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Title: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Mulberry River on May 09, 2007, 12:28:00 PM: On making a selfbow. I've been following Jawge's Bow Making Directions & others, but I serendipitously (whew) ran up on this Excellent article by Dean Torges on selfbow building in a 1997 issue of Traditional Bowhunter magazine. I think it was part of a series, so I'll have to go back & retrieve the others. It is super. I need to read more of his stuff! That guy can WRITE! Plus, he knows his stuff!
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Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Tom Mussatto on May 09, 2007, 12:47:00 PM: Get the book and/or video and have the whole thing in one package.

Yeah, the guy can write, and talks pretty good too in the video :) .
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Wild Willie on May 09, 2007, 01:01:00 PM: I met dean at Appling Ga. this past month and I really enjoyed talking to him and listing to what he had to say about bow building.He does know his stuff and is a super guy.
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Dano on May 09, 2007, 01:31:00 PM: You guys are going to give the ol fart a fat head now!!
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Shakes.602 on May 09, 2007, 01:38:00 PM: He Deserves the "Good Press" as I really Enjoy watching him in the "Masters" and "Hunting the.." Videos!! He Cracks me up with the Off Hand Comments, and He is not Afraid to Laugh at Himself, THAT I can Relate to!! Sorry Dano, if Dean is impossible to live with now, I Apologize. :notworthy:
No I Dont! :archer: :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Tom Leemans on May 09, 2007, 03:00:00 PM: Oh geez now he'll come on here an act all humble and stuff.
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Kevin Breaux on May 09, 2007, 03:06:00 PM: He is ok for a height challenged individual, ;) I have never met Dean in person, but I've bugged the heck out of him on the phone when I started out...and in my book he is aces.
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 09, 2007, 07:54:00 PM: Dean is good man and a great writer, Mulberry. The articles in TBH formed the nucleus for Hunting the Osage Bow. It's a good buy. Jawge
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Izzy on May 10, 2007, 11:56:00 AM: I saw him on Masters of the bare bow for the first time.His bows are somethin else.Ive been looking on the classifieds ever since.No luck yet.
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: cvarcher on August 27, 2007, 09:19:00 AM: Who carrys the book Hutning the Osage Bow by Dean Torges, and how much is it?
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Lost Arra on August 27, 2007, 09:21:00 AM: Get it straight from the source:

http://www.bowyersedge.com/books.html
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: Ghost Dog on August 27, 2007, 06:32:00 PM: The man can write. Go to his website and look into his article database. "The Elements Of Style" is one of my favorites.
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: ghost rob on August 27, 2007, 07:10:00 PM: How come you never see his writing in TBM anymore? I really enjoyed his stories, especially the the one where he and Lew took the mules on a hunt. About laughed myself to death on that one.
Title: Re: Torges Awesome Article
Post by: the Ferret on August 27, 2007, 07:48:00 PM: ghost rob..he's like Supreme Editor of Bowyers Journal now.

I just wish we could talk Dean into writing a book of hunting tales with no instructions for building anything in it... cep't maybe a campfire.
That would be a great read. :thumbsup: