Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Knoll on August 16, 2016, 09:18:36 pm
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Got a shocker today! Local HD no longer carries hard maple.
What will I do??!!
:o
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Quit your whining! ;D Our local HD and lowes only carry Poplar and Red Oak I've never even seen a maple board.
I guess you will have to start harvesting some staves.
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Save up for a chainsaw, some good wedges and a good sledge hammer.
Bjrogg
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Or loosen up some of that good stuff you have for trade...:) ;)
DBar
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I bet Dave has some staves unguarded at his place Mike. Isn't he off on an elk hunt soon, you can raid his stash while he is gone. ;)
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Menards still carries maple and hickory... Brian
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;D :laugh:
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Yep, Poplar and Red Oak here as well. We don't have a Menards. The one place that does have maple or Hickory closes before I get off work.
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How can a primitive bowyer be reliant on big box stores? Come on Mike, get them staves split up!
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How can a primitive bowyer be reliant on big box stores?
Reliant? No.
Lazy? Yes.
O:)
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Hahahahahaha! I'm just poking you my friend. Its what I do best!
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Greg, I've got my grandma guarding my house when I leave in four weeks, or is that five weeks, maybe three >:D
Anyway my stuff is all staves and Mike doesn't like the good stuff.
No more maple bows huh Mike. Carol will enjoy not having as many broken bow shards in the garage. ;D
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It's great to have so much support from one's "friends" when life throws ya a big roundhouse curve.
;) :laugh: ;)
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I'm guessing you can whoop Dave's grandma Mike and get to his staves. ;D ;D Wouldn't be a nice thing to do but surely you could take her couldn't you?
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Greg, I've not had the privilege of meeting Dave's grandma. But having met Dave's dad and knowing Dave, I'm guessing she's no pushover!
Also, I expect Dave's best wood is stored in the "secret" room of his new place. Under lock/key and guarded by 2 big dachshounds!
Actually, have been blessed with some primo staves that a bunch of you yahooo's have been so kind to give me. So will soon get over the HD disappoinyment. Hehehehehe
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Been trying to break him from boards for over a year now. Don't know how many primo staves I've given him. Everytime I see him he's showing me another stinkin' board bow. JEESH.
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Jon, he showed up to a natural material only shoot with carbon arrows ::) I'm just glad he's not gluing FG on those boards ;D
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Clint he probably would but he know's I would break it over my knee.
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Maybe he is just waiting for you to build him a selfy, Jon? ;)
The ol' boy is pretty slick you know.
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Chris I think he has at least two maybe three that I made him. Sad thing is one of them he shoots pretty dang good with ???
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I know he has at least one of yours Jon. I've seen him shoot it. I think the engineer in him struggles with natural materials.
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Probably right big Dave, "Yah but, yah but, its not a straight line?" :) :) :) :) :)
Go ahead, say it Mike! "ahhh, F U Pearly!!!"
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Heck he gave me the FU for calling him an engineer lol, might of been the way i said it😜
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There's an outstanding piece of BL on a shelf in the shop. Had it for year 'n' half, waiting for the correct moment to become a bow.
The positive encouragement engendered by this thread has confirmed that this is that moment.
As soon as breakfast is finished, gonna shuffle out to the shop, pull that piece of wood off the shelf, and get to whittlin'!
And, yes, it's a board. >:D
Expected much more sympathy for my board resource plight.
;) :o ;)
My PA friends are such a personal treasure. ::)
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Knoll, I picked out a beautiful straight grained red oak board at Lowes yesterday evening.
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Knoll, I picked out a beautiful straight grained red oak board at Lowes yesterday evening.
Say it ain't so Clint! :o
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Yah, to make trim...........
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Close Pearly, I'm using it for legs on my slide out kitchen
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Jon, he showed up to a natural material only shoot with carbon arrows ::) I'm just glad he's not gluing FG on those boards ;D
Everything is carbon based. All arrows are carbon! >:D
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Red oak is only for trim
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Red oak is only for trim
True dat
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Red oak is only for trim
Now Dave, you know that aint right.... Its a purty fair wood stove stuffer to! 😄😄😜😜.... Brian