OK I'am going to go for it one more time and see if maybe just maybe I'll get lucky.Here goes another factory leather grip down the tube.
Hey Trap that is a pair of Fred's old All Stars there like size 15EEE so I wear them over the top of my own.
Now lets get back to cutting those grips off all our bows.bd  

holy b-geez-is did I ever hit the big time.I knew if I just kept cutting I would strike gold.Check out whom this custom Kodiak was built for in 1959.yaheeeeeeeeew what a hit that was..bd  

And just look at that handwriting too!!

WOW!!!!  You found it!!!! Outstanding!!!!! That's where I left it?????  Thank you so much for locating my old "factory repaired" 59 Kodiak.  

Wade and I have had joint custody of this great bow for many years.  I felt really bad about misplacing it and Wade was threatening to make me buy out his half.

You know my address. Thanks Doc, You're the man.

Trap

Doc - I just read your post and laughed for 2 minutes. You crack me up. I don't know what we would do for entertainment without you around to stir the barrel once in a while.

Also love your pile of old leather grips.

Several years ago, I had a pile probably 5 times that size... but none of them were original, they were all my own grips that I made and screwed up so ripped them off and started over again and again and again...

Never claimed to be a fast learner.

I have found 5 records of 'Bob Morley' born in the US between 1895 and 1905, and who also lived in California at any time. Trying to narrow this down; anybody know a middle initial, or birthplace maybe?

holy crap you guy's crack me up.What would I do without you guy's to kick around a little during the day.I used 17 cow hides praticing and I still ai'nt got it right.bd

Bjorn - I'm certain you know that Morley lived in Barstow at the time he was involved in archery. Have no idea where he was born.

Doc - Your 17 cowhides is well beyond the 4 I've used. Hard to find thin leather with consistent thickness. I've always had lots of scrap pieces.

Thanks Wade, yes I did know that and I suspect he was involved with the Desert Archers along with Nubbie and perhaps even HH?

Nubbie Pate and Desert Bowhunters, what a trip that had to be to go to one of Nubbie's "Tin Can Shoots". The Wilhelm boys sort of rounded out that whole crew of characters.

Anybody know if Edwin Pate got the nickname 'Nubbie'
because he only had one leg?
BTW he excelled at football, hockey and obviously archery and hunting. His 'limitation' never held him back.

TTT for Mitch. A fun thread.

Cool thread . That's an awesome bow too

Trap

Thank you I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this.

Very cool.

I find this stuff fascinating...

Just now re-read the entire text of this thread, which brought back some good memories from 2009.

Had forgotten how much fun we were having about the time this thread originated.