Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Brad Singley on August 08, 2008, 06:06:29 pm
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Hello everyone, I posted a thread over in the flintknapping area and only got 2 replies hopefully this area has more traffic. I am interested in this art form of bow building and arrow crafting. I don't have much in the way of experience in these areas. I want to visit someone in the Georgia area who would let me watch for a while of how you guys build these beautiful bows. My experience is in the area of custom built knives( I am a Journeyman Smith with the American Bladesmith Society). I would offer any help or advise in knifemaking/forging for some help on how to make my first bow. Thank you for any help you may have to offer.
Sincerely,
Brad
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hey brad.... i am from ga... but i am currently in texas right now.... ft hood post. anyhoo.... if you want to you can go around the savannah area there are a large amount of bowyers in the area... if ya know where to look.... ga southern has a group of younger bowyers there but they are good
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Brad, I am originally from Savannah but live in the mountains of NC not too far from the GA line. Where in GA do you live? Pat
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Hi Brad I am from south Ga but my bow making skills is in its infant stages right now.
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Thanks everyone, My wife is from the Savannah area so it would not be to much trouble to go down there. That may be an option.
Pat B. I live in Griffin, GA, halfway between Atlanta and Macon. We are about 3 hours driving from Highlands, NC. If that will give you some reference point. Not to far away. Thanks again.
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I used to know some folks from Griffin named Griffin. They were living in Athens at the time(early 70s).
When did your wife grow up in San'h? I graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1969. Pat
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Hi Pat, My wife's family moved downtown about 6 yrs. ago but used to live near the Sav. Yacht Club (Commodore Pt.) I enjoy our visits down there. What type of bows do you build? Do you build your arrows also?
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Brad, I prefer to build self bows but build boo and hickory backed bows also. I do make my own arrows with sourwood shoots or cane. This year I've been concentrating more with cane. I poster a few pics earlier this past week under "Arrows" and 3 different bows this past month. If you look at the BOM thread you can see them.
Commodores Point wasn't there when I lived in Savannah(until 1978). The Yacht Club was there but very little else on Wilmington Island. I owned a house on York and Houston Streets, down town right on the square. I also was an owner of Sweetfield Leather Co., on River Street. That was during the reconstruction of River Street. Pat