Beautiful work as always Daryl.
would love to look at getting one of these in a more 'natural' look.
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- Thu Dec 15, 2016 9:17 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: I Just Had To Do It:
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4649
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:47 am
- Forum: Video Links
- Topic: yew self bow........
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8498
Re: yew self bow........
Nice one as always mate!!
I know how he did it Perry
I know how he did it Perry
- Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:46 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Hoop Pine and Peacock Feathers
- Replies: 5
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Hoop Pine and Peacock Feathers
So a fair few blokes over in the UK have been raving over using very long peacock feathers (8-9") on sets of war arrows for heavy bows. Sure I agree that the brown of a peacock primary feather is quite striking on the end of a tapered shaft, im not so convinced with the excessive length. Anyway...
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:03 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: TRADITIONAL ARCHERY TERMINOLOGY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12208
Re: TRADITIONAL ARCHERY TERMINOLOGY
Glad to see you are back on board Dennis!!
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 7:24 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Tas oak/vic ash... backing?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2276
Re: Tas oak/vic ash... backing?
Yea I prefer a backing for boards normally... I think they can tend to become brittle from kiln drying then a long time in the racks. Bamboo and hickory for an ELB would make,in interesting combo. I know Mick has a heavy one like it in the works so will be keen to see how it goes. I'm yet to try Cyp...
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 8:08 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Tas oak/vic ash... backing?
- Replies: 4
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Re: Tas oak/vic ash... backing?
I think you will run into trouble with splinters in it as well mate but as Daryl said, its always worth a little experiment and see what happens. For heavy board bows you can always laminate 2 boards together... Have done that before with several timbers and it works fine. My favorite bow I own (105...
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:59 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: WTB: Hickory backing strips
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1945
Re: WTB: Hickory backing strips
Thickness would depend on what your making with it mate. By the sounds of it (80" long) you're looking to make something i would like to play around with and quite heavy. If you're doing a warbow i would say 6mm thick then use a 4mm crown and put your hickory on edge grain if you can.
Colin
Colin
- Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:08 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Horn source?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3372
Re: Horn source?
Longbowshop UK is where I usually get mine from. They sell Buffalo horn tips. Most times one piece in large enough to split and get 2 bow tips from.
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:03 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: How much are people paying for techniglue?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2035
Re: How much are people paying for techniglue?
I usually go into Carba-tec and buy it there so I get the right stuff but that's about the same price as I usually pay, if not a bit cheaper.
Its bloody strong stuff so enjoy
Its bloody strong stuff so enjoy
- Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:26 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Red oak riser question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5173
Re: Red oak riser question
The only time there is any section of a bow that is not under some form of stress is when the bow is un braced (and even that depends on how the bow was glued up, ie adding reflex on a belly by adding a backing places stress on the bow even when its unstrung). As soon as there is load on the bow fro...
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:16 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Red oak riser question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5173
Re: Red oak riser question
Stress is related to load not amount of bend... Stiffening the handle will reduce the strain on the handle but not the stress. Stress on the outer most fibres of a beam is determined by dividing the bending load multiplied by the distance from the neutral layer to the fibre all divided by the second...
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:13 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Red oak riser question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5173
Re: Red oak riser question
Will be interesting to see if that glue holds up. Ive never had any luck with anything but Techni-glue which is a structural grade epoxy.
Remember that even when a riser isn't "bending" there is still bending stress there, there is just no deflection (actual visible bend)
Remember that even when a riser isn't "bending" there is still bending stress there, there is just no deflection (actual visible bend)
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:45 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Red oak riser question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5173
Re: Red oak riser question
The purpose of the fades is to gradually stop the bend from the limb into the handle rather than abruptly stop it (creating a hinge) so the very fine end of the fade will bend a tiny bit but stop as it thickens into the handle. What you have will make a bow of around 45-50lbs at those dimensions I b...
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:58 pm
- Forum: Traditional Archery Events
- Topic: Memorial Shoot for Andy Firth Aug 13/14 Wisemans Ferry NSW
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8424
Re: Memorial Shoot for Andy Firth Aug 13/14 Wisemans Ferry N
Would love to get there but unfortunately I have commitments. I will be thinking of him and definitely loose a few heavy war arrows in his memory!
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:56 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bamboo-lemonwood-bamboo deflex reflex
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3425
Re: Bamboo-lemonwood-bamboo deflex reflex
Well the one went a bit haywire... and by a bit I mean ALOT!! hahaha :biggrin: Learned a heap from it and will be having another crack at some stage. The bow does shoot, only around 25-30 lbs (haven't checked) at 28 inches and ended up at 62"ntn (don't ask where the other 4 inches went!) Big fr...
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:38 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Red oak riser question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5173
Re: Red oak riser question
Few cents on the issues from my experiences. Is that 20lb at 7" from straight or from brace? If its from brace then that bow will be over your desired weight (provided an ideal world, 20lb at 7" with a 7" brace would mean a 21" draw and a linear curve would predict about 60lbs at...
- Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:51 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bamboo-lemonwood-bamboo deflex reflex
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3425
Re: Bamboo-lemonwood-bamboo deflex reflex
Cheers Perry!
Was a big learning curve but I would never know if I hadn't tried
Next one will be better but we'll see what this one does in any case.
Colin
Was a big learning curve but I would never know if I hadn't tried
Next one will be better but we'll see what this one does in any case.
Colin
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:37 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bamboo-lemonwood-bamboo deflex reflex
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3425
Bamboo-lemonwood-bamboo deflex reflex
Evening all, Glued up a little experiment today... been toying with the idea of doing a bamboo back and belly bow for a while and then decided to make a deflex reflex as well because I've never tried making one.. SO MANY LESSONS LEARNED ALREADY!! A few include: Lesson 1, Need to make the fades longe...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:32 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Making father and son wood recurve bows
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3306
Re: Making father and son wood recurve bows
There are scale laws that i have used in my studies at University that i can find again which will be applicable for scaling down a full size bow. You would need to scale the draw force first and use that relationship to scale the length, thickness etc. The trick would be to give yourself enough tim...
- Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:11 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Making father and son wood recurve bows
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3306
Re: Making father and son wood recurve bows
Bamboo back and a Spotted gum decking board would do the trick... Kerf cut recurves will hold far better than steamed ones. I did a thread a while back about one i made using this design and it worked really well. As Bob said, definitely check out Greybeards recurve posts. any questions just ask Colin
- Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:18 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Is this Osage
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7235
Re: Is this Osage
Give it a crack and see what happens! And keep us posted!!
- Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:10 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Is this Osage
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7235
Re: Is this Osage
Bit short for any bow really... splicing them would give you about 32" of length which isn't really long enough for even a short bow (have to check with Cam on that tho, he makes em pretty short :biggrin: ) I don't know if splicing them all together would be the best idea, though with a bamboo ...
- Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:19 pm
- Forum: Hunting & Fishing
- Topic: Dry rocky stumping and game cam pictures
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12950
Re: Dry rocky stumping and game cam pictures
Beaut photos mate! Dream of taking an Elk one day!
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 3:44 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Chrysalis problem with Bamboo backed Osage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1845
Re: Chrysalis problem with Bamboo backed Osage
can you put up some pics of the bow and the frets so we can see whats going on exactly please.
It may be that 64"ntn is just a bit short for that design?
It may be that 64"ntn is just a bit short for that design?
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 2:19 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Oiling Spotted gum board bow.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2328
Re: Oiling Spotted gum board bow.
A coat of paint will work if you don't like the colour of the back. that or try a bit of the oil on a test piece and see what it does first then if you like how it goes oil the bow as well.
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 2:18 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Abbey
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1772
Re: Abbey
More than glad to have a chat about archery and get you started into a life long passion mate! We'll get something made up for the young fella and get him shooting with you as well.
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 2:15 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Is this Osage
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7235
Re: Is this Osage
Don't think its Osage mate... the growth rings aren't distinct enough... a blind fella could count the growth rings in an osage stave Could still be worth sticking some bamboo on as a back and bending it tho! Keep us posted on what you do with it.
- Sat Jul 09, 2016 7:35 pm
- Forum: Bushcraft and Outdoor Survival
- Topic: Primitive Fire and Pottery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14477
Re: Primitive Fire and Pottery
Absolutely awesome stuff mate!!! keep it up
- Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:51 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: First static tip'curve.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5768
Re: First static tip'curve.
Absolutely stunning Bob!! Love that curve mate, elegant and simple but I bet she packs a wallop!
- Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:03 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: The Last Olive Stave
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4842
Re: The Last Olive Stave
Looks like a solid start, need to get the outer part of the working limb moving now tho of you'll risk a lot of set. Keep it up and lots of photos!