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by andytuck
Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:44 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: leather handles
Replies: 1
Views: 1765

leather handles

Hello all I have finished a bow and would like to wrap a leather handle. My plan is to use a golf tee as a arrow rest and either hot glue gun a leather handle or stitch it on. Either way I have never wrapped a handle before so I was wondering how you guys went about this and whether you could provid...
by andytuck
Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:22 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: cheap wooden arrrow
Replies: 11
Views: 3960

cheap wooden arrrow

Hi all was just wondering how people managed to economize the building of wood arrows. I am hoping to build some self bows and it does not seem right to shoot carbons out of one of these style of bows. The problem is when i have made wood arrows before they have broken after being shot only a handfu...
by andytuck
Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:25 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: attempt all wood composite
Replies: 5
Views: 1341

attempt all wood composite

hi all I am new to this forum so will start by saying hello to you all my name is andrew and I am from the central coast of nsw. I am look at build a bamboo backed bow and wanted to ask if when preparing the bamboo i should run it through the thickness-er till all pith is removed and it is flat ?. i...