Hi Greybeard,
I suspect that between two bows made to the same dimensions, one from each wood, we could expect:
- Sassafras would be the higher draw weight
- But it would take more set
Would be super interesting to do a mechanical bend test to see how its working strain compares to yew.
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- Tue May 14, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Blackheart Sassafras
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7338
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:01 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Playing Around.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3847
Re: Playing Around.
Looks great Daryl.
A bit of a pastiche of Turkish bows in it.
A bit of a pastiche of Turkish bows in it.
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:57 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Techniglue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5185
Re: Techniglue
I've used Smooth On for many years and have been very happy with it.
In the last 12 months it's been prohibitively expensive, so gave Techniglue CA/R60 a try. I've run two courses (8 students) and have made a few of my own and am very happy with it.
Whatever they call it, it's a good product.
In the last 12 months it's been prohibitively expensive, so gave Techniglue CA/R60 a try. I've run two courses (8 students) and have made a few of my own and am very happy with it.
Whatever they call it, it's a good product.
- Sun Dec 26, 2021 9:50 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Maple flatbow in an afternoon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4352
Re: Maple flatbow in an afternoon
Indeed it does fly quickly! There's a lot going for offset handles. I think the lack of appeal is a cultural rather than a practical thing. That's a cool idea for dimesnioning bows quickly. I have a template for a longbow that tapers in thickness in a straight line and this would work perfectly for ...
- Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:48 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Hollow Limb Design [HLD]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6243
Re: Hollow Limb Design [HLD]
Yes, I believe that is the fellow who had the special forms machined up.
- Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:29 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Hollow Limb Design [HLD]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6243
Re: Hollow Limb Design [HLD]
Concave limbs can be tremendously beneficial to performance. However, when I see people scooping timber out of a wooden bow, I can't help but think they're doing themselves a disservice. There was a fellow a few decades ago making laminated bows that had a concave belly. He did it with specially mac...
- Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:19 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Maple flatbow in an afternoon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4352
Maple flatbow in an afternoon
Good evening folks. Early in 2022 I'll be teaching a trunctated bowmaking course - in just an evening and a day the students will make a flatbow. This in contrast to the usual two full days and an evening to make a bamboo-backed longbow. So to prepare I made one myself in the same style. The timber ...
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:07 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Techniglue, once again
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3592
Re: Techniglue, once again
Thanks for the link, Daryl. Much appreciated. To satiate my curiosity, do you have any annecdote or commentary in response to my questions? I'll order some more EA40 now. *edit* - I just realised Kustom King is US based, and US suppliers are all but refusing to send parcels to Australia at the moment.
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 6:08 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Techniglue, once again
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3592
Techniglue, once again
Hi folks, Long time, no speakies. I have for the past 8 years been using Smooth On EA40 for my bowmaking classes. It has been an excellent product and I've had only good things to say about it. However, my supply line is about to dry up, and I have learnt that due to global supply line issues, it wi...
- Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:38 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Had a little play with Maple, ended up with a ripper
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4500
Re: Had a little play with Maple, ended up with a ripper
Thanks Daryl. If I'd spent a bit more time caring for the design and the tiller process, I might've been able to squeeze another few FPS out of this one. I've made perhaps 100+ bamboo backed bows, and almost all my students for the past eight years have also made bamboo backed bows (another 100+). I...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:09 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Had a little play with Maple, ended up with a ripper
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4500
Re: Had a little play with Maple, ended up with a ripper
Thanks gents. I've finished it up good & proper now. I've shot a couple dozen more arrows through it, and it's lost a pound, so now it's 52# at 26". Fortuitously, the arrows I had to test it are around 520 gr, a convenient 10 grains per pound. I set up the chronograph and let fly. The lowes...
- Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:39 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Had a little play with Maple, ended up with a ripper
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4500
Had a little play with Maple, ended up with a ripper
Aloha, It's been quite a while since I posted anything I've made. Truth is I haven't made many bows over the last few years. One or two here and there. Mostly I've been teaching bowmaking which has been every bit, if not more fulfilling, than making my own. Especialy two young bowmakers in particula...
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Who's still into making and selling arrows?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6664
Who's still into making and selling arrows?
Hi all,
Once again I'm in need of a bunch of arrows. At least three dozen, spined from 25-50 lb (will have to audit the magazine to be sure). I'm after wood shafts, feather fletches (synthetic or real), field points.
Cheers,
Yeoman
Once again I'm in need of a bunch of arrows. At least three dozen, spined from 25-50 lb (will have to audit the magazine to be sure). I'm after wood shafts, feather fletches (synthetic or real), field points.
Cheers,
Yeoman
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:30 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: POLE BAMBOO FROM BUNNINGS.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5204
Re: POLE BAMBOO FROM BUNNINGS.
I pretty much exclusively use bamboo from Bunnings and only rarely have I had a failure of the bamboo. Perhaps 2-3 times over 100+ bows.
- Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:15 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: How does one embed images these days?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1280
How does one embed images these days?
Hi folks,
is it possible to embed images any more? As in, upload to imgur or some such and use code to display the image in a post rather than upload the image direct to Ozbow?
Cheers.
is it possible to embed images any more? As in, upload to imgur or some such and use code to display the image in a post rather than upload the image direct to Ozbow?
Cheers.
- Sat Apr 07, 2018 1:39 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Bow Finishes - Whats everyone using?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9124
Re: Bow Finishes - Whats everyone using?
For wood bows I used Organoil, which is a combination of beeswax and citrus oil. Sustainable, penetrating, smells delicious.
- Sat Aug 26, 2017 6:23 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Another Knife born
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3942
Re: Another Knife born
Great find Woodie, I'd love a proper anvil. At the moment my anvil is three sections of 75 mm square bar welded together. Very heavy, but it has no horn, nor hardie or pritchel holes. We all have to start somewhere though, right? On my forge, the torch sits in a little sleeve that's welded to the si...
- Sat May 20, 2017 10:44 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Mate wants a custom Japanese-style bow...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2918
Re: Mate wants a custom Japanese-style bow...
I for one would love to see progress pics of this come to fruition.
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:35 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Bereavement Notice: Dennis La Varenne
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12145
Re: Bereavement Notice: Dennis La Varenne
There's no adequate way to express the loss. In my early days he taught me a lot, and while our opinions differed on some matters, we had a healthy academic discussions on each point and respected each others' right to our respective opinions. He gave me my store of split Ironbark staves, with no ex...
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:32 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: I couldent help but think of you guys when I saw this
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1943
Re: I couldent help but think of you guys when I saw this
The top limb needs a bit more scraping through the mid section, and the bottom limb is bending a bit too much for my liking.
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Cypress/mtn ash, horn tips
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2625
Re: Cypress/mtn ash, horn tips
You're right on the tiller, but you're also right on the potential repercussions of trying to do more. I'd call it finished and be very proud to have made such a bo from to very non-traditional timbers.
Great stuff!
Great stuff!
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:12 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Australia Day flatbow
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4344
Re: Australia Day flatbow
When viewed in the vertical plain I find a braced or drawn bow more difficult when evaluating the tiller. For me the horizontal plain is a lot easier. Perhaps, because our eyes are on a horizontal plain it is easier to pick variances to the left and right of centre. It's interesting you mention tha...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:26 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Australia Day flatbow
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4344
Re: Australia Day flatbow
Hi Daryl,
I was going to do something graphic like that, but couldn't bring myself to be bothered. Doesn't look too bad after all.
Cheers,
Dave
I was going to do something graphic like that, but couldn't bring myself to be bothered. Doesn't look too bad after all.
Cheers,
Dave
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Australia Day flatbow
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4344
Re: Australia Day flatbow
Thanks Perry, I'm glad you like it.
There shouldn't be any positive or negative tiller. If there is its only incidental. The tips are deflected as evenly as I could muster for 18 minutes of tillering.
I'm certainly not hoping to open that can of worms.
Cheers,
Dave
There shouldn't be any positive or negative tiller. If there is its only incidental. The tips are deflected as evenly as I could muster for 18 minutes of tillering.
I'm certainly not hoping to open that can of worms.
Cheers,
Dave
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:31 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Australia Day flatbow
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4344
Australia Day flatbow
Hi all, here's one I tillered out yesterday. It's Ironbark with a backing of bamboo, glued on with just over 2 inches of Perry Reflex, and maintains about ½ inch of reflex after unstringing.. The making of this bow was pretty quick: I used the templates for the bowmaking courses I run, so a lot of t...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:23 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: How do you clever folk do stuff like....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4195
Re: How do you clever folk do stuff like....
That's terrific Rod, very helpful!
I like the idea of alternating the sanding medium between surfaces to marry the fit.
Cheers,
D
I like the idea of alternating the sanding medium between surfaces to marry the fit.
Cheers,
D
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:01 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Horn source?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3375
Re: Horn source?
If you're willing to go the non-traditional material, acetal (delrin) rod has successfully been used, and is quite affordable. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ACETAL-POM-BLACK-ROD-20-MM-DIA-300-MM-LONG-FREE-POST-/291787441720?hash=item43efe30638:g:-1EAAOSw0JpV3Yhr Haven't tried it myself, but it's on the...
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:16 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Australian Yew English Longbow
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5133
Re: Australian Yew English Longbow
This is the conversation that's been had in my workshop on more than a few occasions while looking at my Yew stave: "What's that?" "It's Yew." "Really?" "Yep, my first ever bit of Yew." "What kind of bow are you going to make?" "Oh, I don't know...
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:30 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Australian Yew English Longbow
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5133
Re: Australian Yew English Longbow
It looks great! Is that from a billet he brought at a similar time last year or thereabouts?
If it is, I have a sister stave in my workshop waiting to be turned into something amazing. Or kindling.
If it is, I have a sister stave in my workshop waiting to be turned into something amazing. Or kindling.
- Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:09 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: How do you clever folk do stuff like....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4195
Re: How do you clever folk do stuff like....
Thanks Perry, good link! Wouldn't you just know it, my new bandsaw (http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W955) has a built in adjustable circle cutter (http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W9495). I've not yet tested it thoroughly to see if it's consistent enough to do the tidy kind of work in your link. I ...