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Offline michbowguy

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bow made with only a knife...
« on: March 11, 2010, 01:13:02 pm »
i taught a "survival" bow class last weekend for a great bunch of guys and gals.
during the whole process, i  only used a knife ,some cordage and an arrow i made on site!
all of this took place within an hour and 15 min!!!!
from living tree to me shooting into the target.
not too "primitive" but i think you will enjoy the videos.
jamie

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Offline DanaM

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 01:23:04 pm »
Pretty cool jamie 8)
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Offline Orkraider

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 01:44:52 pm »
Ok, I have to say, i'm just about done watching the first vid, and this is fascinating! 

I'm very interested in outdoor survival stuff, and this is top notch.

Cool stuff, Jamie =)
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Offline jamie

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 01:46:03 pm »
nice work jamie. great series.
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Offline riarcher

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 02:35:41 pm »
Very nice, thank you.
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Offline mox1968

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2010, 02:58:58 pm »
good stuff!!

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2010, 04:00:43 pm »
Jamie, that was excellent. That bow had snap to it. Well done. Jawge
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Offline michbowguy

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2010, 07:04:30 pm »
...thank you all.
yes it was "green" but i wanted to show that it could be done...not the prettiest of bows, but it worked,quite well.
it had been some time since ive made a bow with just a knife it was challenging for me.
...i will post my next series of traps and snaring in the other forum on the site when i finish teaching the class.
i think you will enjoy that as well.
jamie

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2010, 08:23:16 pm »
michbowguy you did a great job lovd the vids  :o 8)
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Offline youngbowyer33

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2010, 09:11:52 pm »
good job!
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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2010, 11:39:56 pm »
After watching those great videos, I feel like I should pay you. That much information usually isn't free. That was great! Thank you.

Offline stickbender

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2010, 12:33:46 am »

     Great job.  Uh......do the park people know you are cutting their sapplings down? ;D


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Offline Pappy

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2010, 07:18:06 am »
Sounds cool,wished I could see it. :)
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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2010, 01:01:32 pm »
Want to post a full draw image for Bow of the Month fun? Give me a heads up, though
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Offline michbowguy

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Re: bow made with only a knife...
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2010, 01:43:56 pm »
sorry, i gave that bow to a atudent.