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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: Whip on July 20, 2011, 08:16:00 PM
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I've told my wife that I'm pretty well set on bows. I've got enough in inventory to take to Denton Hill, and only a few on my wish list to keep for myself. Well, wouldn't you know it, at the PBS Odd Year gathering last weekend I was besieged with bows for sale and my will power was completely destroyed!
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/Jlasch/Bows%20For%20Sale/BowHospital063.jpg)
68 Kodiak Mag 54#
69 Kodiak Mag 45#
72 Super K 50# (45# on my scale)
67 1/2 Super K 56# - 64"
Jack Howard Gamemaster Jet - 55#
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Some really nice ones there Joe. Looking forward to seeing you and any lefty bows you might have at Denton Hill.
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SWEET!
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The only one of the bunch that needs any work at all is the 67 1/2 Super K. The owner had already started sanding on it, so I will have to finish that one up. It is also going to be a beauty!
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Five pretty Ladies, all in a row!
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Did you buy these for resale, or to keep?
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The 67 SK and the Howard are to keep for sure. Not sure yet on the others but they might be hanging around too. Haven't even had a chance to take them out to play. I love that little 69 K Mag.
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WOW!
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Wow, quite the haul. The prize is the Jack Howard though.
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OH the pain, The pain is to much, I am trying to be happy Joe, I really am.
When did the super K show up?
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I'm going down to see the lawyer tomorrow Chuck. The Jack Howard will be in my will to you.
Both the Super K's came as a package deal that I just couldn't say no to. :rolleyes:
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Thanks Joe, That helps if only a wee bit.
In all seriousness(from me? yeh right) I had the bow if I wanted it and I thank you Joe for offering to help me out with that deal. You are a pretty nice guy for sure. I am really glad that you have it. What always tripps me out is the fact that a bow junkie can show up to mind his own business at a small shoot in WI and end up with a handful of bows like you did. Saturday morning was almost into a frenzy for an hour or so, I had to run back to Joes booth and say "Hey Joe,come here and look at this bow or THESE bows"
Pretty crazy eh Joe?
WOW! It was pretty fun now that I look back on it. Enjoy them Joe,I know you will.
Chuck
PS. I remember that super K now.You got it before the 67.5(kinda).I was jacked up about the JH at that time. :p
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Joe,
Good weekend for sure! Now you just need to fill in that Magnum collection you have started with all the missing years.
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Nice score Joe. Had some thoughts about coming down. How was the crowd?
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zep, the turnout for that shoot was good, but certainly should have been much better. Those Ojibwa boys sure know how to put on a shoot! Great courses, plenty of vendors, and 4 whole hogs roasting on a spit. It was a great weekend!
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wow Joe that was a good hit bd
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Joe,
Are the KMags 68s or 69s?
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Tony, one of each. They are both very nice, but the 69 is especially sweet! From what I see in the old catalog it is listed as Tigerwood? Beautiful reddish color and outstanding grain. The black and white overlays really set it off.
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I just noticed that I had a typo on my original post. The second bow from the left is actually a 69 K Mag.
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My advice to you is: "DO NOT SHOOT that Gamemaster Jet"
If you do, you will never shoot anything else.
Jim hit the nail on the head when he said "MEGA SCORE".
In my opiniom (and many others) that is the finest, smoothest, fastest, most accurate bow you will ever shoot. And possibly the most beautiful.
Every artist has a masterpiece. The Gamemaster Jet is Jack Howards Masterpiece.
I also recommend that you only use strings made of Jack's string material. It is a stretch string and the bow was designed to be shot with these. Although Jack is no longer with us, Charlie Lamb has a supply of the string material and was authorized by Jack to make the Howard strings before Jack passed away. Charlie is a moderator here and you can contact him throught the forum.
GREAT FIND
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That's a pretty line up there. Living on the left coast is a bit difficult for a Bear collector. It takes me several years to see such nice bows!!
Oh yeah, you know what they say, "Happy Wife Happy Life" You better go buy her something special.....
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Originally posted by Larry m:
Oh yeah, you know what they say, "Happy Wife Happy Life" You better go buy her something special.....
She is a good one for sure, so I'm going to treat her right. She's coming with me to Denton Hill next week! :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl:
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Jack, the Jet does have an original string on it but I am going to have Charlie build me another. What is the best type of string silencer to use with those strings? This one just has a couple of tiny puffs of yarn super glued in. Even with the minimal silencers this thing is pretty darn quiet!
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Joe
The second KMag definitely looks like goncalo alves (tigerwood) and has some nice figure. Some look like a 2X4, but that one is a looker for sure.
Great finds.
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Joe
I like catwhiskers on mine, about 2 inches farther out than the end of the fadeouts. This is closer to the fadeouts than I was used to with other bows. The catwhiskers work better on my Jets than the wool does.
Jack - I need to get you a picture of that 55lb Jet I just got a couple weeks ago - get this - its UNSHOT.
Ryan
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Hey Joe, If you don't mind,May I ask a question to the people?
What are the different Jack Howard bows?
Gamemaster Jet
I think a classic
what else?
Pictures of the diffent models?
Thank you,
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Chuck - Kelly Peterson and Jack Millet are the Howard gurus around here - they can give you the skinny on Jack's bows. The short answer is - if'n you want a Howard, you want a Jet.
Oh, by the way, you ain't gonna find a deal like Joe's in a month of Sundays. I think he used up all his luck on that Jet find and we aren't going to hear any success stories from his hunting trips this Fall :(
If I passed up that deal I'd be kicking myself right now..... :)
Ryan
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Joe, you are the early bird that gets the worm!
Thanks for letting me take a few shots with the Jet. They are pretty nice old bows. Got to shoot a couple classics that night including Mike Mitten's HerdBull II. Both shot well :thumbsup:
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That's a really big haul! What do you do when you find 5 more at Denton Hill? I know the bug as I have it. Justifying a buy is hard at this point. Hope to see some nice bows at DH and hope for some self control!
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Joe for sure it would have been impossible to pass over such great bows,all of them are very nice,congrats.
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Congrats Whip some nice bows there.Wish I could find a nice Jack Howard Jet that weight.It's a sweet looking a bow.Terry
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That Jet is almost too nice to shoot. That is just plain cruel, posting pics of bow porn like that, for the rest of us to drool over! Let me guess, no holes in the Jet either...right? The only way this could make us feel worse is if you traded a Samick Sage straight up for the Jet...LOL!!!!!