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Offline NC_Warbow

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #90 on: March 23, 2012, 01:11:05 am »
Hello all, Ive been a 'lurker' for awhile, time to come out of hiding! Im very excited to see whats developing here! I would be quite interested in helping and joining the AWBS. Im from Charlotte, North Carolina; anyone else around my area?

I have an 80in 110# hickory backed yew warbow. I have yet to try making my own bow.. YET.. I am slowly gathering tools :p I do make my own arrows though. Will be starting on a new batch of 1/2 Poplar shafts, tapered to 3/8 with some perdy Hector Cole heads ;D Just need to wait until afew things arrive.. its like christmas o.o Anyone else happen to be in the SCA? I also joined the facebook group earlier :)
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #91 on: March 23, 2012, 01:56:15 am »
welcome ;D, its great to have someone else join us, do you have skype by chance? we have meetings on there every few weeks
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Offline NC_Warbow

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #92 on: March 25, 2012, 10:13:24 pm »
Thank you! Ive always found the site VERY helpful, hoping I can help out with the start of the AWBS! I will have to make a skype account for theses meetings. Always helpful to beable to talk in 'person' rather than through posts, much quicker too! spent most of my sunday trying to find a single field I could do some distance shooting in.. not one! hahaha, thinking I may try to use a Golf range :P
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #93 on: March 25, 2012, 10:38:10 pm »
when you get a skype made, please post it, or if you don't want it out in the open, pm me and i can spread it within the awbs,
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Offline Ironmonger

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Re: American Warbow Society : UPDATE
« Reply #94 on: March 28, 2012, 12:37:07 pm »
Ok...  getting closer to finished with Warbow Take 2... and it DID NOT BLOW UP!!! OMG!!!

I'm taking the "shooting in" on this bow much more slowly than Take 1 and have been taking the extra time to exercise it more and treat it with love and respect. Initial checks show, what to my eye, is a good compass tiller and its drawing 90# at 26" but I stopped pulling there due to my paranoia after that boo hic blew up in my face last time! lol We'll git er done though.

Posted a pic on my facebook of the groups and will get some other pics up as soon as I have some more time.
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Offline Will Carothers

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #95 on: May 11, 2012, 12:10:37 am »
Hey guys, i dont have a heavy weight warbow yet, all i have is a 60# elb, but i hope to make an 80+ pounder soon. And i just sent a request to join the facebook group!
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #96 on: May 11, 2012, 05:06:57 pm »
60 is a great start, would you mind giving your email so i can add yu to the email list, and its great to have another join our ranks ;D
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Offline Ironmonger

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #97 on: May 11, 2012, 05:43:33 pm »
Hey Will, welcome! Just remember, the formula for building up to the big bows is as follows:

1. Loose Arrow with heaviest bow you have
2. Repeat 1 until your arms fall off
3. Repeat 1 and 2 after the arms heal.

Simple!
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Offline Kullas

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #98 on: May 12, 2012, 06:50:58 am »
I am interested also .
Chris from N. Ga
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #99 on: May 12, 2012, 12:39:32 pm »
ok, if you could please send me ypur email, i can put you on the email list, and welcome ;D
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Offline Sixkiller

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #100 on: June 20, 2012, 04:56:54 pm »
I would like to join the American Warbow Society. How do I join? I don't have a bow just yet, but I will be building myself one.
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Offline Dag

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #101 on: June 21, 2012, 01:47:30 am »
Hello Sixkiller! You can find us on Facebook! Ask to join the American Warbow Society group page and you'll be added!
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Offline MrWarSpoon

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #102 on: July 12, 2012, 11:17:33 pm »
Likewise, I'm in Sixkiller's boat. In the process of building one right now. Haha funny story actually; just got a new band saw and figured that I'd break it in while making 1/4in hick backings... Just powerwashed the side of the house the other day and in my overzealous endeavor on the saw, I hooked up the hose of the shop vac in the secondary inlet. After blowing through 6-7 backings, I noticed that the vac had just covered the house in sawdust  ::) and my lady wasn't too thrilled. Guess what I'm doing tomorrow? :'(
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Offline Bowyer4Yew

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #103 on: September 12, 2012, 01:10:33 pm »
Hi Warbowmen,

I spent all of 2011 learning all about Yew shortbows, longbows and warbows...then found the staves and tools and learned how to build my own. I now have 4 bows of Yew I use regularly: Shortbow for castle turrets 55#, Targetbow for learning building and the technique 25#, longbow for training strength 82# and Warbow 135#...thee one  ;D

This American Warbow Society sounds good to me too...but I'll be spending all of 2013 building strength to get that 135# full draw mastered.
My current accomplishment in Yew is hitting a Clout at 180 yards, making a gold shot at 200 yards (180 meters) and shooting a full Clout Tournament with my 82# Yew Longbow which is 72 shots in an afternoon.

Any other Clout shooters out there?  :)
William
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Offline occupant

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Re: American Warbow Society
« Reply #104 on: September 12, 2012, 10:30:27 pm »
Nothing around here with the needed range, unless you have enough land yourself. I joined the American Warbow Society a while back, but judging by the pins on the member map, I'm the only one within 500 miles.
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