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Offline George D. Stout

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Ol' Buck is still flingin' arrows.
« on: February 20, 2014, 04:55:49 pm »
Those of you who know of Ol' Buck will know he is a lemonwood longbow from the 1940's, and has traveled over six years over the US and Canada, in the hands of about 40 different folks.   Anyway, he is still going strong...maybe a little limp, but still flinging.  Here's a few photos.  I have just made a dozen cedars for him for some spring stumping.   ;)   These are from a month ago before the two feet of snow we have now. 



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On still he goes with back berond of cedar shafts with feather frond;
for him the great success you see, is not to get, but just to be,
amidst the oak and the hickory tree.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Ol' Buck is still flingin' arrows.
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 05:34:43 pm »
Cool old bow, George. Good to know that those old lemonwood bows still have some sting.
That one looks a lot like the hickory backed lemonwood bow I recently built.
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Offline George D. Stout

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Re: Ol' Buck is still flingin' arrows.
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 05:40:16 pm »
This one is an old York (Woodcraft Equipment Co.) out of Independence, MO.   It is backed with clarified calfskin ..... drum head material.
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On still he goes with back berond of cedar shafts with feather frond;
for him the great success you see, is not to get, but just to be,
amidst the oak and the hickory tree.

Offline Pat B

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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 05:43:52 pm »
I have an old lemonwood ELB style York with aluminum "horn" nocks. I contacted Woodcraft about it and the guy I talked to sent me a copy of the original catalog. My bow cost about $7 new in the late 30s or early 40s.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Ol' Buck is still flingin' arrows.
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 07:36:22 pm »
I follow the travels of ol buck a few years ago on one of the other Trad forums.  I think maybe leatherwall.  Good it see it still flinging arras.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 10:34:46 pm »
Thanks for sharing the story of this wonderful piece of our hunting legacy.  I sometimes look at a bow I have finished and wonder where it will be in 5, 10, maybe 50 years down the line.  I kinda hope some kid way down the line buys it at a garage sale and strings it up to find if it still shoots....and it does.  It would be nice to have a little piece of me carried in the field long after I am gone.
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« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2014, 12:31:48 am »
JW, that's why I sign and date all my bows. Not that I will be famous but I have a few oldies with no markings and I'd love to know the history. I have a Jay Massey bow but with no identifying marks it is only a guess and trust where it came from.
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