Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bow101 on April 16, 2016, 03:03:52 pm

Title: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: bow101 on April 16, 2016, 03:03:52 pm
A Genie pops out of a bottle and grants you 1 wish.   Do you want to be a an expert Bowyer or expert Archer. What would it be..?

My choice expert Archer hands down. 
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: DC on April 16, 2016, 03:37:57 pm
Bowyer, but I think you have to be a bit of an archer to check your own work. I'm not there on either :P
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: bow101 on April 16, 2016, 04:17:20 pm
I'am not good at either but I prefer shooting a bow.   In my experience most folks in a club setting do not build their own gear, maybe 1%.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: H Rhodes on April 16, 2016, 06:02:50 pm
I would ask the genie to make me a good shot - I have a rack full of bows that shoot straighter than I can. :D
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: Tracker0721 on April 16, 2016, 06:11:22 pm
Well if the genie granted 2 wishes, I'd wish for a few million dollars and the best hunting land in the state. The bow building greatness will come with practice, as will the shooting.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: Pat B on April 16, 2016, 07:02:19 pm
I'm pretty happy with my bow building and shooting even though both have been on a decline over the last year or so but I'm still happy with both.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: Knoll on April 16, 2016, 10:32:16 pm
I would ask the genie to make me a good shot - I have a rack full of bows that shoot straighter than I can. :D

yep.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: JoJoDapyro on April 18, 2016, 02:46:54 pm
Bowyer, you can become an archer with less money if you're already an expert bowyer.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: Aaron H on April 18, 2016, 03:28:31 pm
I love shooting bows, but I think I like building them more.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 18, 2016, 03:56:56 pm
I would ask the genie to make me a good shot - I have a rack full of bows that shoot straighter than I can. :D

yep.

Liar. You haven't met a bow good enough to shoot to your standards. You forget I walked around the course a few times with you last spring, Mike. 
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: bjrogg on April 18, 2016, 04:27:56 pm
I'd settle for average bowyer as long as I could make one that made me happy. Like to shoot better but I really just like shooting a bow I made and arrows I made. I'm improving
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: osage outlaw on April 18, 2016, 05:12:11 pm
I'd have to pick the archer.  I have friends who can build amazing bows if I needed one.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 18, 2016, 07:23:20 pm
I would ask for something else. I enjoy learning my craft and I don't give a rodents rotating rectum about shooting the dang things!
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: mullet on April 18, 2016, 07:55:49 pm
Archer, makes it easier to eat meat then saw dust.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 18, 2016, 08:25:02 pm
Archer, makes it easier to eat meat then saw dust.

Ha!
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: PNewton on April 19, 2016, 12:23:59 pm
I would pick archer. Then my goal would be to be an expert archer with a bow made from my own hands.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: bow101 on April 19, 2016, 01:37:28 pm
I'd have to pick the archer.  I have friends who can build amazing bows if I needed one.

Your answer is what I was looking for.  One or the other.   8)
PNewton hit the nail on the head also.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: Emmet on April 23, 2016, 09:10:37 am
A Genie pops out of a bottle and grants you 2 wishes.   Do you want to be a an expert Bowyer or expert Archer. What would it be..?



Seems to me with 2 wishes I could be both.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: Lumberman on April 23, 2016, 11:31:28 am
Archer no doubt.. I'd have filled my turkey tag yesterday evening or this morning if I was!
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: bow101 on April 23, 2016, 11:52:04 am
A Genie pops out of a bottle and grants you 2 wishes.   Do you want to be a an expert Bowyer or expert Archer. What would it be..?



Seems to me with 2 wishes I could be both.

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:  Dam not thinking again.  I'll have to change  :)that.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: DC on April 23, 2016, 12:01:45 pm
This is surprising me. I woulda thunk that on a bowyering site people would want to be better bowyers. I guess most are here because they want to be better hunters.
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: bubby on April 23, 2016, 12:50:15 pm
Better archer, like clint said i know some guys😃
As far as 2 wishes #1 wish would be healthy happy family and friends no question
Title: Re: Bowyering or Archery
Post by: bow101 on April 23, 2016, 11:44:18 pm
This is surprising me. I woulda thunk that on a bowyering site people would want to be better bowyers. I guess most are here because they want to be better hunters.

For the longest time I was only building and getting quite bored; becasue really this is about Archery is it not.  I have met 3 other bowyers in the last 6 months and these guys probably love shooting and of course talking shop  over shop work.   I have learned more in the last 2 weeks than I have in 2 years.  Face to face bowyer talk is so much better.
I wish we had a Bowyers Cafe.  :)