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Thanks for the Pics, I believe any bow made from all wood and shooting is a success. Steve, board bows are self bows, if there all wood. Little john that bow looks good, its a bright yellow timber looks good. Its good to see people having success in making these bows it further incourages me to keep...

Sorry, Thanks for the thread it was interesting..Roscoe

G'Day Dave
Would you be interested if i sent you a sample of acacia wood for you to do a bend test on and feed it into your computer? It would be good to know how this timber stacks up against timbers you have worked on so far...Roscoe

A lot of the publicity concerning this Law came from an incident with the guns at the Cooktown RSL club. The firearms in the club which were inoperable were not registered with the police station. Also two replica machine guns (one made totally of wood, yes wood) that was mounted on top of the roof ...

yeh, i am in if in queensland...Roscoe

little john sand the back of the bow very smooth & burnish it with a beer bottle, to keep back fibers down. The pyramid design is a good one to make, very little thickness tapering, good luck..Roscoe

Would be worth a try for sure Rod. When i came down again to the muster i could bring you some down to try. I dont know if i would make it down next year,but i will try. If not i could send you a board down for you to make your own lams...Roscoe

The botanical name for this tree is Acacia polystachya...Roscoe

Simon, my sap wood is wet and comes off quiet easy, with a machette and draw knife. Simon, I searched the net about advice on decrowning staves, there was a lot of talk out there but no action. One thing they all seem to be doing is backing the stave with sinew etc. after decrowning. The other metho...

Simon, It was a board from that acacia species, but it was a board that was like a decrowned stave if you know what i mean. I am in the process of decrowning a stave right now, i will let you know how that goes... Roscoe

Simon, i have a couple of staves out of an acacia my self. What am going to do for the first one is remove the sap and decrown the back. I dont know how it will go, but i will have that down by the weekend, i will let you know how i go. The staves a still green at the moment and it will be a few wee...

I enjoyed making that bow, fellows i will get you the botanical name of that acacia soon. Out of all the woods i have tried this timber wonts to be a bow. Its got plenty of spring and it tillers well, it is quiet dense and very hard. Rod, the wife will be shooting for sure at the next muster i go to...

This is a longbow i had recently made from an acacia board that i had. Its 70" ntn 50# 28". I have shot 200+ arrows out of it now and it only has half inch of string follow. Its a joy to shot, i came home yesterday and found the misses had strung it up and was shooting it. I think its hers...

Well They cant say bowhunters are not doing there part for carbon reduction, hell we might even claim carbon credits. That will make a good name for a pet selfbow "carbon credit" ...Roscoe

Thanks looseplucker, i have just got the seeds from steve (thanks steve) and i will let everyone know how i go with germinating them etc.... roscoe

The book sounds interesting simon, especially the primative bow & tools. I was watching a lot of that show time team and found that really interesting too. .....Roscoe

Looks good mate, I like your handle design that looks different...Roscoe

Yeah your right Darren, but sensible things like that don,t work with politics. Just an example, Why hasn't the other states adopted the 10 cent refund on drink bottles as has south Australia? You and i would implement that straight away? Heres another one, I think that painted speed limits on the r...

I got one word for that bow, impressive. I like the look of that clear glass on the tips too...Roscoe

That was amazing, Yeah i agree if i could shoot that well with a bow i wouldnt be working here. Thanks for the post that was good to see...Roscoe

Good to see some selfbows being made on this site again, i have been waiting for some self bowyer for a while. Good luck with the paddle bow slackshot. I have just finished a bend through the handle longbow #50 28" and i will post picks soon....Roscoe

Steve
The book is called Freshwater fishing in Australia & New Zealand by Roger Hungerford. I dont know if this is the type of book your after, but if you want it its yours... Roscoe

STEVE I have an old australian written book on trout fishing, I'm at work at the moment, will get you the name tommorrow. Steve, I go to garage sales and find alsorts of fishing books, I just buy them and read them. I dont like to see a good book wasted if you know what i mean. Just like archery boo...

Steve, I found that thread in paleo planet thanks. I even noticed that Dennis La Varenne spoke of it has a holmegaard bow in his article on tillering? (which was a good read). Well i wont be using the holmegaard name for that design anymore unless someone convinces me other wise... Roscoe

Thanks steve, I will have to search for this old thread. Does that thread explain why the bow design was wrongly named? Well one good thing is i wasnt the only one that seemed to be confused.. Roscoe

I googled up Holmegaard bow and i found a website that shows one of the real bows found from that area.But, that bow looks nothing like the bow design we no as a holmegaard? Further investigation seems that the design is a Mollegabet bow. Has anyone else noticed this or am i missing something here? ...

A better idea imo is to use the natural bamboo for the back and the belly & use the floor board as the core material. Because you might find that the natural boo will crush the belly wood of the boo floor board. By using the natural boo on the belly and back it will prevent this and give you a l...

I dont think you would have to back the boo board for a bow of 25-30lb (verticle grain boo). I think a good design for what you would want is a rectangular section bow 70-72" and a bend through the handle design, as mentioned in trad bowyers bible. This bow would be 1 3/8 - 1 1/2" wide par...

Hey no worries, I have an interest in growing osage myself. I have a good spot for them on my block, red soil, irrigatation etc. I do have someone collecting some seeds for me in victoria when they get back from their holidays and of course when the trees fruit. Thanks for the comments above i think...

Found this on the net, could be usefull... Roscoe