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Offline Pat B

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Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« on: February 28, 2011, 10:28:39 pm »
...and they're off!   8)      Josh and Marie will soon have the names coupled and will start sending out PMs to everyone involved.
  Everyone have fun!  Post pics of your successes and failures, ask questions if you need to know something, help another when you can and put your all into the bow for your recipient. Remember, this is a secretso don't tell who you are building for...but we want all the other details!  ;)
  Some folks like to notify a reciepient when their bow is shipped so they can be on the lookout for the package. That is fine to do but only after you ship the bow.
  As you recieve a bow, we need pics!!!  First, I would like to know who built your bow. Then a description of it and a few pics. A pic of the bow braced, unbraced, back profile(and all decorations that are present) and most of all, FULL DRAW!
  To everyone building a bow, please inscribe the bow to your recipient with the date, wood(s) used, draw weight and draw length, overall length(n/n or t/t) and don't forget to sign it!
Let the chips fall where they may!
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline John K

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 10:51:25 pm »
Sounds great ! Looking foward to getting my name  :)
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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 10:53:43 pm »
Me too :P
my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 11:04:26 pm »
While I am really excited to get another bow (like I don't have enough) I'm really nervous and uptight about who I get to send a bow to...makes me really want to bear down and do my best ever!

And what extras can I throw in?  A bundle of Black Hills sage?  Maybe jar of chokecherry jelly?  I'll thnk of something!

Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 11:06:19 pm »
man i feel like an expectant father
and the wife in labor  :D


josh that jelly sounds good
i havent had any cc jelly since i was a kid
my grandma used to make it
after us grandkids picked the tree clean for her  ;D
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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 11:51:17 pm »
man i feel like an expectant father
and the wife in labor  :D


josh that jelly sounds good
i havent had any cc jelly since i was a kid
my grandma used to make it
after us grandkids picked the tree clean for her  ;D
are choke cherrys from black cherry tress, small and blackish maroon? i have ALOT in my yard and if i can eat them i would be sooooo happy ;D
warbows and fishing, what else is there to do?
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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2011, 11:57:09 pm »
are choke cherrys from black cherry tress, small and blackish maroon? i have ALOT in my yard and if i can eat them i would be sooooo happy ;D

Yes you can eat, jelly, ferment them. The wood will also make a bow.

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 11:58:44 pm »
Chokecherries are from the chokecherry shrub, very astringent fruit when eaten fresh, but makes a great jelly!
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

Offline Elktracker

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2011, 12:00:23 am »
sadiejane if you are reading this I need your first and last name pm it to me please, Marie (calendergirl) needs it please. thanks Josh
my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2011, 12:09:32 am »
are choke cherrys from black cherry tress, small and blackish maroon? i have ALOT in my yard and if i can eat them i would be sooooo happy ;D

Yes you can eat, jelly, ferment them. The wood will also make a bow.

Bevan R
just to make sure, this is what you are thinking of too, right,
i dont want to die from misunderstanding someone ;D
warbows and fishing, what else is there to do?
modern technology only takes you so far, remove electricity and then what

Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2011, 12:17:09 am »
The berry's look right but all my chokecherry's have a smooth bark.

Bevan R
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2011, 12:21:10 am »
The berry's look right but all my chokecherry's have a smooth bark.

Bevan R
what size are they, the bark that im showing looks similar to the larger trees in my yard, but i have seen smaller smooth bark ones,
now i have something else to look forward t this spring and summer ;D
what would you think about dye from the berrys
warbows and fishing, what else is there to do?
modern technology only takes you so far, remove electricity and then what

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2011, 12:25:37 am »
As far as a dye, all I know is after they pass through a bird, NOTHING will take the stain off.  :D

The trees I had at my previous residence were about 6" across at the base at least. and tall. Had always planned to cut one for a bow but moved without cutting any. I remember reading an article somewhere about a 'survival' type of class and the students made bows out of chokecherry saplings.

Bevan R
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline Elktracker

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2011, 12:26:32 am »
Look what you started sailordad ;D I keep thinking someone is posting a bow stave. Maybe we should change the name of this thread to Identifying choke cherry trees ???
my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2011, 12:29:09 am »
Look what you started sailordad ;D I keep thinking someone is posting a bow stave. Maybe we should change the name of this thread to Identifying choke cherry trees ???
sorry to get off topic, if you want ill start a new topic dedicated to this ;D
warbows and fishing, what else is there to do?
modern technology only takes you so far, remove electricity and then what