars, I don't think there is a downwind. ;D Pat
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I got some dip I will share Tiller. ;) ;D
Pappy
Thanks, but no thanks Pappy! I tried that stuff once and could not feel my lip for a week after.
Don't smoke myself. But every once in a while for special events a cigar is nice, prefer a pipe but ya need the acoutrements for that! ;D Reason I did not take up pipe smoking is I liked it too much!!! Cancer runs in the family too. So thats another incentive not to start untill in my 70's or 80's! ;D
Hmmm! Dont think I can fit a bow and arrows in the luggage on the way down but will try to make them there and ship them back. Think I will be able to do this if I come in on Sunday and start in right away?
Sure is nice of Ron to be picking me up at the airport and taking me back. Thanks again Ron! Cant wait to meet ya at the airport.
David T
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When it comes to cigars, I don't think there is a downwind. ;D Pat
We will have our own little mushroom cloud fanning out from the fire! ;D
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You should be able to get one shooting,I will have you one floor tillered so it won't
take to long,might even get to seal it up some before the shoot.I don't smoke either
but I do like my dip.bad habit but I like it anyway. ;)
Pappy
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Dont worry about floor tillering it for me Pappy. I like a challenge! I think I should have plenty of time if I start in on Sunday evening and work all the way through. Is this too ambitious?
David T
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Nope,you should be able to do that with ease. :)
Pappy
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Any ideas on what type of design I should aim for? Will limit myself to a 27-28" draw and at most 55-60# draw.
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I'd try a Penobscot. ;D
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I have a stave fer ya ifin ya want a challenge >:D
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Penobscot...Not just no! But HELL NO! That would take me at least two weeks. ;D
Challenge is good but impossibilities I will pass on!
David T
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Do you want one that has to be debarked and a ring chased,or one already down to a ring ?
I would say a pyramid 66-68 1 1/2 and tapper to the tips.That should do it.Fairly simple and easy to tiller. :)
Pappy
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Never chased a ring before! Is it hard to do? If not I'll go for it. But if it takes to much time I'm up for the pre-chased ring. Either way I will be one happy camper! ;D
The pyramid design sounds like the way to go. Can we flip the tips on this design?
David T
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You have plenty of time. Do it all, rough it out, chase the ring, start to finish. You have so much experienced help at your fingertips it would be a shame not to take advantage of the opportunity. Justin
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Tiller if you will start from begining I will give you the log It is about two years old
Ron
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Ron, thats really generous of you. You sure you want to give up a stave? I dont want to deprive you of a prime peice of ossage. Though, I'm up for taking a raw stave from begining to end product. Need to do this more often but have not had the time. I still have one of Manny's guava staves sitting in my shack that I never can get to.
Thanks! :)
David T
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You should be able to get it done,if you don't sleep all day. ;) ;D
Pappy
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Or spend all day in the shower getting all pretty >:D
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Or recouping all day after an evening of howling at the moon! ;D
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Oh good Lord! I've fallen into a pack of comedians! ;D I should fit right in!!!
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D. Tiller:
You will not have any problem finishing your bow.
I started with one of my ( bark on) Osage staves last year and had it shooting in two days.
David
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Lookin forward to the challenge!
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Or spend all day in the shower getting all pretty >:D
Better be carefull spending to much time getting pretty and all. Those yooper boys will think your a girl from under the bridge. :o Justin
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That why I play with obsidian! Tends to keep the confused and misguided at bay!!! >:D
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Hate to post my number all over this sight but if you need to call (615-519-2817) everyone have a safe trip and see you soon
Ron
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See ya Sunday Ron!
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Hey there Tiller you aught to be about half looney by now with the lack of sleep waitin for your next fix drawing so close and all. Don't be afraid of all them suthern boys takin advantage of ya, I sent a little lady friend down to Pappy. She'll keep ya safe cause after they see her they won't mess with ya. ;) She should be there in a day or two.
Better take an airconditioner with ya all that southern warmth might be kinda hard to take :D
Sure wish I was a going. We are blocking it out for our schedule next year as a must due: Keenan
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Awesome Keenan! Cant wait to see there eyes bug out over our little friend when it arrives. Hope it was not too expensive to send down there.
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Its getting close now only about 48 hours till I leave, just ahead of the snow their calling fer.
David don't worry about us Yoopers we never kiss and tell, were discreet not like them Utahians >:D
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Yep freezing cold and windy here. Safe trip Dana. Kenneth
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Its getting close now only about 48 hours till I leave, just ahead of the snow their calling fer.
David don't worry about us Yoopers we never kiss and tell, were discreet not like them Utahians >:D
Yes but we can tell our women from our men.
A lot of people say, "What's that?" It's Pat!
A lot of people ask, "Who's he? Or she?"
A ma'am or a sir, accept him or her
or whatever it might be.
It's time for androgyny.
Here comes Pat!
:o >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D Justin
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Dont need to worry! I know my preferences and they are definatly of the opposite persuasian. :D