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Offline DirtyDan

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pretty good winter's work
« on: March 23, 2009, 07:17:12 pm »
My new friend Doug Bell and I had a lot of fun this winter.  Pictured are some of the bows we made together this winter.  There are six more bows that we made for Doug's grandkids, and eight more kids' bows that we are finishing to have ready for the North Georgia Flintknapping and Primitive Arts Festival where Doug and I will have a booth.  Most of these bows are hickory self bows made from saplings we cut, but there are some other types, including two bamboo on bamboo r/d bows.  Two old retired guys can fling some sawdust in a warm shop in the winter!
Dan Spier and Doug Bell, Marietta, GA, USA
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Offline DanaM

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 07:20:31 pm »
Looks great guys, don't look like yer retired yet :D
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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 09:46:00 pm »
Hickory selfbows can sure fling an arrow well.

My daughter's thirty pound Hickory can
fling arrows better than my forty pound laminate. :( :)

It is nice to know your shop is warm in the Winter.

I hope your booth works out well and you can
set a few more archers on the road to success.

LongArrow
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 10:25:59 pm »
That sure is some great work! Well done. Making bows passes the winter days. Jawge
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Offline Timo

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2009, 10:30:19 pm »
My kind of fellas right there! Looks like lots of good times.
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2009, 10:46:52 pm »
Man,  That is a bunch of nice looking bows.  Did you guys ever sleep? ;D
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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2009, 10:58:38 pm »
Holly Cow... :o :o

   you should have seen my face when i scrolled down and saw all those beautiful bows...  my eyes must of been open as wide as can be... :o   i hae never seen soo many selfbows all at once... wow...   i am really impressed that ya'll can crank them out like that i cant even get one done..!!! 

   that is a beautiful site i tell you what that is like a bowers treasure i now that would supplie my out doors team and it would feel like christmas to them if they saw that many bows in front yard...   or in front of my apt yard...lol...

wow that is really cool... hope to become that skilled one day...  ;D

that is really motovating???   

looks great....!
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2009, 11:20:26 pm »
Thats just impressive.   You guys ought to be tillering experts.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2009, 03:36:58 am »
NAAAH...these are no bows, just sticks laying on a blanket! We won't believe if we don't see: braced, fulldraw and MAAAAANY details!!!  ;D ;D ;D

Very nice work, gentlemen!
F.
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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2009, 08:07:20 am »
Looks like you be busy Dan,nice work. I've seen you work and know how you can turn
them out.  ;) :)
   Pappy
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Offline GregB

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2009, 08:14:11 am »
Dan, you two must have had some sort of assembly line set up on those to crank out so many! ;D Look forward to seeing you at the Classic! ;)
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2009, 10:23:14 am »
Looks like you've been busy planting bow seeds all winter, and got a nice harvest. :) Excellent looking pile-o-bows.
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Offline cracker

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2009, 10:34:36 am »
Dan that is a bunch of bows good looking ones at that. Do you ever sleep. Ron
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2009, 11:48:21 am »
Thanks, guys.  Yes, it was a lot of fun.  Pappy and Greg, Greg and I are coming up to the Classic.  Doug cannot wait to see it.  I have been telling him that it is bowbuilder's heaven.

Dan
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Offline Pat B

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Re: pretty good winter's work
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2009, 11:56:50 am »
Dang Dan, You guys have been busy this past winter. Nice work. 
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