My thoughts on Bow building and life in general:
Easy or Simple - Which one is the most beautiful to you? Which one is most obtainable?
Easy: not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort. (A synonym for Lazy)
Simple: not elaborate or artificial; plain: a simple style. Not ornate or luxurious; unadorned; Unaffected; unassuming; modest: a simple manner.
Not complicated: a simple design.
Why is it human beings always want to adorn something that is simple and uncomplicated to begin with.
For instance Bow finish: A Longbow, to me at least, is something left to us from a bygone era. Something with history and cultural significance. Longbows are a connection to our primitive and simple, not easy, past.
A Longbow finish should be simple and repairable; natural. Oil finishes and a bit of wax do that.
But, in the hunt for “easy” we've now developed Epoxy finishes that make the Longbow look like it was dipped in plastic. If you think repairing an Epoxy finish is “simple” I have some property under the bridge I want to sell you.
Kids, plastic has nothing to do with the romance of the Longbow; to my way of thinking.
A Longbow is a work of art, they're not for everyone. A Longbow's elements should recall it's heritage. Adding modern easiness, is an indicator to me that maybe those that do should consider shooting a compound; they're easy but not simple.
Modernizing the Longbow is like taking a Rembrandt or a Matisse and correcting it with crayons.
It's about choosing easy or simple isn't it?
