Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: cowboy on May 17, 2008, 07:54:45 pm
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Well, rain outs are good for somthing. Got some leads on where to find cane from Ridgerunner and hit the road early. Drove all over the north Alabama hills and found several patches, and accidentally stumbled across a few more. Always get an erie feeling when I'm out of state on the side of Interstates cuttin stuff down :-\ :D. But I got away with some goods. FINALLY have a decent stash of cane to sort through ;D.
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WOW! thats great :)
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Good lookin haul ya got there Cowboy! Them should make some fine arrows.
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jeesh should be able to get a fewa arrows out of that bunch! ;) ;)
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I hope I can get at least a one dozen matched set outa that bunch hunter ;).
Shannon, if ida known that I was gonna actually get to cut some before going home I wouldn't have grabbed that bundle from you - could have given it to somebody else. But one good turn deserves another - I'll be passing a bundle on to another feller that has it coming :).
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Looking good Cowboy, Do you think they are mostly alll arrow grade? I tell ya by the time you get those all straightened, spined, weighed, sorted you will have your work cut out. The good thing is that they dont have to spine perfect as cane seems to be spine tolerant within reason. Seems like you need a stiffer cane than you would with cedar. Mostly I make up a batch that seem like they will work and then might have to cull out one here or there that dosen't fly right, even the culls will mostly shoot in a different bow. Kenneth
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Nice haul. Out of state on govt. land.....I agree with the erie feeling, but good for you. Thats lots of cane. ;D
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Nice haul, Paul, should keep you busy and out of trouble for awhile. :)
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Outa Trouble....this Crap is going to get you into Trouble....but I would keep my Mouth Shut for a Dozen good Shafts!!!!!!!!
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Sometimes it is easier to apologize later than it is to get permission to begin with. ;) You can always tell them you are helping the stand of cane by removing the older cane to make room for the new growth. ;D Pat
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Something wrong with your picture Paul, theres no rock in your truck(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Bows/Other%20Stuff/AddEmoticons04239.gif)
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I'm in the woods here Dana - gotta pick things what don't grow in my woods ;D. I'll get more rocks out in the desert ;D..
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Yeah, come to think of it, that cane doesn't look wet, either-rained out, huh? ;D
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Good looking stuff Paul. Funny, don't look like it's raining in the picture...... ::) >:D
Keep us posted.
Mike
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Well the rain turtle said we were rained out ;D. Here in the construction business, take and draw a turtle on the ground (about the size or your truck hood) or you could use your truck hood. If half a dozen drops hit inside the turtle then ya just have to rain out ;D.
All kiddin aside - I was actually cuttin this cane in the rain. Was stuck between the interstate and a train at one point. Kinda makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck..
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I am jealous! Great haul.
Sean
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You did get a cane or two.
That should make some arrows for sure.
Nice haul
David
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Nice haul,got enough for several Arrow there. :) ;)
Pappy
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Yep, hoping to get several out of it :). I cut some big one's too, thinking about making some extra large arra's just to hang on the wall or give for gifts/trade.
I'm gonna be in real trouble now when I get home, had to scoot the cane out of the way. A nice gentleman down the road from our job was clearing his six acres and told me to take all the hic I wanted. May bring him a load of mesquite next week and haul another load of hic home ;D.
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You are a BUM....you keep posting this Stuff to Rub It In....You aint as Nice as I thought you were Paul.....youre a Big Meanie....You dont just rub salt in a Poor Boys wounds.......you Stir the Crap with an Outboard Motor!!!!!
;D :D ;)
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;D ;D heheh, sorry Michael - I just love those raw materials, wish more people would post em :). When I get another job in Colorado I'll haul a few of em with me. I usually go through Amarillo, Dumas, Texline - in that order. I'll lean em against a fence post along the way and you can go pick em up ;D.
This feller impressed me some. He is 76 years old, has a better fisique than me (which ain't sayin a whole lot). He's taking these trees down with his backhoe and cuttin em up with a chainsaw by himself and burning it all just to get rid of it - I was more than happy to help him out ;D.
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Pretty cool, What does your company think of your company truck being so full of archery material that it can't be used on the job, L.O.L. Any way surely they couldn't hold that against a guy. Nice haul Cow bopy. Kenneth
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Dang Paul, I think you could have one bow for each arrow. I do admire your resourcefullness. Justin
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It must be the big ol Texas smile that endears complete strangers to you and makes them want to give ya stuff ::)
Nice haul Paul :)
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That is a nice haul...the cane looks better to me at the moment then the hickory.
A couple of PA gentlemen (not the state) who shall remain nameless unless they chose otherwise were lucky by being the last ones to leave the Classic...got their truck loaded with seasoned hickory staves, yes they did! ;D
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What happens out of state - stays out of state kenneth, as long as the job comes in under hours and budget ;D. This is my new priority - bringing home more work than my real job, hehe..
I feel like your about right there Justin - split up about half of it awhile ago, lots of staves. Noticed one of them dang wood wasps crawling around on em - got my work cut out for me tomorrow :P.
I do smile alot Dana, that may have something to do with it ::). Ya know, that lost little puppy look? Makes em feel all sorry and generous ;D. Naw, it takes a lot of driving and hard work away from my job to locate such deals. That's the ONLY plus to doing what I do as far as I can tell - bringing stuff home I mean O:).
Tell ya what Greg - I may be one of the last to leave next year ;D. Seems like I heard someone mention hauling off a load of something from there - can't remember who it was though? (Brian/koan?). Anyway, I figure since hic don't grow around here - I might as well git it while the gittins good >:D.
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omg you anal dwelling butmonkeys!(a direct quote form the movie "bruce almighty")
i dont give a hoot about the cane, i got it out of the ears,
but ya couldnt drop one of those hick logs in my front yard on the way home? :-\
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Ahh, too bad recurve. I don't travel through La, take the high road - Memphis, Little Rock, Texarkana. If I get a job down your way, I'll definantly give ya a holler though :).
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Recurve, I was just in La, around Lafourche and Kenner. Man that place is loaded with Mulberry. I saw it growing like weeds everywhere I looked. It's a lot better than Hickory.
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didnt know that. i aint so jealous now.