HH bug got me ... Part One!

Rob DiStefano · July 20, 2011, 09:49:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Two Tracks:
"HH bug got me " or "HH LB bug got me"
just curious

exactly. :D

Ron LaClair · July 20, 2011, 09:57:00 AM

Quotethat there is talk of other hill-style bows is ancillary, but apropos, and makes the thread that much richer.

Rob, please don't use those hunert doller words on us poor unedcuated folk....makes us dig out our dictionery...

2treks · July 20, 2011, 09:59:00 AM

Still confused,just slightly.
Paven, What are you using for your Pope Replica?
I have made a few selfwood versions.
Chuck

Rob DiStefano · July 20, 2011, 10:15:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:

quote:
that there is talk of other hill-style bows is ancillary, but apropos, and makes the thread that much richer.
Rob, please don't use those hunert doller words on us poo unedcuated folk....makes us dig out our dictionery... :cool:

Ron LaClair · July 20, 2011, 11:46:00 AM

Quoteron, you of anyone i know of, is surely an academic wolf in sheep's hide

I graduated from the "School of Hard Knocks" with a Degree in Skepticism..

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Overspined · July 20, 2011, 11:52:00 AM

Steve/NM sponsors many appropriate trad and LB orgs. You can't advertise or sponsor everything. He steps up to the plate on many levels, especially locally in MI. He's a one man show business who happens to make a great hill style fleet of LB's.

Frenchymanny · July 20, 2011, 12:09:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by adkmountainken:
picking up my Northen Mist Shelton at Denton just so i can join this thread!

I hope you will let me shoot your new bow at Denton brother!

F-Manny

Nate Steen . · July 20, 2011, 01:31:00 PM

Chuck, I'm confused a little as well. maybe Rob D. can elaborate. I had the impression that this thread concerned Howard Hill bows, generally meaning straight-limb style bows....of which there are many makers, and the interest caused HH Archery to become a sponser. (this thread influenced HH Archery to join TG where the past years of Hill talk on TG could not.) However, there has been much talk concerning all things pertaining to Hill style bows, including bows from many bowyers who make a straight limb Hill style bow.... I didn't understand that this thread was exclusive to HH Archery Longbows only.....if that is the case, then my bad, :(
Please accept my apologies for my ignorance... :(

Mudd · July 20, 2011, 01:33:00 PM

I thought it was Hill and Hill style bows.

God bless,Mudd

2treks · July 20, 2011, 01:39:00 PM

Thats what I was getting at Nate, Hey! how do you like that new bow I got? Pretty cool eh?

dragonheart · July 20, 2011, 01:41:00 PM

I really hope we don't limit this thread to just bows made by the Howard Hill Archery company. There is so much information on this thread about straight limb longbows, shooting "Hill" form, History of the longbows, people involved with making straight limb longbows, etc. All things "Hill" and Hill style bows is this thread up to this point. This thread has an influence in a good way for many of its participants. I am enjoying it and the education and relearning! Lets keep it going. If it is not broke, why fix it?

dragonheart · July 20, 2011, 01:42:00 PM

Chuck,

I dont know about Nate, but I want to take your new bow off your hands! I showed a picture where is fits mine!!! LOL!

Jeff

Nate Steen . · July 20, 2011, 01:44:00 PM

Chuck, you have a keeper! I've got to meet Tim, and had one of his longbows. He built great bows for Ted Ekin before Craig started building.... it's quite amazing that a bow with that amount of backset can shoot smoothly without alot of handshock if they're handled correctly...

2treks · July 20, 2011, 01:56:00 PM

Thanks Jeff and Nate, It is nice and smooth for a 61# bow, I don't know what it is at my 30" but feels Good. I need me some woodies tho. Carbons just do feel right with that bow..OH! how bout my micro flights? #11 should do eh?

Nate Steen . · July 20, 2011, 01:58:00 PM

The #11 should work, I liked #9's out of my bows, but I didn't do heavy point weights

Ron LaClair · July 20, 2011, 03:00:00 PM

Speaking of arrows, Paul Jalon of Elite Arrows who makes my Cedar arrows was over yesterday. I had told him that I was cleaning out the back room of my shop and if he wanted some good cedar shafting to come on over. When he left the back of his Jeep Liberty was loaded with a couple thousand shafts. Now these weren't JUST your regular run of the mill cedars. I had a lot of old Acme Premium shafting many of them marked over 100# spine. I also had a lot of old tapered cedars tapered from 11/32 to 5/16. Paul is going to go through all of them,..spine and weight..

The old shop has been closed for a number of years and I've been just doing mail order off my website, but it's going to be opening up again on a limited basis...more on that later. Some of you may remember the shop in it's hay-day...I spent many happy hours there starting in 1986 until around 1999.

2treks · July 20, 2011, 03:46:00 PM

Oh I do remember Ron, I loved to just "look in the corners" and see what I could find. You have some cool stuff in there that is for sure. I will be sure to stop out when you are back open.
Charlie

Overspined · July 20, 2011, 05:18:00 PM

Ron, I can't remember if I was ever in your shop, but will definitely swing by if u reopen!

Ron LaClair · July 20, 2011, 05:36:00 PM

Gregg stopped by the shop this afternoon to show me the #1 ShrewHill. It's still in the rough and needs to have a lot of "meat" off yet but it's looking good. We're thinking it may finish out at around 50# 68", babinga riser, bamboo and yew core with clear glass.

AdamH · July 20, 2011, 05:50:00 PM

Im surprised this post went this long, since the person who posted it went back to Hybrids .... But I could be wrong ... {he he} .... Have Fun All !!