Any other cheap SOBs out there?
I can't be the only one. Making a good wooden bow and some well matched arrows doesn't have to cost a lot of money at all. It will cost some in the beginning, because of tools, books, work, sweat,...
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I have a friend that has books on how to make guns, including automatic weapons (similar to an Uzi) in your garage. So, it can be done, just like we are doing with bows.That, however, is not what PP...
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And in 2000 years from now, there will be an equivalent of a message board talking about how those cheap, primitive SOBs in 2006 did it.
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I at first hesitated to post on this thread, 'cause don't want to start a fight. Hope this is understood as my own opinion. And like a------- everybody has one.I do hate compounds. I do do do. To me...
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James, I agree in many ways with what you said about compounds, and etc.I have become more and more convinced that compound bows should not be considered primitive weapons... And I am not 100% sure I...
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As much as I love primitive archery, I have to realize that if somehow I were able to go back in time 1000 years ago to my ancestors, and bring along with me glass and precise wood lams, modern...
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Ken, I'm there too. Ego is our biggest enemy no matter what the edeavor. Intent and attitude are all. That kid's use of a rifle based on his skill level is very honorable. I don't even take pictures...
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I can understand and appreciate all sides to this debate. However, I lean more to the strider side of things. It is just too ironic to be slamming tecnology though as I type even now on a state-o-art...
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Strider, I'm pretty black and white about it too. I wouldn't suggest or promote opening up this forum to discussion of modern material bows, ect. As far as my own gear goes, if it ain't natural...
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As long as we're clear here, this is sentimentality and not necessarily reason that you are discussing. Sentimentalism is grounded in emotion and feeling rather than reason. It is not a great...
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hello, my name is Kirby...... and I am a cheap SOB.I know this because my brother called me those exact words when he saw the engagement ring I made my fiance out of elk antler. Well she is now my...
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Ah...Kirby you experience the artist's social stigma/curse too I see.
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Kirby,I understand,and appreciate your reverse snobbery attitude completely.I have always been that way myself.Most think im nuts,and look at me sideways for it.I think it was ingrained in me at an...
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I just started this thread with frugality in mind. Seems as though it's taken quite a twist This is a Paleo site and that is as it should be. I make and shoot wooden bows and arrows. So in that...
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Sorry, this is a little bit off topic, but where in Ohio do you live? I am in the NE, Portage county. Maybe 45 minutes SE of Cleveland.
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Kirby, you're insane. In a great way. You actually got that off??? You're my hero. And you must have a good woman that sees beyond shiny superficiallity and dollar signs. I could make cheap jokes or...
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Poekoelon, when Matt (The Dad One) gets his forge perfected, I'm going to get him to melt 2lbs of cartridge brass for the Skoal can weight refinement. The next thing is figuring out how to incorporate...
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Well I do agree with both on that frount . I got in to this bow building becouse I can not aford the cost of the new modern stuff and besides this is the wayI wanted to hunt in the frist place . Up...
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