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in reply to: Moms #59965

A big thanks to all the hard working Moms out there – including our own Webmom!!

1shot – that’s pretty funny.

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in reply to: back quivers #59134

skinner biscuit wrote: Those cedar ridge quivers sure are works of art.A little on the high dollar side but with a lifetime warranty I’m liking them more and more.

SB –

Art Vincent (Cedar Ridge) is a top-notch guy to deal with, and his leather work is top-notch as well. If there is something in particular you want, get in touch with him – he seems happy to work with folks on custom orders.

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in reply to: Lovers of cabins… #58953

Nice. I remember coming across that site a while back, and getting lost in it for a while. It really stokes my dream of having a tiny little shack, somewhere remote and far from a road…

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in reply to: back quivers #58709

SB –

Haven’t seens Catt’s quivers in person, and personally I’m more of a side quiver guy, but here are a few others worth checking out:

Cedar Ridge

H.H.

Raptor

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in reply to: Short recurves…suggestions? #58548

ausjim wrote:

….Which is unsurprising really, Big Jims Bow Company, Jungle Jims, its all pointing to a common link. If you just ignore Jim Beam bourbon and notorious internet pests, the name is a reliable marker of excellence 😉

Jim

Clearly! 😉

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in reply to: Quality Deer Management #57761

Ptaylor wrote: …I wonder if there is a way to open the website without them knowing about it…?

There are ways to do it without them knowing much about you, but at the end of the day, a click is a click.

Mom is right – increasing traffic to those sites only benefits them.

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #57003

A fine evening of stumping with good friends:

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #56477

I hope everyone can get outside and do something FUN today, with bow in hand!!

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in reply to: Noteable Quotes! #54264

“The center of a watermelon is exactly the same size as the center of an aspirin”

– Byron Ferguson

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in reply to: The Ugly side of Spring #52493

skinner biscuit wrote: I have no problem with logging.

Neither do I. But there are good ways to go about it and not so good ways. Shaving everything to the ground, then nuking it with chemicals, isn’t necessarily the best way, unless all you care about is maximizing short-term profits.

On the other hand, we’re facing issues in parts of the West where nothing can be logged anymore without the armchair greenies (many of whom have never even been on the ground in these forests) filing multiple lawsuits as soon as any timber sale on public lands is announced – even when its a forest full of beetle kill that will be an inevitable tinder box when something ignites it. In places where the timber is already dead or dying anyway, and we are looking at major fire disasters, and beetles are already rampant, I see no harm in selective logging while the timber can still be put to good use.

I’ve spent a fair bit of time in coastal B.C. and Alaska, and there are many places there where the logging practices that were allowed are nothing short of disgusting, and will not recuperate for a long, long time. But that doesn’t mean it has to be done that way, or that all logging is bad.

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in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #52485

Brennan –

Excellent choice. I think the Muley is a great all-arounder.

It’s hard to describe, but once you get one of Lon’s knives in your hands, you just want to carry it all the time and use it for everything. And occasionally thrust it high in the air and yell out like a viking.

Sinawalli –

Agreed! Did you check out some of his higher-end knives? Still all hand-forged and heat-treated. The only part he doesn’t do himself are the sheaths:

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in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #52414

sinawalli wrote:

That’s very nice! Love the contrast between spine and edge! That is something I always try and achieve when knife making! They did a great job on it!

Thanks. I figured a knifemaker would appreciate some of the details going on in that knife! It’s hard to convey what a beast it really is – it’s over 9″ long, with a deep blade profile and a hefty spine. It’s a great camp knife, and definitely made to be used hard. Every time I pick it up, I feel like I’m handling a knife that was made hundreds of years ago.

Lon’s work is the equivalent of the finest custom bowmakers, imo – every knife he makes is unique and unmistakeably made by hand.

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in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #52170

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in reply to: Camera Vs Phone #51927

I think that like any device, you have to stay in control of it, rather than letting it control you. They can be useful, but it drives me crazy when people are glued to them, when someone pulls out their phone and starts texting while you’re in the middle of dinner, etc. I think the etiquette around phone use has gotten totally out of hand. But again – that’s the user, not the device.

However – yes, I would love to see you shoot an arrow through one. 😈

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in reply to: Glove vs. tab #51916

Yep – when I heard they were going away, I bought a backup that’s still sitting in a box. So far, the one I’m using has lasted a long time, so I’m probably covered for a while, but if I could find another in my size I’d pick it up. I haven’t found any other glove quite like it.

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