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in reply to: When You Were A Kid With A Bow….. #40333

When my brother and I were 8 & 7 years old respectfully, we both had bows that our uncle had made out of yew wood. We would go out into our field and shoot arrows strait up in the air, and then hold trash can lids over our heads for “protection”, until our dad saw us one day. We couldn’t shoot for a month. That cured us from that stunt….

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in reply to: How Many Over 55 #27628

I am 59 and will be 60 this year. I have 3 Jay St Charles long bows, #49 (TD Selfbow), #50, and #52 (TD). I also have a #40 Jay St Charles Thunderbird recurve. Here in Washington state, #40 is legal for all big game. While the recurve does spit the arrow out really fast the long bows (all of them) hit with authority. I use the recurve for deer and the long bows for anything bigger. I use wood shafts and have been using POC, I have just started using Sitka Spruce for deer and will be using Douglass Fir for bigger game.

Ron

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in reply to: Quiver help #21430

Dan Z. wrote: http://www.selfbow.com/jackstraditionalarchery/sidestalkers.html

Like this one?

This is what I use and love it!

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in reply to: St.Charles Thunderbird ?? #58945

I live a little over an hour south of him, I have a classic long bow and a Thunderbird on order and should be done first part of Feb. Can’t wait!

rayborbon wrote: I have two longbows which I got from Jay. He lives “down the road” about 25 minutes away. Jay makes a nice bow. I have never shot the Thunderbird but have held many in my hand over in his shop/barn where he makes them. He has shown me the production process several times and I believe it should be a good bow.

The Pacific Yew is a very lightweight material and is appealing to the eyes for certain. The yew wood used in the handle of my latest home made bow came from Jay’s stockpile.

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