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Offline michbowguy

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LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« on: January 14, 2008, 12:52:03 am »
here are some cane i make arras and small kids darts from, some maple shoots for my darts, two different style of fletching im tryin out ....










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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2008, 12:53:08 am »
 here are sone cane arras /dogwood foreshafts im in the midst of making,with a old shed antler srra straightner,and some pics of how i make trad. flu-flus..








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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2008, 12:53:46 am »
here are some pics of a short....48" sugar maple flatbow, im in the middle of working on..









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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2008, 12:55:14 am »
here is some pics of a new rabbit stick,and a knife i made from a file...its kind of rough and the wood is old scraps that a bowyer sent me and the pins are brass nails..i thought my fellow bowmen would enjoy!







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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2008, 12:56:32 am »
Cool Jamie. What are the tips in the cane arrows in the first set of pics?     Pat
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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2008, 01:01:16 am »
Wow! Sounds and looks like you got it all goin on at the same time ;) - don't we all, too many projects :). Nice knife, and arra's, and bow - be sure and show it when it's finished....
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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2008, 01:07:51 am »
on the cane arras it is foreshafts of dogwood.
soon to be field tips , they are made for a friend and she will buy more with rock on the end come hunting season.

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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2008, 01:09:45 am »
...Stay in the shop Jamie ! Ya sure are bein' productive ! Very nice stuff......bob

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« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2008, 01:26:47 am »
Bob, Jamie lives in Michigan. Where else is he gonna go this time of year! :o 
   Nice stuff Jamie. Sure helps with cabin fever don't it.     Pat
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Offline michbowguy

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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2008, 01:38:08 am »
man you said it!
but i should get out and find a job now.lol
i just want to make abunch of stuff,just incase i have to work a ton o hours again.

ive got so much traded,unfinished stuff out in my garage, i need to make some progress.
everything i make i pretty much give away and people want to see my work and ive got nuttin' but pics.
id love to hand them a nice bow with a handfull of arras and let them shoot.

jamie

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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2008, 06:10:58 am »
Nice stuff jamie, you have been busy eh.
Hows the weather down south there must be spring by now living so far south ;) ;D
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« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2008, 11:50:36 am »
one dat of spring like conditions, next 14 inches of snow,2 days later rain and no more snow, then a couple days of freezing rain.
wtf.
jamie

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« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2008, 01:24:17 pm »
Cool stuff.  8)
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Re: LOTS OF PICS...bow,arra,rabbit stick,atlatl..
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2008, 01:55:21 pm »
Love yer pics! and yer stuff!  ;D

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« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2008, 07:25:38 pm »
Suhweeeeeeeeet man. A real "meat making" woodshop ;D!