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Offline simson

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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2013, 03:04:52 pm »
WOW, Oregon must be a really nice place to live ...
Simon
Bavaria, Germany

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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2013, 03:47:18 pm »
It's funny you say that:) according to my family history. Us Ott folk moved from Germany to Scandinavia then to Oregon for timber. Feel free to come on over ;)
It's the best! There is more variety of bow wood than I can think of. Not to mention the wildlife, highest concentration of bears in the lower 48. Record size elk, and salmon. I don't think I'll ever leave.
Clatskanie, Oregon

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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2013, 04:08:40 pm »
OOOOO! I think I can see mine in there Brycey boy!
Where??? I don't see it  ;)
Clatskanie, Oregon

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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2013, 04:10:00 pm »
How cool is that.,  :)  waiting to see what bows you make from it, of course anxiously wait for the stuff to dry.  :o
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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2013, 05:01:24 pm »
Dang, the making of yet another yew junkie. It's starting to get lonely here with just me and my collection of vine maple  :D
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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2013, 06:18:22 pm »
It's just not fair!!!  :'( :'( :'( :'( lol Beautiful haul!
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2013, 08:06:33 pm »
I had the pleasure of band-sawing that yew.  I have never seen such consistency in yew from any one area.  They were like cloned tight-ringed 1/4" sapwood beauties.  Nice haul Bryce. Thanks for leaving me with one.
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the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #22 on: June 19, 2013, 08:52:44 pm »
Nice score Bryce!! Looks like some very nice stuff and should make some beautiful bows.

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Re: Just Another Day in Oregon
« Reply #23 on: June 19, 2013, 09:51:16 pm »
Thanks guys. I just finished sealing it all up and putting it away. I had to move some stuff around in the shop, but I made it fit.

I called the old guy today to see if I could get the rest if what he said I could have and he said,"no."
No elaboration... Nothing. So I guess this is it.
Oh well.
I'm grateful:)

Carson, don't loose that peice in one of your wood piles.
Clatskanie, Oregon