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Bamboo can now be flipped and ground until the concave side is flat, then return to the rind side and grind until approx 4mm thickness before tapering to required dimension.

Cut the bamboo to length, 72" is the length glass comes. Establish a flat surface on the rind side of the bamboo.

Clean, blemish free bamboo of large enough diameter to make wide laminations. For use under clear glass i make sure only spotless bamboo is used otherwise it is discarded for backing selfbows.

Photographed my latest bow building exercise, similar to Jeffs Buildalong but with the G clamp method and Laminations ground from raw bamboo.

Hey Guys, I would ask if you would not hammer AA clubs. The situations that you are mentioning are probably individuals rather than the views of clubs on the whole. I think you need to respect the views of others when it comes to hunting and hunters if you wish for the same in return. You guys have ...

Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch.

Hi Steve, Your Bow/quiver/arrows all look great. 49lbs is about spot on for allround target shooting.
What attracted you to archery/longbow?
How did you do the self nocks?
Steve

Hi Jape, A good source of home made broad head material are the fingers of clutch pressure plates from small cars, they are already rough shaped and just require an edge on the linisher.
Your Broad head looks good. Steve

Hi graeme, I have or had an old wood working timber I.D. book that refered to Ironwood as a suitable bow making timber, it is an Australian book and probably written by the same old fella you spoke to .
Is it a Sheoak? Casuarina? steve
Sorry, just reread your post "Myrtle"

Hi Jimmy, Alot of target oriented clubs can be a bit thingy, espcially when you turn up with timber arrows, apparently more likely to lose a point and wind up on the end of a $7000 dollar carbon shaft :lol: I say to them what are you doing shooting in the 5 ring anyway?? :?: For this reason Archery ...

Hi Joel, the first year or so of shooting is more about getting strentgh and muscle memory to be able to do the shot without conscious thought other than complete focus on what you are aiming at. You have good form, and strength so just keep up the practice and reading and the rest just falls into p...

Hi Mick, thanks for taking the time to reply. I will have to talk intuitively rather than from great experience with regard to traditional hunting. I feel a bows length should be long enough to accomodate an archers draw length to keep string angle within the 90 deg,I would probably shoot 68" f...

Just wanting some opinions of what you guys feel makes a good hunting longbow? What weight arrow do you expect the bow to deliver? What weight bow you would happily face Australias largest game with? What distances you would expect to be shooting at? What bow types/characteristics you look for when ...

Hi G shock, GrahameA posted Jim Parks notes on arrows spine in shooting the breeze a short while back, and on archeryforum there is a thread on tuning Recurve bows by Jim Park. Steve

Hi Grahame, We had perfect conditions, a slight breeze at times, the most I had to aim of was the last marker flag so I can understand that with a stiff breeze or wind it would be extremly hard. I was in a bad mood on the way home, cursing that I had blown the entry fee, blown a day, walked 4 kilome...

Hi Steven, John Clarke from Ausbow Ind can supply brown phenolic, alternatively 3 rivers via John Macdonald for black/red or lengths to be cut up. It must also be available in Electrical manufacturing companies but colours may be an issue. Steve

Well it was a humbling experience, especially shooting with Australian record holders. The general consensus is to aim with your arm guard and adjust it up and down and adjust according to wind strength and direction. Thanks to all for your help and tips, Thanks to John Allan for his help throughout...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Jeff, Correct tiller on my assymetrical longbows works out to be between 3-5mm positive, I cant see how neutral tiller would work unless we are talking about 3 fingers quite a bit under the arrow. My equal limbed longbows...

Hi Hardgainer, Just to clarify nuetral tiller is only viable on equal limbed longbows, I wouldnt be too worried about tiller shooting three fingers under and split fingers, just adjust nocking point for flight tune. There isnt much at the end of day scores between positive and negative tiller on equ...

Hi Alicat, Just to add to Graeme's post, make sure you keep it indoors or under cover at least, I allow it to dry/settle for a little while and then nock the centre nodes out witha pole to allow better air flow and quicker drying. Once you feel it is close to dry, split it and finish it in your hotb...

Hi John Allan, Thanks for the offer regarding having a practice at your club, I now wish i posted earlier. I think this year I will chalk this event up to experience and just get a feel for it.
See you there! Steve

Nishizawa is in good condition, older olympic style bow with magnezium riser. 40 #. $160 plus post

Selling a couple of old ones, the Checkmate comes with 15 carbon arrows of '70s vintage, quiver,tab,glove, 2 strings. The bow is in immaculate condition with origional 1978 purchase reciept from a dealer in British Columbia. Bow has a sight fitted. Price $260 plus post

There is a new forum in Australia for archers.
ArcheryBoard.com, nice bunch of guys, good looking site.

Hi Jape, sorry you lost your best arrow.
Do you mean John Macdonald? I just had him make 100+ arrows for our club fund raiser before his trip, so he is nice and high on the fumes.
I love watching the flight of an arrow on the long shots, one of the bewitching aspects of archery
Steve

Hi Jape, I find a new feather works best at stabilising an arrow, feather height,offset and spiral can affect speed especially in low poundage bows so you need to find the perfect compromise. With regard to glueing the feathers on, if most of the quill is sanded off they seem to curve easier and not...

Hi Grahame, Thanks for that, they are a funny mob at Archery Forum
Good luck with your shoot this weekend. steve

I feel more at home here Coach, Longbows arent taken seriously in target archery circles :( . . Thanks for the insights guys, It is an AA event so 145m. I shoot 53lbs and know it will make the distance after overshooting many times practicing today. FOC is a great tip, to keep it tracking straighter...

Hi Jarrah, I think I would be happy with a bounty like that, worth as much as meat at the shops. How far did the Avocados travel before expiring? Did you get good penetration?

Hi Steven, contentious issue worldwide(negative Tiller). Do a search through past posts and you will find a post by Dennis La Varenne on 'why negative tiller is wrong' start there, you will find similar threads on every archery forum where bow building is popular. Dennis and others were doing furthe...