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Title: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: DanD on November 16, 2015, 08:36:10 pm: Just thought I would introduce myself , my name is Dan Dodge and have just started building bows since Febuary 2015 and find it very fun and gratifing, I have made 1 bow that survived so far, it is a hickory board bow 68" and 48lb@28". It has the dreaded gull wing effect now that I have shot about 500 arrows through it( didn't reflex the tips). But I now am working on a hickory stave that I cut in April and I'm at the tillering stage. I sinew backed it might also put rawhide on it so I can paint or stain it.
Anyway I hope to meet a lot of great bowyers here and make some friends along the way.

Dan
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: Danzn Bar on November 16, 2015, 08:40:57 pm: Welcome Dan........you need to get some osage....... :) ;)
DBar
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: osage outlaw on November 16, 2015, 09:36:46 pm: Welcome. There are a lot of members on here from Michigan. You need to make it to the Marshall primitive shoot next year. That's a good place to learn from some of the best.
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: DanD on November 16, 2015, 09:49:23 pm: I already have an Osage stave rough out with sinew on it, will start that one in about 6 months, I made the fades 1 1/2" for about 2/3 of the limb then tapering to 5/8 nocks, I have plenty of wood to work with as its about 3/4 thick or so right now, it is 60" ttt and I'm going to shoot for 60 lbs@ 28".

Dan
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: DanD on November 16, 2015, 10:44:40 pm: I went to that back in May and met some great bowyers there and will be a annual event for me. I met Gary Davis and he showed me a lot of tricks for Osage and tillering, he truely is an inspiration for me to build the olmighty Osage bow as my goal is to build a self bow someday.

Dan
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: Ranasp on November 16, 2015, 11:50:24 pm: Welcome! I'm not to the bow building stage myself but I love seeing everyone's work!
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: Pappy on November 17, 2015, 05:38:39 am: Welcome Dan, lots of MI. folks here . ;) I am sure you will fit right in. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: Ruddy Darter on November 17, 2015, 05:57:55 am: Hi DanD and welcome, a newbie myself :)

Ruddy Darter
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on November 17, 2015, 01:22:59 pm: Welcome aboard Dan. Look me up at Marshall next spring, I'd like to meet you.
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: DanD on November 17, 2015, 05:52:50 pm: Pearl Drums, I would like to meet you also. Will you be at the pavilion building a bow or 2 ? That is my favorite place to visit with all the bowyers there, besides the shooting is always fun.

I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome!!!!
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: osage outlaw on November 17, 2015, 06:46:26 pm: We were in the pavilion most of the week. Stop and introduce yourself next year.
Title: Re: Hello all from Michigan
Post by: PNewton on November 17, 2015, 07:00:40 pm: Welcome Dan. Marshall is a great weekend with super people. Quite a few traditionalbshoots throughout the state. I live in the thumb area.