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in reply to: Some Assembly Required #42963

[quote=Bow-Cephus]is the core left the full length and has the riser attached. Or does the core split on both top and bottom of the riser to wrap around it in some way.

Maybe this will help. If you look at the riser side view picture you can see the layers. From the top it is: glass, Walnut, Hickory, Hickory, riser, Hickory, Walnut, glass. Each of the glass lams are one continuous piece running full length of the bow. The Walnut and Hickory lams start out 3′ long and are super glued together in an overlapping (scarf) joint. If you look close you can see the joint on the top Hickory lam to the left of the pencil line.

Dennis

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in reply to: For those of you that hunt with wood arrows #40236

My arrows are all wood (or grass–bamboo)and I don’t plan on changing. I shoot both Poplar and Hickory and have yet to break a Hickory shaft on anything.

Dennis

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in reply to: Tell Us About Your Username #27204

Hi Mark.

I took the picture of Doc in freefall and was hoping for a picture of me too. I was kind of bummed because his camera malfunctioned and I didn’t get a picture.

The cub was a relaxing way to travel. With a small headwind you could watch cars pass you on the highway below. The only real excitement was some of the crosswind landings.:shock:

Dennis

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in reply to: Tell Us About Your Username #26720

Mine came along in 1977 when I got my pilot’s license. I had a personalized license plate on my car and could use only seven letters. It fit because I love to fly.

This was my get-away machine. 1941 Piper J5A Cub Cruiser.

I took this picture of my skydiving instructor over Baxter Springs, Ks. in 1977.

Dennis

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in reply to: Wood Arrows???? #26702

Besides Rivercane and Bamboo wood arrows are all I shoot. I use Poplar and Hickory. I have bounced Hickory shafts off of many things and have never broken one yet. I’ve never even considered buying any carbon shafts.

The deer in my avatar picture fell to a Bamboo shaft.

Dennis

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in reply to: Rain Gear #24569

I’m like MontanaFord and usually head for the truck. I refuse to shoot at any game while it is raining.

If I happen to be a fair distance from the truck I put on an ’emergency poncho’ from Wally-World, basically a trash bag with a hood. Cheap and it works.

Dennis

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in reply to: spline tester #24557

I have one made by Kevin Gerlock. I don’t know if he still makes them or not but he used to be on TradGang with the handle ‘cupcake’. I used it the most when I was making and selling shafts and I have spine tested literally thousands of Poplar and Hickory shafts with it. I also have a Don Adams and one that I made with an aluminum frame and dial indicator. I use my home made one to cross reference the others.

Dennis

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in reply to: Anyone else hate gun season? #24547

I have nothing against the people who choose to hunt with a rifle as long as it is legal. I do have issues with the methods some of these ‘hunters’ use. There are a lot of road hunters around here along with the trespassers who will do anything to get a deer. And although it is legal here,I do not like deer drives.

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in reply to: Sounds of a Whitetail #11565

I think it is called the ‘snort-wheeze’ and I’ve heard it one time in the woods. I watched a big buck do that just before he started stiff-leg walking toward a slightly smaller buck. He got the total attention of the smaller buck when he did that and he looked quite intimidated by it.

Dennis

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in reply to: Campfire and friends #55326

I like that picture. I have a 16′ that is the most comfortable camping I have done. I’ve never been able to build a fire inside without choking myself half to death on the smoke though.

Dennis

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in reply to: God's Dog… #55318

I have read that the indians referred to them as ‘Song Dog’ and brother coyote.

Around here there was three groups of guys that hunted coyotes with dogs. One bunch just chased and seldom shot any and the others shot every one they could. A lot of coyotes were shot every weekend and quail and rabbit numbers were high in this area then.

Because of fuel costs there hasn’t been any hunts like that for several years and the coyote numbers are sky high. It is a rare occasion to see or hear any quail around here now.

I have seen first hand what coyotes can and will do to a newborn calf and a cow that is in labor. I personally will shoot at every one I see but hold no misgivings at all for others who don’t.

I listen to their singing every night and quite often they are close, and like David said, they are trying to lure our dogs out of their pen.

How close do they get? When I leave for work and see coyote poop in my driveway, that’s too close.:shock: They are losing their fear of man, and that ain’t a good thing.

Dennis

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in reply to: Traditional events #37896

Hi Bill,

The main one I go to is OJAM–Oklahoma Selfbow Jamboree–held near Stillwater, Ok in March. We do it during spring break so kids can come with their parents.

Here is a link to a slideshow/video I did of last March. OJAM V.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvQAO9araDc

Dennis

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in reply to: Take down recurve #23597

GreatTree, you might have some luck looking around for a bowyer that is reasonably close by. I am sure one would let you observe/help in laying up a bow so you would have a good idea of the process involved.

If you lived close to SE Ks. I’d invite you to help.

Dennis

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in reply to: Grip Inspiration #21326

I was a little concerned about the slope too but this bow is just 30#@28 so I don’t think it is going to matter too much with it. I am going to make the next one with the same riser design but I am going to make an insert to put in the form that will make the curve a litle shallower. That will allow me to lessen the angle on the belly side of the riser so it isn’t so ‘flat-backed’ without making it longer.

I like the finger grooves mainly because it breakes down the sharp angle of the riser edge a little more. I think it actually helps my grip a little more on this bow.

I’ll try to get another picture of the riser for you.

Dennis

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in reply to: 4 wheelers, Dave Peterson #19582

I habitually carry a digital camera with me and if I do see such things going on it is an easy task to take a few pictures or video and send a copy to the officials along with a formal complaint on the matter. If I do not get a reply or see any action I send the information up the ladder another notch with two complaints.

Dennis

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