HH bug got me ... Part One!

[Claymore]

Nice Cougar!! I've never tried honey locust in a bow before. How does it compare to the other wood/bamboo combo limbs from Craig?

Kevin my Cougar has 3 lambs of Bamboo between the outer lambs of Honey Locust. It is very smooth. Probably not quite as smooth a my Wesley. Bamboo is going to be hard to beat.

[Claymore]

longbowman I will post some pics of the Honey Locust for you tonight.

[longbowben]

Thanks.  

[Mudd]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
[qb]     Originally posted by Macatawa:
   Gluttons!! [Razz]

guilty as charged! [Big Grin]
  :D        
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Dang it, You got me too!!    :rolleyes:      :p  

God bless, Mudd              

   

[Rob DiStefano]

back to the thoughts of a 'hill style' forum ...

in the long run, there'd be little benefit to such a category as the content would be more sizzle than beef, for a number of reasons.  

what???  

well, in perusing this thread there's about 20% of content that's worthy of archiving - pics of bows, analysis of design and different bowyers, good input from lots of members - the rest is pretty much 'fluff', which is great banter but not stuff worthy of a meaningful archive.

the powwow is the main campfire, where everyone is drawn to and eventually gets to see and participate in all threads of relevant meaning.  whenever a new topic forum splinters off, the activity there dwindles and, more importantly, new member input is missing 'cause the topic is not in the mainstream view (powwow).

if such a forum were archival read-only, that would require a snapshot of the powwow hill topic be taken and loaded to the new forum.  since this thread is now in it's 47th page and is going on a month old, when will it end ... if ever?

perhaps when this thread begins to peter out a few months from now (???) it will be archival worthy.

your thoughts?

[leatherneck]

I totally agree Rob. It is in the mainstream while on PowWow. I think if it's moved it will dwindle down. It's been fun surfing on here and going back and forth to other threads. Not to mention lets see how far it actually goes. Does it really matter if we move it? It seems to be working just fine where it is.IMO.

[Mudd]

Originally posted by leatherneck:
I totally agree Rob. It is in the mainstream while on PowWow. I think if it's moved it will dwindle down. It's been fun surfing on here and going back and forth to other threads. Not to mention lets see how far it actually goes. Does it really matter if we move it? It seems to be working just fine where it is.IMO.

I know it's cliche" but it's so true, "If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it!"

God bless,Mudd

[tradlongbow]

Claymore- I like the bows, especially the one with the cocobola riser, love cocobola.

Mudd- The bows look good, what riser material is in the 2nd bow picture?


Rob- One of the reasons that I mentioned the Hill forum, was to have a place where you can go for only information on the Hill style longbows. It would be a place for the experienced and the unexperienced Hill shooter, it would be a place to post pics of Hill bows, and pics of gatherings of Hill hunters. It would be a Hill archive.

The thread would also provide the link/web-address to Dick's site the  www.howardhilllongbowmen.com  because Dick's site is already established with lots of useful information for the Hill enthusist. The website is loaded with information about Howard Hill and Hill's bows, it's a Hill history book and a Hill manuel.

Darren

[Raging Water]

Originally posted by leatherneck:
I totally agree Rob. It is in the mainstream while on PowWow. I think if it's moved it will dwindle down. It's been fun surfing on here and going back and forth to other threads. Not to mention lets see how far it actually goes. Does it really matter if we move it? It seems to be working just fine where it is.IMO.

 

I have reversed my view and I agree with this point.

Not to knock other styles of bows but "Hill Style" bows are about as Traditional as it gets.

Matt

[longbowben]

With all the bows to come this thread is going to go for a while,Im 1 to 2 weeks away.  

[Mudd]

I may be called "wishy-washy" but tradlongbow makes a great argument for something that is worth at least looking into further. (IMHO)

I can be convinced(maybe) and if that becomes true then my opinion and about 2 bucks will get you a cup of coffee in some places...lol

God bless,Mudd

[Ric O'Shay]

48 pages and going strong! So, let me brag a little about my Wesley Special, which is sorta "special". It has five laminations of laminated bamboo or "lamboo" and is carbon backed. Lamboo is not a cataloged item and you have to ask Craig about it. He glues up his bamboo lams, cures it, and then cuts new laminations from the edge side. Add in the carbon and you get a totally different feel and performance level. Neat, huh? Anyway, here are some pics:



And it has Water buffalo horn tip overlays.



And it makes for very thin laminations, very quick recovery, very fast too.

[Wannabe1]

Ooooh, man that is one sweet looking Hill! Very nice.  

[Mudd]

Man!  Wowshers!!

Danny that is an awesome looking Hill!!

I hope that you and I get to shoot together sometime in hopes that i could talk you into just letting me handle it. I would be asking too much to fling an arrow from something of that caliber.

Thanks for sharing.

God bless,Mudd

[tradlongbow]

Danny-

One of the first things that I noticed when I saw the side view of the limbs were how much thinner they are then the typical Hill bow. Craig must use much thinner laminations with the carbon and lamboo together. I really like the profile of the limb tips as well. Is that an Ebony riser?

Darren

[Ric O'Shay]

Mudd -
It is an awesome shooting bow, and I'd be honored and happy to have you shoot any bow that I might have in the stable.

Darren -
Yes, that is ebony. Here is a pic with a scale. You can tell that each lam is right at a 32nd of an inch.


Danny

[longbowben]

What a looker, congrats on a great bow.

[leatherneck]

That is a sweet bow indeed.

[Claymore]

Honey Locust

[Claymore]