Anyone from Georgia

[Brad Singley]

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

[bowmunky13]

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

[Pat B]

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

[newknapper]

Hi Brad I am from south Ga but my bow making skills is in its infant stages right now.

[Brad Singley]

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.

[Pat B]

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

[Brad Singley]

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?

[Pat B]

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