Ozbow

for something to be instinctual, it is something that occurs without prior training. the word instinctive does not mean exactly the same thing. it means do something without conscious thought. so to aim without thinking is probably a misnomer too, i find that in the minds eye, the space between your...

to me bling really just means adornments, so i guess that includes fancy metal finger guards or thumb rings (which i don't own... yet) interesting to consider beautiful equipment bling, and i guess not everyone is into it but i love the idea of having nice looking arrows to loose but for some reason...

i've been wanting to buy some bamboo for the last few months and never got round to ordering it. from this place: http://www.bambooaustralia.com.au/ and the species that i planned on getting was psuedosasa japonica, if i spelt that correctly. i suppose it's of interest so i'll document the process w...

I cant see that handle in your picture very clearly, but i think i know what you mean, take a larger chunk out to see through it better? and yes the tips were just bits i didn't cut, i didnt glue anything to them, i was thinking putting proper ones on the back but i have a feeling they will peel off...

so after some initial trial and error with a board of red oak my first attempt ended up breaking. some months later and i've decided to have a go at bow number two. i'm not the most proficient woodworker out there, and while bandsawing my board i realised she'd bit in too deep on one limb [what caus...

Thank you all for providing such great insight! i'll certainly be looking into all your suggestions. i strangely enough had a dream about a response to this post... very bizarre, but it was about dark coloured sticks found in the bush??? haha i only realise it must have been a dream now that i've re...

hi guys, i've made the decision to tool out my shed with some arrow making equipment i've got the router, and i've ordered some 11/32 drill bits to help with the stabilising blocks [i was actually thinking of using a giant draw runner to turn my drill into a horizontal drill press? anyway...] the sp...

yeah i have the deep jungle hennesy, its great, sleep like a baby, and it also comes with a thermal insert {like car windscreen sunshields} and with that it its amazingly warm {like snow survival}. but it's abit bulky to take in your pack, but it works fine with just a sleeping bag. and with the sna...

ooh yeah, cant wait. never been to a hvta event before. does anybody know how the speed shooting works? i've got a very limited supply of arrows..., hoping to have 10 finished by the weekend

Thanks for the post dave, i'll keep those rules in mind when i'm searching.

yeah i was thinking of carving some kind of nice large handle and using it to keep the middle sturdy, just hoping the 10mm will be alright for the limbs, but i might glue bamboo to it if it need thickening. need to finish building my canoe first! lol

yeah, looking into it it seems i may have had the wrong idea about the handle, i just dont know if this 10mm piece will hold up, guess i'll find out when i try it, thanks for the info

thanks woodie, good to know. i've just started planning my handle now that i've drawn up the bow. i'm not really using any bow designs, just going by looks. the handle unit will be about 30 inches long, and the whole thing tip to tip being 6ft. tips are about 6inches long and 14mm wide to, with the ...

i went to a certain shop the other day and i bought a nice piece of merbau http://fibonacci-fractal.tumblr.com/post/41910863337 i took a photo of the grain and also the only blemish i could find on it. it's 10 x 70x 1800. does anybody know if that's too thin? also, is merbau effective? i've got some...

i hadn't heard of them thanks, this looks like a great place to get started

i'm in the hunter valley steve, on rechecking the chart, and some hardwood suppliers i was thinking turpentine looked alright, i might just start with ironbark though.

is buying something from a timber yard a bad idea?

yeah i'm still getting used to, back meaning away from you.

it seems the white ash eucalyptus might be difficult to track down, i'm not sure where i might get a suitable 'starting log'

is there a common type that's easy to use for early projects?

after some reading up on things i think ive decided to go with Eucalyptus fraxinoides (white ash) and perhaps look into roo hind leg sinew. although it seems to not be a very widespread practice (sinewing the front limbs) it sounds very interesting. thanks again for the link to that pdf file, it's e...

cheers jeff, i've been watching this guy talk since i posted this and here's an abridged video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=QB_EQP3FoHw

As a kid i always enjoyed finding sticks to make bows and arrows out of, but after 'growing up' i never got back into my traditional ways... until now. so i've stumbled upon this forum, regarding the very kind of topics i find so interesting, and come to whoever with experience reads this to ask the...