Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: knap_123 on February 08, 2009, 02:11:40 pm
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i went to visit ridgerunner/ david and his family yesterday for the first time. what a great family! david showed me how to work a stave of osage down to a bow blank. i learnt so much from watching him, that i needed to learn. i have lots of pics. that i will post later. does anybody no how to downsize pics. so i can post with the p.a. site. i normally use photo bucket thats 1 pic at a time.
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You can use photobucket for more than one at a time. Cut and paste hit enter, cut and paste, hit enter, etc. Resize them on photobucket to 640x480.
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http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?action=help;page=post
this should help, scroll down, it's under 'references'
but I don't think it's needed, since pics posted from photobucked are usually sized down already ;)
Nick
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If I have a bunch of Pictures that I took at High Resolution and I need to downsize them....what I normally do is make an email to myself....and attach all of the Pictures that I want to the email....Outlook Express will ask you if you want to make them smaller....then just chose the right size....and send....thats my simple solution to doing it at more than one picture at a time.....
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner001.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner004.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner005.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner006.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner008.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner009.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner010.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner011.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner013.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner022.jpg)
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ok, thats some of davids bows and staves he shoed me(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner024.jpg)
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super horse(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner023.jpg)
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man, he's got some killer flint up his way. look at this nodguel he gave me the privalage of spalling (http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner016.jpg)
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different piece(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner018.jpg)
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davids 1st point(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner031.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner032.jpg)
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now, working on my stave while i watch ;D(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner029.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner033.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner030.jpg)
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(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner044.jpg) getting darker and he's still at it
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davids had enough (http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner045.jpg)
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man, i really am i grateful for all that david did and taught me. i learnt to chase a ring and lay a bow out. and i also learnt how to use my draw knife that i was doing all wrong on my own.(http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l338/knap_123/ridgerunner046.jpg)
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i got a chance to work some on it this mourning and will finish all i can this week. after 4 mths of doing nothing i get to head out for a 1 day job. then its back to playing with rocks and sticks till the next job. thank god i have salary!
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Looks like a good time to me, especially seeing as there is no snow :)
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Looks like fun, wish I had someone to hang out with and do bows with. I also like the idea of no snow. Kenneth
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Hey, that place looks vaguely familiar for some reason ::). How ya doin Dave? Looks like you've gotten a lot further on your osage than I have. What's this, you didn't give knap a good work out like me ;D?
That is some fine rock knap - i've been kickin myself in the posterior for not picking up more while I had the chance.
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knap, your lucky to have such a fine gentleman as David close enough to learn from. :) I've only met David twice at Pappy's but seems like the kind of fellow who would do pretty much anything to help a fellow primitive archer out. 8)
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Sounds like an outstanding day to me! Jawge
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Looks like a great time,you can learn a lot quick ,just by being around someone that knows what they are doing.
Pappy
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Knap 123, Very nice photo reportage. Really enjoyed it!!!!
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Looks like you two wariors were having way too much fun :P always good to see others sharing their knowledge. Hawk a/ho
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Well, I had to hop over to the local library to see the photos in this post. My home computer is DEAD thanks to my 15 year old son
and the computers at work have a photo site block on them.
I see that my wife's undies on the line have made the world wide web :D I will have to tell her that.
John: I had a great time Saturday. Thanks so much for the knapping kit, the rocks and the book. Not to mention the lessons.
Saturday night I went through the box and could not hardly believe what all was in there.
Sunday after church two more heads were attempted. Both broke in half >:( and my thumb was cut when the last one went. So I am well on my way to learning how to knapp. ;D And thanks for being a good sport about the birthday party. Otherwise I would have been in it deep with my wife. ::) HA. Wat do the ladies think of the gifs from my wife???
Cowboy: We are all doing fine. Forrest is 6'3" now. Same place different Alabama Gold. Most of this in the photos was cut in 06. The wood you helped with is still in the barn drying. It has had a bit of bug killer sprayed on it now and then. Other than that it has not been touched. About time to pop some belly staves off and see what I got.
Ryano: John drove over two hours to get to the house. I wish He was next door.
Pappy: I am trying to get john to come to the Classic this year. His work is busy as can be in the spring and summer and nothing in the winter. Maybe he can find a day or two.
Well I best get back to the office.
David
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david tell you wife my girls and misses have'nt taken off there necklaces yet. and my oldest girl is bugging me to death to finish the kids bow for her. i have a job there in the first of march sometime. if i finish the bow in time i'll bring it along to show you how your turtoring turned out. i think i'll go work some more on it now. oh yeah., better get some band aids and crazy glue to add to that kit for those cuts.
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"I see that my wife's undies on the line have made the world wide web I will have to tell her that."
Now thats funny right there, I don't care who you are...... :D
I'm sure she'll be pleased! ;D