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- Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:45 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bow building glues
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:25 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bow building glues
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Re: Bow building glues
Hey guys tried to email John has he changed his email address ??
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:29 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bow building glues
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Re: Bow building glues
thanks for all your input gentleman I have made a few bows and only used smoothon I was going to try Techni glue so I put this post up just to see your professional opinion was, it has been about 5 years since I have built one though, as I got married the family grew had to find a bigger house and h...
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:26 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bow building glues
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4777
Bow building glues
Hi Guys
just like to know what glues do you bow builders use
just like to know what glues do you bow builders use
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:45 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: made another 1
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2858
Re: made another 1
hi everyone ,done some shooting out of the bow today the bow is 58# @ 28 I am a 27" Draw so minus 3# which is 55# @ my draw lenght and shot her through the Chrono the arrows I made for her weighed from 620 gn to 626 gn and were pushing through the Chrono @ 162 - 164 FPS and I am very happy with...
- Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:57 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: made another 1
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2858
Re: made another 1
hi guy`s as requested here is the bow at full draw and thanks for the great feed back
Mark
Mark
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:30 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: made another 1
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2858
made another 1
Hi guy`s made a new form up and this is what it created 62" ntn 58# @ 28" vertical bamboo f/b core lams and black glass with charcoal dymondwood riser nice shooter
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:10 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 2 more
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1331
Re: 2 more
thanks everyone,
I still have 3 more to sand and finish off as well have to make more arrows too
Mark
I still have 3 more to sand and finish off as well have to make more arrows too
Mark
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:03 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 2 more
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1331
2 more
Here`s bow 3 & 4
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:53 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: First 2 bows
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2469
Re: First 2 bows
Hi Rod, Mate I was over adventurous with the First bow as I wanted to put a recurve tip on it as it goes to prove it was to much I could probably use the form as a recurve form instead but I was fortunate to only put a 14-15 inch handle in as I wanted more working limb ,anyway I am a big fan of the ...
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:33 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Who dips them...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2130
Re: Who dips them...
Yes I dip,I don`t use the gasket though have been using water base flooring polyurethane watered down a little and is a satin finish(cabot`s) just dip and drip
Mark
Mark
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:52 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: First 2 bows
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2469
First 2 bows
Hi Guy`s Just started making bows a couple of months ago here are the first 2 the first one, made me work to get a bow out of but we got there sort of, well it is a shooter(58"NTN 65# @ 27) put it that way! It came out of a mistake and set the platform for a nice 58" bow that shoots great,...
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:48 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Top End Tamers!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1321
Re: Top End Tamers!
Great stuff there Bear mate if you like to try and get more weight up front try some woody weights from 3 rivers they start @ 75gns - 200gns and they have test packs too
Cheers
Cheers
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:33 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Silencers
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2279
Re: Silencers
Hi Matticus
I use musk ox silencers From 3 rivers they work great!!
I use musk ox silencers From 3 rivers they work great!!
- Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:21 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4226
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:34 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4226
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:29 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4226
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:40 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Goanna
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2628
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:01 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Goanna
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2628
Goanna
met this fellow when looking at a few waterholes one wet season
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:43 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: New Bow
- Replies: 2
- Views: 785
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:18 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: New Bow
- Replies: 2
- Views: 785
New Bow
Hey guy`s got my new bow on Thursday From Stace I have a slight problem as I can not pull it back as I dislocated my elbow :cry: last Friday playing silly buggers with some mates getting a bit old for that but the young blokes put out the challenge. :twisted: It has 2 sets of limbs 75# & 65# at ...
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:57 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: What do you use to glue your nocks on?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2335
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:03 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: What do you use to glue your nocks on?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2335
hey guy`s i have just started making my own arrows and have been put onto loctite 454 gel it is good for fletching very quick but expensive but if you want a cheap one I went to a dollar shop and picked up some superglue for $1 a bottle (25ml) which I used for glueing the nocks only too thin glue li...
- Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Cutting Edge
- Topic: set up for knives
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1066
set up for knives
Hey guy`s I have been toying around with knife making for some time and just got my shed built and would like to set it up!! some help with grinders & belt sanders and what ever might do the job and if i am not to cheeky maybe some photo`s of your setup`s of your sheds or some idea`s that could ...
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:41 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Speed nocks/Grizzly Broard heads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 941
Thanks Guy`s for the reply as i am just getting started in trad and getting a bow made and wanted to get some arrows made (timber shafts)for when the bow turns up just spoke to Keith from V A Shafts and he put me on to townsville indoor archery who have mercury nocks as for the grizzly broadheads ju...
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:48 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Speed nocks/Grizzly Broard heads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 941
Speed nocks/Grizzly Broard heads
I am trying to find somebody who sells speed nocks (mercury by ultra or jim dandee) also grizzly broadheads can anybody help me as I am interested in hunting buffalo in NT at some stage any help appreciated
- Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:32 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: woodgrain arrows
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1904
woodgrain arrows
Hi guy`s, Goldtip traditional are a woodgrain carbon arrow and hear they are a good arrow !!
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:52 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: looking for new bow(recurve)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1298
- Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:00 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: looking for new bow(recurve)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1298