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Title: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: NoSights 131 on November 17, 2011, 01:13:00 PM
I'm really interested in making my own bows. Just curious if theres any Indiana guys out there doing this?
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on November 17, 2011, 07:59:00 PM
Several of us here on the bench from IN, I live about 50 miles north of Evansville. Where exactly are you located in IN?

Stiks
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: scrub-buster on November 17, 2011, 08:37:00 PM
I'm in S.E. IN.

 It looks like you will be close to Cloverdale.  You should try to go next year.  I'm sure you will enjoy it.
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: NoSights 131 on November 18, 2011, 12:50:00 AM
Im about an hour north of Indy. Close to Kokomo. I would sure travel though to mess around with some bow making stuff though.
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: John Scifres on November 18, 2011, 09:18:00 AM
I would be happy to have you over if you are pondering wooden selfbows.  There are a couple other tradganger selfbowyers up your way that come down to South Indy and hang out sometimes.  Billy Kellums ("Billy") is in Kokomo and Bona Glass ("b.glass") is somewhere right around there too.

Come on down and whittle sometime this winter.  I generally don't start making bows until after the New Year.
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on November 18, 2011, 11:12:00 AM
Nosights, You better take John up on his offer. You won't regret it I guarantee.
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: NoSights 131 on November 18, 2011, 02:22:00 PM
Selfbows is what I'm truly interested in making right now. That would be great.
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: madams31 on November 18, 2011, 06:56:00 PM
I too am a new member and am from Bloomington.
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: Aznboi3644 on November 18, 2011, 09:08:00 PM
If you ever come down to southern indiana I'm stationed in Evansville.

I'm the only other wood bowyer I know of around here
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: NoSights 131 on November 19, 2011, 03:36:00 AM
I would come down just to make a bow building trip if I was ever invited. Would be worth the drive for me. Thanks
Title: Re: I want to learn to make bows....Any Indiana bow makers out there?
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on November 22, 2011, 11:15:00 AM
Aznboi, I live about 40 minutes north of you in Petersburg We'll have to get together sometime.

Nosights if you want to drive down here for a day or two in the bow shop after the holidays I'm here bud.

You should keep an eye out for the dates of the TN classic this spring. Lots of bow building going on there.

Stiks