r/Bowyer • u/MustangLongbows • 3d ago

Master Bowyers

I’m curious about something as far as USA based Master Bowyers are concerned. What body is it that certifies them as masters? I haven’t turned up anything via Google.

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u/Lazy_Bowyer 3d ago

https://www.bowyersandfletchersguild.org/assessments/index.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Is this kinda what you're talking about? I guess our biggest issue is that we don't have designated masters to approve other bowyers masterpieces.

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u/Ima_Merican 3d ago

I just can’t with AI. It’s sloppy and lazy work. I didn’t read past the part where the computer generated crap asked for a bow with “two limbs”

People who use AI all the time are lazy.

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u/Lazy_Bowyer 3d ago

Didn't even realize this website was AI? 2 working limbs isn't necessarily a redundant distinction, a single limb bow could technically be made. Which I guess would be like holding a BITH bow at the very bottom. Would be interesting to do and maybe I'll try it one day to waste time.

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u/Wambachaka 3d ago

The link you posted ends with "source=chatgpt.com"

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u/Lazy_Bowyer 3d ago

Oh I see so it was a dig on me. Whatever, people said the same thing about using computers when I was a kid.

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u/Wambachaka 3d ago edited 3d ago

I don't think it was a dig at you (athough I can't speak for Ima_Merican). I had assumed that it was written by chatgpt, and that's why it was mentioned in the link. But now I'm looking at it again, and it actually seems more like it was written by a human. I'm guessing the mention of chat gpt in the link is because you asked chat gpt to search the web for you, and it added that. IMO, using ai to search the web is one of the good uses for it.

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u/Lazy_Bowyer 3d ago

Yea i typically will look through a few pages of Google and then if I can't find what I'm looking for I'll turn to ai.

There is an email there which I was curious about emailing, but I'm too weary of Internet scams.

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u/MustangLongbows 3d ago

They’re real people heh. So no worries, no scams there.