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Row One: 1) 8 year old Cole Malouin went with his Dad, Dan, to the Pasadena group's Monthly gathering in October, and discovered the enchantment of traditional archery. Dan, with the help of Tim Baker made a Red OaK board bow for Cole and Alex (another member of the group that day) also made and presented a Wild Plum bow to the young archery enthusiast.
2) Also at the Pasadena gathering, his wife got this Full Draw pic of Mario, "ChaskeDeerHunter" on paleoplanet.
3) Primitive Archer Oct. Self Bow of The Month was taken by Ryan Gill of FL. It is an Osage Recurve, with tips/ overlays of Ipe and Buffalo horn, and has a dyed Deer hide handle wrap. 62", 72# @ 26" Ryan hops to hunt elk with it this year. Good luck, Ryan and congratulations on your win among a tough field.
4) Laminate BOM at Primitive Archer, for Sept., was garnered by Leroy Buckley of IL. A Tri-lam with Jatoba Core, Argentine Osage belly, with riser and power strip of Fero Pau. Leroy teams up with his dad to make bows, with his father doing the glue-ups and him the rest. Gives them some quality time together, Leroy said. Great Bow, guys, and congratulations. 62", 55# @ 28"
Note: Due to setting up a new computer and dedicating the old one to my Web Page use only (and some illness) I have lost some headway in collecting and posting Full Draw pics the past month. Would you believe it is already time for Novembers BOM (Bow Of The Month) winners?
5) RangerB, Jimmy Blackmon of TN is back for another win with this fine Osage self bow he calls "Autumn Blaze". It is 64" ntn, 60# @ 27"
6) The laminated bow winner for November is also a return winner. Leroy Buckley, Jr. , "wytetale", of IL made this BBB glue-up by his dad into a great winning bow of 62" ntn, 50# @ 28" It is a static recurve, with a riser and underlays of Pau Fero, and cowhorn tip overlays.
Row Two: 1) Thimo of PaleoPlanet is shown here in one of his interesting Full Draw pics with his latest bow. An Elm of Southern Indian design as seen in TBB3. This beauty is 71" long and 75# @ 28", and shaped in a Gull Wing or Double reflex configuration.
2) Krissi, the new wife of T.J., of tradgang.com, here using her wedding present bow to shoot and hit one of a number of names, posted on a target, to select the winner of a karma drawing for T.J. (and the lucky winner). Krissi's bow is a Cornplanter bow by Gharing, and we welcome her to the family of traditional archers learning and enjoying the thrill of Full Drawing the bow.
3) Adam Keiper, Adam K of Paleoplanet.com, with his new replacement bow for his ever-present and useful "suburban warfare" bow. These bows are little, light-weight bows used to wage war on garden and landscaping marauders, etc., according to Adam (and others). This one is a new back up for one he's used for years and is made from an Osage splinter. It is 50", 43#@25"and a bend throught the handle type bow. Adam Dubbed it Halfpound, in keeping with it's physical weight.
4) This is Asier, of Basque Country in Spain, and Paleoplanet, back to these pages again with another of his fine self made bows. This one is an ELB (English Long Bow) of Buckthorn. Asier tells us Buckthorn is like "The Poor Man's Yew", in regards to it's springiness and quality. The bow is 69" ntn and 52#@28". Thanks for sharing another great bow and unique Full Draw pic, Asier, my friend.
5) "Fido Dog", of the USA and Paleoplanet.com, a relative newcomer to traditional archery but showing great form, with anice looking 55# Recurve.
6) Here is another spread (next 5 pics) of some of PP's CA contingent, the Pasadena picadors who show a great interest in trad bows, atlatls, and anything else primitive. Starting off with Big Joe at Full Draw.
Row Three: 1) Here is Dean with his fine example of the interesting Yumi style bow.
2) Next is Phil, "greenchicken", with his beautiful Osage selfbow.
3) Well known and respected author and bowyer Ted Baker with a Red Oak board bow he recently finished.
4) Ted Baker also, in a b&w with his Palm frond Yumi style bow.
5) This pretty little lass is Daisy, daughter of "boybowyer" of Paleoplanet. She is doing her very best to Full Draw one of her Daddy's recently compleated "Big Folks" bows, which she loves to do. This little gal is going to be ready to shoot when "her" bow gets in hand. Being as how we all love to see youngsters getting familiar with bows we can afford to be a bit generous with them at "Full Draw". They'll reach it soon enough - LOL. The bow Daisy is pulling here is made of ironwood and is 61", 35#@28"
6) It is time for our New Year's Shot pictures. Many traditional archers around the world (more each year) are adopting a tradition of welcoming in the New Year by shooting an arrow, as close after midnight as possible. Each year some are kind enough to record it in pictures and provide me with a Full Draw pic for these pages. New Year hits Europe before it does here so our friend "nick" from Netherland, and of PaleoPlanet was the earliest poster. Here he is in his sister's room preparing for the shot with his Hazel, Bark-on sapling bow 65" ntn 50#@28"
Row Four: 1) Nick, with the same bow, fires a burning arrow for the real moment of New Years celebration.
2) I did my welcoming shot off the lower level of my shooting tower and into a 3D Deer target. I used my "Hannah Holmi" Hickory Holmegaard bow that I made earlier in 2008.
3) This is Greg Donley, "TNstickin" of TN and tradgang shooting his welcome arrow.
4) Bobby Urban from Michigan and tradgang joined in with a burning arrow.
5) Bobby's best friend, Matty, did likewise
6) Drewsbow of tradgang also helped welcome 2009 with a good wish arrow.
Row Five: 1) Kenny Yoder, "4rnr" of Ohio and tradgang fires his arrow, and bids us all to "Live At Full Draw" at the same time.
2) Kenny"s Son, Adam joined in the festivities, as he did the last couple of years, but this year they didn't quit catch the youngster at Full Draw - but his heart was in the game.
3) Barry Loving, "bow loving man", of TX and tradgang, and his Son, Alex get together for a tandem welcoming shot on New Year's morn. Alex is shooting his well loved Recurve but he soon wants to get a longbow so he can compeat in the famous TX longbow shoot.
4) This young bowyer is Wes White, "rwrj", of GA and paleoplanet, at full Draw with his Ironwood sapling bow. The bow is 56" overall and 54" ntn, 42#@24". The bottom limb is 2" shorter than the upper limb. Nice tiller too.
5) Tom Mills, founder of paleoplanet and resident of CA, at Full Draw with a Yew bow, as he appeared in the TV show Marvel Models, "Bullseye" segment.
6) Friend Thimo of GA and paleoplanet back with his recently finished Holmegaard bow, now beautifully decorated (by himself, of course).
Row Six: 1) Jeffery's Mom works at a PO in MO, where "Onestringer", Scott Hesterly, and his wife run their mail order shop for arrow and bow wraps. She told Scott that her son, Jeffrey wanted to learn to shoot a bow. Scott made some inquiries and product donations to a youth archery promoting organization for deserving youngsters, and soon was sent a set-up for helping Jeffery to realize his dream. Scott was able to present the bow and arrows to the youth along with a Merry Christmas wish, and some personal instructions. Though it was a cold, gloomy day, Jeffery was so raring to go he was outside and showing good form in no time at all. Good job on all hands involved. The bow is one of the venerable Wing Hunter recurves. Practice as often as you can jeff, and, above all, enjoy.
2) December's Laminate Bow of The Month at Primitive Archer site is another of Marc St. Lewis' fine bows. This one is an Ash Backed Yew. It is 60" and 63#@28" Marc as you may recall is from Canada.
3) The Self Bow honors for December were shared by a tie. This nice Mulberry by Ryan Gill, "twistedlimbs", is 62" and 45#@25", has Black Walnut tip overlays and silencers of Bobcat hairs.
4) Also sharing the self bow honors for Dec. is one by Sean Billups, "1/2primitive", . It is a Red Oak of 54 1/2", 60#@25" and is patterned after a West Coast type bow. It sports a leather and cordage handle wrap.
Congrats to the three Dec. winners, and we soon will be posting the winners for the Year, 2008
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