Ozbow

the wisps off the bottom of the moon look cool

yikes.. just reinforces the importance of saftey doesn't it!

Since being a newbie to knifemaking and a little older, i am more inclined to try to do things more safely than I did as a young man. eg I cycle to work, have front and rear lights and am wanting to by a reflective saftey vest- wouldn't have caught me dead in one in my younger days. I was thinking o...

Thanks Coach
You come up with some really great links... although i am not sure my wife agrees

That was great. I understood most of it... would have to read it again to make sure LOL Rep is Reputation. For each good post from someone you can give them rep points, kind of fun, and if used correctly you can pretty quickly see who puts thought into their posts and gives good info.. couse.. you c...

i have a simple reason for not posting much. This is all very new to me and I feel I don't have much to add (at this stage) My interest here is knives and bows - I am pretty sure I am about to sell/trade my compound and get a longbow. I don't hunt, so I have nothing to add there either. I hope as I ...

Hi All A friend and I have just taken the first steps into making knives. With some help from Coach's Tutorial :D , we got stuck in to an old saw blade. If the pics come out ok of where we are up to I will post them soon. (if I can stand the shame - there are so many nice knives here that it may be ...

whew, thats lucky, otherwise someone nicked your avatar !

I guess about 350 for a custom made kukri. It is a nice knife, but I should have had it made in heavier steel. Feels a bit light compared to the older "real" ones I have come across.

I can't wait to start making my own!

Thanks for the links coach. I shouldn't have opened them at work

Are you the same coach from Archery Fourm?

wysper

Well a friend and I are going to give it a go using your tutorial Coach. We have found a work shop we can borrow to get us started and I am working on sourcing some old saw blades. We will let you know how we get on - and if it is not too embarassing we might even post some pics :shock: cheers wysper

Oh right, I can buy one of those (or at least something that looks pretty much identical) from the Toolshed here in NZ for about 229.
Might look in to that.

For instance, would something like this do the trick?
It is on an auction site here in NZ

Pretty damn good Gundy :D I have a linisher now which does a good job , so maybe I will do another ,, will see how motivated I get :wink: Now tell me how you got those claw marks in the blade 8) Is a linisher like a grinder on steroids? What does it do that a bench grinder or the hand held one in t...

Thanks Coach

Looks like a great way to start for us NEWBIES.

Have saved the link to this thread as a book mark.

ahh. that is sad.
It will probably cause similar waves as did the sword attack here a while back at an RSA.

I havent read the topic this split from, but I have enjoyed reading this one. It is interseting the cliques (sp?) in archery. I am relatively new. I shoot compound and am looking to get a long bow. In NZ at my club, there is good natured banter between the compounders, recurvers and crossbow shooter...

great topic.
I would be interested to!!

Thanks for all the great advice! I will try a few bows and see what works. Apparently there are some bowyers in NZ but they are harder to find then the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. My bow arm when shooting compound is straight, easier for me to replicate than a bent arm! the angle may chan...

Thanks Guys

Yes I shoot the compound with finger release (glove).

So to sum up so far, I am best to try to get a longbow made for a longer draw length.

I guess that this means the bow will be longer and more expensive.

Thanks for your help!

Hi All, I am sorry if this is in the wrong place. I am currently shooting compound at a 30" draw lenght. But I am looking to get a longbow. I notice most seem to have a maximum draw lenght quoted of 29" Do I need a special longbow made? Am I missing something? Forgive my ignorance, but if ...

That sounds like a good idea.
I will see if i can make it.
We have a good number of recurve shooters at our club too.
But I am more interested in longbow than recurve.

cheers
wysper

I think my wife is going to regret me finding this site.
I have a passion for knives and bows...

I am a kiwi too and it looks like i am going to enjoy talking to like minded people. I will post some pics of my knives as soon as I can.
And I hope to start making some too.

cheers
Greg

Hi Daryl

Good advice, unfortunately there are not longbow shooters at my club.
But NZ being the small place it is, I am sure I will find one some where.

cheers
Greg

Hi All I am in Hamilton, New Zealand. I am a member of Riverglade Archers. I am looking to get into shooting a longbow. I am currently shooting compound (finger release). I like the idea of the longbow, no sights, no trigger, just me, the bow, the arrow and the target.. I will be trying to suck up a...