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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 28, 2009, 05:58:04 pm

Title: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 28, 2009, 05:58:04 pm

So, doing some reorganizing, I stumbled upon a bunch of stills of my very first bows.

...Those where the days I had no clue that internet archery sites even existed.

My very first one was a Guava, I pretty much copied my glass longbow, decrowned the back and made a farely flat belly.

I drew it to full draw as soon as it was shaped  :o ...than pushed the limbs back to strait  ::) ;D did a bit of what might be called tillering but I had no instructions at all.

well it actually sent arows to my targed,..I was quite amazed by that  ;D  i did feel a great sense of pride in the accomplishment, and I think I was hooked  ;)


The tiller was amazingly quite even,  but most of the bend was at midlimbs

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/001-6.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/002-7.jpg)

Title: Re: ...and then, there was a beginning !
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 28, 2009, 06:01:26 pm

At the time I was reading Pope's book, so I started my second with a bit more of a clue  ;D


Here the first is shown with the second in the works, ...and those where the tools I was using in the beginning

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/003-7.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/004-5.jpg)

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Post by: adb on June 28, 2009, 08:13:44 pm

Hey, Manny... very cool! How long ago was this?

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Post by: cowboy on June 28, 2009, 08:31:57 pm

Looks like you were doing pretty good Manny, for someone who didn't know what he was doing :).

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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 28, 2009, 09:01:50 pm

Thanks, this was november 2004.

thanks cowboy, but I was just lucky  :)


My 2nd was a Bamboo backed Eucalyptus,....got the bamboo strips out of one of my window blinds  ;D ;D

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/007-5.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/006-4.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/009-2.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/008-2.jpg)

Title: Re: ...and then, there was a beginning !!! a pictures heavy thread
Post by: burn em up chuck on June 28, 2009, 09:07:21 pm

very cool, wish i had recorded my beginnings !

                                                             chuck

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Post by: Aosda on June 28, 2009, 09:08:17 pm

I don't think my 10th(when I get to it) will look that good.

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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 29, 2009, 04:59:46 am

thanks fellas.



......by the time I got to my 3rd bow I did quite a bit of reading of TBB I, so I had a much better idea of what had to be done.

There was a mention on TBB I that folks new to the craft should stay away from caracter bows,..so of course I had to make a Guava with some caracter  ;D


(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/010-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/011-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/012-2.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/013-2.jpg)

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: Illuminati on June 29, 2009, 10:27:41 am

holy crap that last one looks really nice

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Post by: OldBow on June 29, 2009, 11:52:31 am

Holy Crap - they all look pretty nice!

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 29, 2009, 10:14:38 pm

Thanks  :)

My 4th bow was the first I felt good to take hunting, it rewarded me with 2 mongoose the first day and a pig the next,...now I was really hooked ;D

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/014-2.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/015-2.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/016.jpg)

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Post by: Nightmyth on June 29, 2009, 11:38:27 pm

Nomadic, you're work is always impressive. Good job brother.

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 30, 2009, 09:06:53 am

Good job, Manny. I kept my early bows, LOL, the ones that survived anyway. The ones that didn't are in the garden. Your bows look better than mine. :) Jawge

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Post by: bigcountry on June 30, 2009, 10:14:38 am

And then finally manny got a haircut and a shirt. ;D  I really respect your bows, and the fact you went out and tried bow woods that no one else has tried. 

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 30, 2009, 01:18:40 pm

yeah, had to start wearing a shirt once I started posting bows on the internet  ;D

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Post by: Kegan on June 30, 2009, 02:38:31 pm

Quote from: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 30, 2009, 01:18:40 pm

yeah, had to start wearing a shirt once I started posting bows on the internet  ;D

Didn't you win BOM shirtless :D?

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 30, 2009, 09:04:02 pm

A slip  :D, hard to allways pay attention  ;D

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on June 30, 2009, 09:06:44 pm

A bit later I made this one, I showed plenty both on the long version and the later shorter one, however never showed this picture of it just done


(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/001-7.jpg)

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Post by: Aosda on June 30, 2009, 10:20:14 pm

Now there's a good pic for the tourist brochures ;D .  "Come to beautiful Hawaii, don't mind the guy on the beach with the stick and string- he has really good aim."

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 01, 2009, 02:11:18 pm

Than I tryed board wood,..allways being in love with the look of Zebrawood, this one was backed with canvas


(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/019-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/017.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/018.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/020-1.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/021.jpg)

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: Pat B on July 01, 2009, 03:49:58 pm

Ain't it fun to visit the past.

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Post by: billy on July 01, 2009, 06:14:50 pm

Ya know, if you wanna REALLY get some attention, you should post some pics of you shooting your bow with no clothes on...you're 75% there anyway!!!  HAHAHAHAHAHA

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Post by: Blacktail on July 01, 2009, 11:39:05 pm

i have to say you have pumped out some sweet bows....the question is do you miss that hair.. ;D..john

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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 01, 2009, 11:55:27 pm

Hair is coming back  ;D ..........now if only I could get better at making bows as fast  :)

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Post by: Chad Bower on July 02, 2009, 01:01:55 am

All of your bows are awesome...always have been ! Keep up the great work and hunt naked when and when ya can !

Title: Re: ........and then, there was a beginning !!! ........ a pictures heavy thread
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 02, 2009, 11:49:55 pm

Funny you say that Chad, there was a time when i was lucky enought to be able to live in the bush (I probably would still be there if I didn't get kicked out)

....anyway, I used to work on bows naked, and as a matter of fact i did go hunting nacked a few times  ;D ;D ;D

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000001.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000002.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000004.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000006.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000008.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000007.jpg)

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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 02, 2009, 11:51:19 pm

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000010.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DH000011.jpg)

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Post by: Diligence on July 03, 2009, 12:00:41 am

Now that's my kind of living room!!!

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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 03, 2009, 12:50:53 pm

I could have stayed there forever,...time slows down when you live like that  :D

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Post by: Aosda on July 03, 2009, 05:01:58 pm

I like your old apartment.  Nice rain collector there, or was that for showering ;D

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Post by: Chad Bower on July 03, 2009, 10:12:54 pm

Im just sorry man but thats very very cool...thats how we all should be !

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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 03, 2009, 11:16:42 pm

Aosda, there's 2 water catchments, and then there's 2 showerbags, one facing the morning sun, one facing the afternoon  ;D

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Post by: Kegan on July 05, 2009, 09:29:22 am

That is just awesome. I really like the couch ;D

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Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 07, 2009, 06:02:32 am

Quote from: Kegan on July 05, 2009, 09:29:22 am

That is just awesome. I really like the couch ;D

Yeah, it surely was a grat place to live in  ;)