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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: BrownA5 on December 29, 2011, 05:40:00 PM
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Has anyone heard if Ric will be starting up making bows again? I have heard both ways at his point. Sure hope so!!
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I hope so to. He made some very nice bows.
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TTT
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TTT.... Any input? Thanks!
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I realy liked the looks of his longbows. Anyone with info?
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I've asked him a few times and he never wrote back. speaking of marriah does anyone out there have my 64# chinook thats named "The Springer"
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I have two Thermal recurves and was wanting to have new limbs made, but it seems like Ric has dropped off the face of the earth. If anyone on this forum knows Ric and can contact him please do so and have him respond on the forum as to whether he is or is not making bows. I think there are a number of people who would like to know. I sure would! If he isn't then I will probably be talking with the owner of Rainy Day bows about a new recurve.
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years ago Ric told me he was only going to make a couple bows a year if that, he was too busy with other things he said. Ric hardly posted here when he did make bows full time so your better off just e-mailing him.
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I hope Ric is doing well and pursuing whatever his interests are today. Ric made me my first custom bow, a Chinook, and he inserted two of my elk ivories at no extra charge. I also had a matching knife made. He's a true craftsman and treated me great.
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Ted, do you have a current e-mail address for Ric?
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I agree... Rics bows are works of art. He was the first custom bowyer I spoke with when I got back into traditional archery again. Shame on me for not buying one of his bows then!!!
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I sent him a 54# 60" Willawaw 1 piece in Feb for a bit of attention and a re-finifsh it had a gloss finish and it came back a nice no gloss "Satin". :wavey:
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Guys,
I found it and his ph# but before posting them here, I'm going to call him for permission. ;)
Gene :coffee:
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Gene, when you speak to Ric simply ask him if he plans to continue making bows or limit the number of bows he makes per year. It would just be good to know what he is going to do. I sincerely hope he didn't suffer tremendous losses from the floods and that he can recover. If there is anything we can do to help let us know what it would be.
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I second that!!
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I wanted a Marriah as soon as I saw them when I first became interested in traditional archery. A couple months ago I was lucky enough to get one from a fellow tradganger. It won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
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Glad to hear you're still happy with it. Five #s lighter and you wouldn't have been able to buy it :)
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Darn the luck eh, and thanks again for an easy transaction and a beautiful bow.
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Hi everyone. Thanks for the kind words and interest in my bows. A special thanks to you, L.E, for the call notifiying me of this thread. I have been meaning to let everyone here at Tradgang know what was happening in regards to Marriah Bows, so I guess nows a good time. The last couple of years have been mostly uphill for me in several regards so I quit taking custom orders a year ago or so. I currently have 3 custom bows to make and they will probably be the last customs. What I am going to do is to continue to make bows but instead of making customs I'm going to build the different models of Marriah bows in various weights and draw lengths still using highly functional, beautiful woods and do alot of fun things with them such as arrow inlays in the limbs, elk antler overlays, etc. Some will be more fancy than others so the prices will vary somewhat but probably not much. The economy is such that money is tight for alot of people out there and by doing this I will be able to offer these bows for a very fair price here on Tradgang. I've always tried to keep prices rock bottom and will continue to do that. My plans are to build a bow, take pictures of it and post it here in the classified ads.
Now I'll ask a favor of all of you...please post what are the draw weights you all prefer. I'll keep checking in here for the results and to answer any questions that you might have. Please feel free to contact me via private mail if you'd like.
Thanks all,
Ric
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Thank you for the update Rick!
I just returned home from a trip to a very brown central Montana - saw a little of the white stuff on Rogers Pass and around Lincoln - but it has been an unusual winter so far!
I'll be lookin' forward to seein' your new offerings!
Keep the wind in your face and have a great 2012!
Shoot straight, Shinken
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Rick as for me I'd like 50@28,nice even number.
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Ric, I started the post and am thrilled you chimed in! I certainly am interested in seeing your new offerings and agree with Grinch that 50# at 28" is a nice even number. 47# at 28" works also!
Hope 2012 sees you on the down hill slope and may God continue to bless!
Thanks again!
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Ric,
Very glad to see you will continue to build bows. I love my Chinooks and will be keeping an eye out for a Thermal!
Hope things are turning around for you and continue to improve.
62" Thermal, Bocote and Osage, 52# @ 28", I'm just saying you know!
Take care.
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45 to 50 lbs at 28 ". John.
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Ted, I remember that bow! I owned it for a few years. The only reason I don't still own it is because I felt sorry for it. I started making my own bows and the poor thing just sat there, neglected. Sad...
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Thank you Gene for contacting Ric and thank you Ric for the prompt response to the inquiry. I still have my three Marriah Thermal recurves and am actively shooting the 46#@26" one, even though I am only shooting 43#@25". Ric, all to often the short draw length and low draw weight shooter is left out in the cold in favor of the much longer draw lengths and much heavier draw weights. What I look for is a bowyer who can help me select the woods and design that will optimize bow performance and up my hunting success. By owning three of your bows you have to know that I place a lot of faith in the bows you make and have kept these bows for all of these years and still use them as my go to bows for hunting. What I need is a good one-piece or three piece takedown recurve that will perform well, say in the neighborhood of 42#@25". Good to hear from you Ric.
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47-50 @ 29 with lots of bocote. I hope you make a few with a high wrist grip as well.
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45-50#'s and 60-62"
bocote, mac and blk/white ebony, zebrawood, zircote, and any other wood that catches your eye. i'm sure it will be a beauty regardless..
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I'm thinking if you kept them in the 45-55 @ 28 range and 60" you would capture a high percentage of Trad shooters and would make for quick sales. Throw in an occasional lower/higher weight and some different draw lengths and you would have most covered.
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And don't forget us lefties :thumbsup:
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Ric, 48 to 53 @ 28" hope you have some of that canary wood laying around which looks good on chinook limbs with reddish cocobolo risers and that tasty antler horn accent and nock overlays,, Hint Hint 8^)
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55 to 65
SL
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Check out the one piece I'm putting in The Classifieds tonight... it's a 60" beauty 54#@28"
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ttt
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To the Top ... just to keep this topic active.
Ric, your fans miss you! Please send more Chinooks 45 - 55#, 64" and up.
Mike
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I wish there was a RELIABLE way of contacting Ric! All of the contact information I have received so far does not work. I have a lower limb on my Thermal recurve that he needs to look at and fix if possible.
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Does he still have his site up? I had a Marriah Chinook once, GREAT bow. I always wanted one of his recurves.