Yea! Also glad to see a bunch of traditionalists on here! Kinda what I'd expect for TBN.
My next door neighbor got me re-interested in archery many years ago. He was a SERIOUS traditionalist! Made his own longbows and arrows. Brain tanned his own hides. We joked about him secretly wearing a loincloth around the house.
So, for a while, I shot an old Bear Kodiak that was given to me, but it was so short that it stacked quite a bit with my long (30") draw. Still got it and my wife shoots it well. I bought a "Jeffery" takedown recurve. They were local guys (Athens, GA); not sure if they're still in business. Very nice. Very smooth. Always seemed to shoot where I "thought". Wound up ordering a second set of lower-weight limbs for it after I finally acknowledged that I wasn't Superman. It's what I still would use if I had time to practice enough and to hunt. And if my creaky shoulders would allow!
So does anybody on here make their own bows or arrows? Remember when you could buy really high quality Port Orford cedar arrow blanks for next to nothing? I still have a few of the ones I made long ago. Traditional "Zwickey" two-blade broadheads. Hand crested and fletched. It was a fun and satisfying pastime. I'm afraid to shoot them now! They are my personal museum pieces.
Any disciples of the Fred Asbell traditional archery methods? I still enjoy reading his little "bible".
The "stick and string" is a wonderful way to solidly reconnect with God's creation, nature and the traditional ways.
- Jay
