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Title: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: musicalguns on August 04, 2011, 09:26:00 AM
Photo taken at Stinson Hill's home, 1982. (http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee455/mooseboy1/HowardHillsbows.jpg)
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: straitera on August 04, 2011, 09:35:00 AM
I'll take 'em. How about a preview?
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: Bud B. on August 04, 2011, 10:30:00 AM
Nice photo Dave.

Here's a link to his other photos.

NICE!

http://s1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee455/mooseboy1/?albumview=slideshow
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: Ron LaClair on August 04, 2011, 10:54:00 AM
Dave, here's a photo of Jerry and I each holding one of Howards bows at Stinson's, the year was 1981

  (http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Hill_shoot_%234.jpg)
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: Mudd on August 04, 2011, 11:34:00 AM
How cool is this?.... Way!!! I'm saying....

Thanks for sharing a part of our traditional history via photos.

  :archer:
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: musicalguns on August 04, 2011, 01:07:00 PM
Thanks Bud for posting the pictures of my bow...am going to come out of retirement and start making the cedar bows again.

Ron, that bow in your hand looks like Howard's money bow...the one he did most of his exhibition shooting with.."White Eagle."  Will post some other pictures of it for everyone to see.
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: Ron LaClair on August 04, 2011, 01:19:00 PM
Dave, that was the day before the shoot started. When I tried on Howards shooting glove that night I told everyone that I felt a warm tingle go up my arm. I said, "I think Howard's telling me that I'm going to win the shoot this weekend."

  (http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Hill_shoot_%235.jpg)


AND I DID!

  (http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Hill_shoot_%237.jpg)
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: Bud B. on August 04, 2011, 02:16:00 PM
I wondered what wood that was on that bow in your photobucket account. Like I said.....NICE!!

:)
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: musicalguns on August 04, 2011, 04:40:00 PM
Bud

That is Tennessee Red Cedar.  It is the only wood I use for my bows.   Have tried a lot of different wood through the years, but red cedar makes a very light, responsive bow with little hand shock.
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: musicalguns on August 04, 2011, 04:46:00 PM
Hey Ron....Re: Howard's shooting glove.  Here is a picture of it in the display case along with a knife of Jerry Hill's.  The inscription under the glove says "Howard Hill's personal fingertips, He had a 9" wrist."
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: Berube on August 04, 2011, 04:50:00 PM
Nice I am a H Hill Bows owner too.
Title: Re: Howard Hill's bows
Post by: musicalguns on August 04, 2011, 04:52:00 PM
Howard's glove. (http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee455/mooseboy1/HowardHillsshootingglove.jpg)