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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Matt S. on March 21, 2011, 10:43:16 am

Title: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Matt S. on March 21, 2011, 10:43:16 am: Last week the postman left a large, long box on my front porch. Inside was a piece of wood carved into an odd, but attractive shape. With the piece of wood was a string which spanned one end of the object to the other in a manner that when the wood object was bent, the string would rest in grooves on either end. A story came with the object as well.
This beautiful wooden object came in a bag of animal hide.

I'm still working on getting some photos taken of it and will update this post when said photos are available.

What is this thing?
Who sent it to me?
Any guesses?
;D ;D ;D ;)

**Update**
You guys knew right away! I guess my clues were too obvious :D

Anyway, here's the story. Halfeye calls me early last week and we have a nice conversation. He lets me know that the bow would be here by Thursday or Friday. Thursday rolls around (not quickly enough) and I take a break from work to run home to see if the mail had come. Waiting for me was a large box! ;D

And I know you are all waiting for picts, so here they are:
Bow strung:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfIB-xC2EI/AAAAAAAABF0/RDTrVg7JINE/s912/PAtrade-01.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfIB8hyTLI/AAAAAAAABFw/e7AtyJ-CK9o/s640/PAtrade-02.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH8GqAAVI/AAAAAAAABFY/H3qiv_FKXkY/s640/PAtrade-06.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH79aIe-I/AAAAAAAABFU/qc94QQbzOjY/s640/PAtrade-07.jpg)

The decorations on the back of the bow. Can anyone decipher them? Hint: it's a story and it isn't in English:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH-5WAvXI/AAAAAAAABFo/aMrPobseiek/s912/PAtrade-03.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH-64RuQI/AAAAAAAABFs/m0QkNoRv0x4/s912/PAtrade-04.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH8GaE2CI/AAAAAAAABFc/lbIQ3B1zACo/s912/PAtrade-05.jpg)

And of course the full draw photos!!
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH3q2cBNI/AAAAAAAABFQ/1ikgZZKes1w/s640/PAtrade-08.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH2ujl60I/AAAAAAAABFM/5tq_SWE6Gfw/s640/PAtrade-09.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TYfH2eHN__I/AAAAAAAABFI/9e1vi8e8upM/s640/PAtrade-10.jpg)

It draws and shoots like a longbow, which is really darn impressive!! I love it, halfeye makes some rockin' bows! THANK A BUNCH ;D
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail
Post by: Cameroo on March 21, 2011, 11:44:26 am: Could the bag be made of buffalo hide?
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail
Post by: Matt S. on March 21, 2011, 11:46:59 am: Quote from: Cameroo on March 21, 2011, 11:44:26 am
Could the bag be made of buffalo hide?

Could be ;)
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail
Post by: Keenan on March 21, 2011, 12:38:12 pm: ;D ;D ;D You lucky dog. ;)
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail
Post by: NTD on March 21, 2011, 01:03:37 pm: Definitely a lucky dog!
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail
Post by: Bevan R. on March 21, 2011, 01:10:29 pm: VERY Lucky SOB in my book!!! 8)

Bevan R
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail
Post by: HatchA on March 21, 2011, 02:05:58 pm: As the saying goes... "pic's or it never happened" :D
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail
Post by: cracker on March 21, 2011, 02:55:38 pm: Pics pics pics
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Matt S. on March 21, 2011, 08:42:15 pm: Updated original post with photos.
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Cameroo on March 21, 2011, 08:59:03 pm: I guess maybe it's time to get to work... people are receiving their, bows and I haven't even decided what I'm building :P

Looks great Matt! When are you going to stop teasing and fill us in on the writing on the back?
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: ErictheViking on March 21, 2011, 09:41:31 pm: beautiful bow and case. your a lucky, lucky man. btw first word:matt second:? third:skreiling, thats all I have looked at, second word is k/c ei m p e d e, I think. my head hurts, time to soothe it with more bow forum.
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: tattoo dave on March 21, 2011, 10:14:25 pm: That's a great looking bow! But then all of Rich's bows are. I'm with you Cameroo, time to get workin...I haven't started yet either, but I do have a plan. Have fun with that bow Matt, looks like it fits you perfectly. Here's an idea, this fall let's start a thread that keeps track of the animals these trades bow harvest. Just a thought. :)

Tattoo Dave
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: lerxst on March 22, 2011, 12:07:36 am: Im thinking that from what you first said that the whole thing seems a little creepy. And the markings on that thing surely appear to be black magic. The best course of action would be to bury it in a vast expanse of salt. I happen to live near the Bonneville salt flats so if you mail it to me I will take up this just cause for you... But seriously that is really cool looking and I would really like to know what the runes say , ifits not to personal.
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Arrowind on March 22, 2011, 02:01:48 am: Christmas in March. So nice. I'm jealous. That bow is AWESOME!!! Lucky bum.
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Pappy on March 22, 2011, 09:18:13 am: Beautiful bow,very nice gift. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Scowler on March 22, 2011, 09:29:15 am: Beautiful bow. I love the Runes.
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Matt S. on March 22, 2011, 01:46:17 pm: Ok, so here are the runes in our alphabet:
"Matt Kaempede skraelings med buk og okse i vinland med to dode"

And your second hint: that's Danish.

Thankfully rich gave me the english translation otherwise I'd still be trying to figure it out! :D
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Elktracker on March 22, 2011, 02:06:40 pm: Very cool ;D
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: Blacktail on March 22, 2011, 02:19:55 pm: yeah,that is way nice and some sweet wok...great job..john
Title: Re: Received something special in the mail (updated with lots of photos)
Post by: bigcountry on March 22, 2011, 02:56:15 pm: Awesome bow. I just don't know how halfeye does it. It just amazes me. I pray when I get his age, I will have the energy just to make one bow a month.