Hello!
New here, couldn't find an "introductions" thread so I decided to put this here :D Admins, feel free to move if it's in the wrong spot!
My Uncle was big into archery and I spent countless hours at the ranges of all my summer camps. I even took the merit badge class at least three times one summer LOL
After I finally moved back home, I was able to get my bows out of storage. Sadly several were stored upright standing on there limbs :mad:
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_175356-1_zps7d8f4c15.jpg)
On top is a 20ish# Indian Archery longbow that's got some terrible string follow and is now wall art:
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_190828_zpscb076261.jpg)
The 2nd bow was my Dad's when he was a kid. He remembers getting it from his father some time in the early '60s and it wasn't new then! It's a York 60" Longbow. I believe it's lemonwood, and it isn't backed. I can't find a stamp on it anywhere but it can't be any heavier than 30#:
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_190735_zpsfa0a0489.jpg)
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_190810_zps8f8f2e55.jpg)
The first recurve was my Uncle's unfinished project. He started it in his high school wood shop class around 14 and never finished because he kept growing. I Found it in my grandmothers attic last summer, and as he had just passed, It is an excellent way to remember him and his many hobbies. It needs the edges of the limbs rounded, a string grove cut on the upper limb and then I can seal it. His initials are on the body :
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_190718_zpsc8ae31eb.jpg)
The last recurve has a story, but to keep it short, it was given to me by a close family friend. It's a 62" 51# Wing Falcon. It's a Head Ski company one though, and sadly it was the one stored upright. It's got 3-4 shots before the string jumps. I'm hoping to find a local bowyer to bring it back! :
Welcome :campfire:
Oooops! too many photos, here are the pics of the Falcon:
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_190702_zps689800ee.jpg)
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_190650_zps5e066293.jpg)
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/20130505_181456_HDR_zps184d8dbc.jpg)
I inspected my Dad's York and it seemed OK, no major cracks or splits. I put a double loop 57" string on it that came from the Falcon and it shot great for over 3 hours!
(http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/TPColgett/Bow%20Collection/IMG955347_zpsf59c80e5.jpg)
ignore the duck tape arm guard... I let my GF wear the real safety gear LOL
Welcome back!! :archer:
Thanks Converml and JMG !
With all the exposure of archery in the recent media (Avengers, Brave and Hunger Games) It came to my GF's attention and she asked if I knew anything about it. She had no idea what she started :p
Welcome back X 2, enjoy the ride !
Welcome back to archery and to Tradgang. Glad to have you with us. :wavey:
Welcome :campfire:
Welcome back! TG members are the best people in the world!
Welcome Tyler. :wavey:
Looks like you caught the bug. Thanks for sharing the photos and your story.
Welcome, it's always fun to see old bows with stories and setntimental ties. I have some like that, not my "best" bows but still my favorites.
Nice armguard! My first one was a sock with the toe cut out! Those are some cool vintage bows, thanks for the pis. Welcome from Central Texas!
It is great that you have so many memories to connect with in your return. Enjoy and welcome!
Welcome to Trad Gang!