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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #45 on: September 14, 2015, 11:36:58 am »
Was there banana bread...?
Wish I could have made it there.

Oddly enough, we did start the day off with a plate of Banana Nut bread, (with blueberries this time), and coffee!

Hopefully the next one can work for you sir...

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #46 on: September 14, 2015, 11:38:59 am »
Left my purse behind??!!!
... alone in distant woods or fields, in unpretending sproutlands or pastures tracked by rabbits, even in a bleak and, to most, cheerless day .... .  I suppose that this value, in my case, is equivalent to what others get by churchgoing & prayer.  Hank Thoreau, 1857

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #47 on: September 14, 2015, 12:22:00 pm »
Dave, wish you could have been there too! It was a great time!

Eric, I know where those canopies belong and the arm guard. I guess we should have watched our a little better for  Mikes purse.

Glad you found everything! And sorry about all the wood shavings we left!
Patrick
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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #48 on: September 14, 2015, 01:00:45 pm »
I sure had a fun time meeting everyone....and the food was great
Springfield, MO

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #49 on: September 14, 2015, 01:01:33 pm »
Here are a few pix from the gathering this weekend.  We had a GREAT time and I'm already looking forward to when we can do it again...

First Pic - Knoll started things off with a BANG!
Second Pic - JonW Tillering like a true primitive bowyer (aka - using whatever works best!), ...with a belt sander :)
Third Pic - J05H showing off how long of a curl he could make.
Fourth Pic - Patrick working wood.

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #50 on: September 14, 2015, 01:06:51 pm »
More - OneBow

First Pic - DavidV getting busy with a hatchet - New Kid in the foreground.
Second Pic - ...they looked up for a second.  I think somebody mentioned lunch.
Third Pic - Sleek and my brother Nathan solving the world's issues thru conversation under a shade tree.
Fourth Pic - Knoll looking very serious about his Red Oak repair effort.



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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #51 on: September 14, 2015, 01:13:31 pm »
...and yet a few more.  -OneBow

First Pic - Patrick holding forthe on the finer points of Sinew application with hide glue.  Mike looking on with a slight measure of incredulity.
Second Pic - One of the Ash trees that served as our shade, also did duty as Sleeks personal armory.
Thrid Pic - ...a group Pic we snapped after lunch.  Sadly Patches had already left for home and my nephew RJ had yet to arrive, so they are not pictured...




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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #52 on: September 14, 2015, 02:01:00 pm »
Thanks Eric for hosting this get together!  I had a good time.  The food was EXCELLENT!!! I did not know that there were cookies though.... :-[

It was good getting to see everybody and meet a few new people.

Neal
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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #53 on: September 14, 2015, 02:15:46 pm »
Thanks a bunch for the pics Eric! I don't think I took one pic all day. I just wasn't really feeling like myself. Thanks so much again for all you did bud! Patrick
Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout!

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Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #54 on: September 14, 2015, 06:59:09 pm »
Pat, the story the pic tells about you sinewing that bow looks like your describing how you use bunny rabbit sinew. Stuff off the back legs is best.
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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #55 on: September 14, 2015, 07:01:22 pm »
Not a single crazy pic with the chrono? Slightly ticked or its two cousins? Or Jo5h shooting his 80# bow with an arrow weighing only 320 grains?
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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #56 on: September 14, 2015, 07:08:51 pm »
Looks like a good time was had by all.............but Mike you look like the senior in that group and you need to hold your own.  Did you guys do any shooting?? >:D ;D
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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #57 on: September 14, 2015, 07:39:39 pm »
Looks like a good time was had by all.............but Mike you look like the senior in that group and you need to hold your own.  Did you guys do any shooting?? >:D ;D
DBar

Mike more than held up his end, and earned a bit of the RESPECT us OLD guys require Bar:)  ...but a new kid that could not get two consecutive arrows into the target somehow lucked-up and hit this tiny little 100 point spot on the target and took the High Score!  Grrrr...

Sleek - I failed to get any pix of all that good stuff.   I was kinda hoping J05H would post that video of you going nutz and some of the Chrony pix.

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #58 on: September 15, 2015, 12:22:01 am »
Mike you look like the senior in that group and you need to hold your own.  Did you guys do any shooting?? >:D ;D
DBar
Chronologically, I'm definitely the senior. Experience/skillwise, I'm definitely a newbie. I got lucky and shot ok   ;)
... alone in distant woods or fields, in unpretending sproutlands or pastures tracked by rabbits, even in a bleak and, to most, cheerless day .... .  I suppose that this value, in my case, is equivalent to what others get by churchgoing & prayer.  Hank Thoreau, 1857

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Re: Springfield, MO Gathering under the Ash tree shade in my yard... (Sept 12th)
« Reply #59 on: September 15, 2015, 09:33:35 am »
Sleek definitely went a little nuts. He's an excitable fellow.  :laugh: :laugh:

Here's a link to the video. I'll go through my phone and see if I have anything else to post, but I think that's all I've got.

http://vid879.photobucket.com/albums/ab359/J05H/VID_20150912_104139683.mp4

P.S. I'll pick up my bracer next time I'm in town.
If you never have time to do it right, you'll always have time to do it over.