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Scuzz, You left out selfbows which in my opinion are the most traditional of all. Daryl. Hi darryl I was aiming towards eligibility at trad shoots and once re-reading my OP i realised i wasnt too clear (i have edited to try and clarify further). Seperation of selfbows to longbows to asiatics etc, w...

2, On a braced bow the limbs need to have no reflex Any bow that has reflex in the limbs when strung is a recurve Scuzz yet many of these type bows are allowed to be shot in the longbow division at the Trad shoots hence my comment. 4, And now a new one as perry has mentioned, length?? or was it the...

Hi again

Another discussion has been about arrows, and what arrows should be allowed at trad events competitively or otherwise. Lets see if the 'poll' option could shed different light.

Scuzz

Hi Guys What bows do you think should be eligible for trad events?? I thought that the thread about trad restrictions has gotten a fair amount of views and interest. But maybe there is more people who arent so verbal, and who simply read whats going on. But i thought that maybe some of these more pa...

So again I say "in my opinion Trad shoots, Trad rules, as adverised prior to the event". If you want to shoot other than this then enter the events that suit the bow and equipment that you prefer. You nailed it IMO Ron. If people come to the shoot and want to shoot equipment other than wh...

I havnt seen many 'One piece - Recurve Buildalongs', thanks for this rob, its great.

Scuzz

DavidM wrote:Hey LittleJohn can we at least agree that this bow is half trad

Nephew wrote:Awesome first bow, mate! I can see the Tolke whip similarities too. Well done indeed.

Oh and thanks nephew

Thanks for the photos Scuzz, much appreciated. The limbs have an unusual bend to them. Alan is a nice bloke and was (probably still is) a very good shot. The bow I mentioned Alan made back in the mid eighties was his first attempt at making a longbow with the deflex/reflex limb design but the refle...

Osage always gets my heart racing. A great job, congrats to you both.

Scuzz

Thanks Scuzz. You are right in what you say. I didn't know where you were from but looking at the the bow shape and the giving of the bowyers first name I'm pretty sure I know who it was. If so you certainly did have a good teacher. I haven't seen Alan I'd say since the very late 1990's. That bow d...

Just for you Jeff :lol: IMG105.jpg The same 'tip protector' Sue :razz: IMG106.jpg IMG107.jpg Top Work for you first attempt mate... Well done...! With all the laminations in the it handle it kind of reminds me of a Toelke Whip... Cheers Guy.. :biggrin: Thanks Guy. I hadnt seen a Toelke Whip untill i...

Thanks again, im very happy with how it turned out. I had a great teacher who doesnt take 'rough' as an option. Would you mind telling a little about how you got to make your own bow? It's always great seeing people crafting their own equipment. Jeff Sure Jeff. It starts with asking a bowyer from y...

A great looking bow there Bob, im sure the winner will be very pleased.

Scuzz

Thanks again, im very happy with how it turned out. I had a great teacher who doesnt take 'rough' as an option.

Im a little more comfortable with a leather grip, comfort before looks haha

Scuzz

I must admit, that carpet idea seems like the go. Havnt seen it before but i like it.

Scuzz

Deflex/reflex, well i have learnt something Jeff

Its 54lb at 28", 66" ntn

Thanks for the kind words guys. Im hoping uni holidays come fast as im itching to get back out and make another!!

Scuzz

I was putting yet another coat of wax on my first bow, so i took a few photos to send to a friend. So now i thought i would post them on here for you guys. IMG100.jpg An attempt to convince me to use coloured glass fell on deaf ears :mrgreen: IMG099.jpg Its going to be a bit of a shame to put leathe...

Neil, Your arrows are fine for trad shoots. To minimise damage to 3D targets it is preferable to keep the bow draw weight to 80 lbs. or under. Daryl. The under 80# rule could be a problem for me, now that the young fella has adopted my little bow I have nothing under 95#. Fraser I dont think its a ...

It is a great pity that ILF bows seems so misunderstood . ILF , in essence , is a connection fitting for the limbs to the riser and little else . If you wanted to change tiller during a round ... well , you are a better archery mechanic than most .......... Raised rests ? My Flipper rest on my meta...

Thanks Ian and Steve, I can use fast flight on my flat bows not sure about my selfbow it's made of Osage orange. I have just started making strings and have using B50 and was wondering if there was something that I could use on my self bow that was thinner than my current 21 strand string. I know s...

In reference to the splice, i will only be using the one colour for the astroflight so i was wondering if i had to count strands to ensure that the same strands were spliced for some kind of strengthening reason. But from the responses it seems it will hold together anyhow. Thanks for the replies gu...

Having just finished my first Bow :!: I have begun making strings, i have made a 2splice and a 3splice from B50. But i have a couple of questions. :oops: I have used different colours for each, so when it came to merging the loop back into the string i simply matched the colours. This leads to my fi...

I'd suggest that there isn't a "gap shooting" type of archery that differs from any other ... the difference IMHO will always be in form ,but the proof is in the pudding perhaps . but the differences in "aiming" styles are generally overrated for anything 20 yards and under ... ...

It looks like a great range! Thanks for the photos Marji.

Scuzz

I started out shooting compound with sights, release aid, stabilizer etc. Eventually (admittedly, around 10years) i began to get bored of the sport. But the day i went to a trad only club i was instantly hooked. The reason behind this wasnt so much the difference in equipment, but the difference in ...

That is an impressive looking bow. I did a google search and came to this: http://www.cari-bow.com/Models_Slynx_Flare_Riser.php It does seem to show the reflex/deflex form of the bow a little more. Was there any comments of how smooth it was to shoot?? Well i guess ill be able to ask you when you ge...

Nick isn't always the easiest bloke to get hold of :wink: Persistance is the key. Loud Power tools, people calling in, family comitments, people picking up bows....several at a time :shock: , very intense conversations over bow making , the list goes on. When you get hold of him the effort is alway...

Yea im not a fan of the howard hill grip. I have shot with one for years, but i think the stretched cylinder type shape could encourage the torqueing as i dont think its a natural position for your wrist to be in. Im definately a fan of a bulbous type of handle, im not sure if thats what is refered ...

Wow, that actually made me 'laugh out loud' a little bit.