[Tom Winter]

in reply to: Quotes by Fred Bear…..I like #3 #145928

Today was the turn of the Bear 76er takedown. I see I can post pictures. BRB!
Top: home-made yew bow — we had a yew bush in the yard.

D-section longbow made by Neil Munson, Industrial Arts Teacher.

Bear Polar 53#

Bear 76er, 45#

Ben Pearson model 304, takedown, also 45#

Black Hawk Short Bee, 37# And at upper right is my dog Freckles, Australian Shepherd.

Pandemic time at home is a great opportunity to tune up my shooting!

[Tom Winter]

in reply to: Quotes by Fred Bear…..I like #3 #145915

Shooting my Bear Polar, I took a break and searched “Bear Polar” and got to the quotes above. Neat. My Polar is the pride of my collection. Ambidextrous (I prefer shooting left handed) and 53# draw. None of my bows are wheel and pulley jobs.
I also have three self longbows made in the 40’s by an industrial arts teacher. D section. Backed with Bow-Tuff, so help me! Is Bow Tuff artificial sinew still around?  The stuff worked: two of the three are still functional. The third has the beginnings of a shear which came to a stop at a grain layer, and must never be fired again. It was that way when I acquired it. Display only!
With old wood bows, you just never know. Depends on how they’ve been stored, I think.
The bows made by the Shop schoolteacher make my home made ones look like mine were made by a neanderthal! All for now. Other bows await their dose of exercise.

[Tom Winter]

in reply to: Information on Ben Pearson 304 2 piece fiberglass longbow #145906

Archery practice is a great use of pandemic-caused free time! I’m liking the Ben Pearson 304 more than ever.

[Tom Winter]

in reply to: Information on Ben Pearson 304 2 piece fiberglass longbow #142234

Love mine. (Garage sale find, several years ago). It was apart, in a canvas sleeve, and with a small quiver. The upper limb fits into the handle, and once you’ve strung it, it sets in firmly: it is very difficult to take it down. Since it is fiberglass, I simply leave it together, strung.
Mine had no markings or decals, except for “304” below the handle. But now that we have the internet, a google search for “ambidextrous 304 takedown bow” got me there.
The last ones were made in 1958. I like competing right hand shooting against left hand shooting, so I NEED an old-fashioned bow.
Yes, worth getting (or making) a string for it.
A guy on the web wants $200 for his. Mine is nfs.

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