Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Weylin on April 08, 2018, 11:03:08 pm
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Anyone here in North Carolina? (Besides Pat B and James Parker. I already know them ;D) This Oregon boy is packing up and moving back to his roots in North Carolina. No more yew for me. :'( I will be in Winston-Salem to start with, but I'm hoping we can find a nice place in the mountains at some point. I'd love to get connected with more people in the area who are into this stuff. I even started a facebook group called Carolina Bowyers to help connect people in the area.
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Good luck with the move Weylin, I know I would love to get out of California
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You will be close enough to make it to the Classic. Good luck with the move.
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That's a big move! Sounds like we'll be crossing paths in the future. There will be lots of new people for you to meet from the region.
When's the move?
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Good for you and the family, Weylin. Hopefully we get the opportunity to cross paths now. Put Marshall, MI on your short list :)
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Thanks for the well wishes. It is going to be a big move. I really love the bowyer community out here in Oregon, I hate to leave it behind. I also hate that I never was able to take an elk after all those years of chasing them. I'm looking forward to hunting white-tails again but there's nothing like chasing elk around. We will be heading out around the beginning of July. A lovely time to move to the southeast, I know. (-S I definitely plan to make it to the Classic and hopefully Ojam and Marshall. They will be a big drive but hopefully doable. I'm also taking Swiftwood Bows full time once I get out there. Might as well go full crazy. )P(
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Well, like the other Waylon said, "I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane!" Good luck with the move and the full time operation. That is a big move! No fun in being normal, everyone else tries to do that! Except maybe primitive archers and mountain men/women! Again Good luck, and drive safely!
Hawkdancer
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Go East young man. Load up the covered wagon with yew and assorted tools and supplies make sure you leave a little room for the wife and kids. Gotta be a little scary with such a big change but you'll do great. I hope to meet you sometime also. Maybe at Marshall. Safe travels
Bjrogg
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Go East young man. Load up the covered wagon with yew and assorted tools and supplies make sure you leave a little room for the wife and kids. Gotta be a little scary with such a big change but you'll do great. I hope to meet you sometime also. Maybe at Marshall. Safe travels
Bjrogg
Thanks! Hope to cross paths with you as well.
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Good luck on the move and full time bow venture, hope to meet you someday. Pappy
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I'm 20 minutes west of Winston-Salem, but unfortunately am not very involved with primitive archery anymore. What little free time I have right now is spent trying to fish. If you ever want to wet a line or anything just let me know, though.
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I live in north carolina when I can. On the coast in New Bern.
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Thanks, Pappy. I'm certain I'll make it out your way.
Good to know, Jonathan. Thanks for the fishing invite. I may well take you up on that. I love to fish but haven't done much for years now.
Cool i didn't know you were out that way, Sleek. Maybe we'll cross paths.
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Thanks, Pappy. I'm certain I'll make it out your way.
Good to know, Jonathan. Thanks for the fishing invite. I may well take you up on that. I love to fish but haven't done much for years now.
Cool i didn't know you were out that way, Sleek. Maybe we'll cross paths.
Lol, im out every way at any random time. Im always traveling. But, im trying hard to drop an achor in North Carolina. The wife likes it there, so i will do my best.
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I would love to get out of California
We have 2 spare bedrooms back in MO!
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Weylin, do I understand correctly that you are looking to making bows full time and make a living from it? How will you do that? A combination of making videos and bows, or do you have something else in mind? I am curious, and I wish you the best of luck--but I am not sure I could have left Oregon--so beautiful there.
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Weylin, maybe you'll get a chance to chase a NC elk. Our herd is doing well and the state has already started issuing tags on a limited basis.
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Weylin, do I understand correctly that you are looking to making bows full time and make a living from it? How will you do that? A combination of making videos and bows, or do you have something else in mind? I am curious, and I wish you the best of luck--but I am not sure I could have left Oregon--so beautiful there.
Yes, that is the idea. I would like to expand and improve the youtube end of things to hopefully be a solid supplement with bow sales as a core. I am also planning to do some writing at some point as well. There are people out there doing it and making it work. Carson Brown, Ryan Gill, Clay Hayes etc. I think I can pull it off as well.
Weylin, maybe you'll get a chance to chase a NC elk. Our herd is doing well and the state has already started issuing tags on a limited basis.
That would be cool, Pat. I knew they had them in the Smokies. I wasn't sure if there was a season for them yet. I might give it a shot but I wont hold my breath to get a tag. Have you tried?
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well your work is amazing. I am always in awe of your bows--you should find some way to keep the yew coming to you back east. I really enjoy your videos too, so I will look forward to seeing more of them. I am sure if anyone can do it, you can. will you offer classes as well?
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Check out Tony Bennett and Lymann Clark on FB.
Two fantastic NC guys.
Zuma
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well your work is amazing. I am always in awe of your bows--you should find some way to keep the yew coming to you back east. I really enjoy your videos too, so I will look forward to seeing more of them. I am sure if anyone can do it, you can. will you offer classes as well?
Thanks, Jeff. I hope to secure a source of yew as well. I do plan on offering classes. I'm working on building up my tool supply so I can get a handful of people working at the same time.
Thanks for the tip, Zuma
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Get in touch with James Parker when you get home. He's been doing it for a long time.
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Get in touch with James Parker when you get home. He's been doing it for a long time.
I intend to. I sent him a message a while back but I don't know if his facebook business page is active.
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It's hard to get James to return a call. I have his phone number if you want it.