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Very nifty Daryl ...it would look quite nice to once the bow has had the finish applied. So im guessing the curve is held in shape via the glue?

good work gents, ill be happy to pledge my support and wear that tag proudly

Thanks for your advice gents,
im definitely going to increase the amount of mid limb bend, my other burning question is would recurving the tips affect the tiller at all?

Sorry to hear about the crack.... Do you think you could post pics? As I would still be curious to see , why is it that people seem to be having more success with the kiln dried spotted gum floor boards than they are with staves?....I would have assumed that a nice wide limb shape like DrAK's would ...

Alright just did a bit more work tillering, here she is facing the other way now (knotty limb now left hand side) and now at 17" of draw length....... The question I have is ... if I recurve the tips now, will it affect the tiller in any way? :chores-chopwood: 20150314_152437-1.jpg 20150314_152...

Howdy fellow bowyers and crafty, talented & wise people :biggrin: Thanks all for your info on the snake skins Here's progress on the new bow. I have retired the long string and braced her up at 4" and so far drawn her to 14", I am aiming for around an 18" of draw out of this one w...

Forgot to mention too Cam, if you do use them it goes without saying to rough the glass surface before gluing. Cheers bob, shouldn't be an issue though :lol: Just curious, do you make bows in the 66 to 68 inch range? Yea have done a few times Daryl, from memory they were made from red oak, one had ...

Cheers for the advice gentleman .....jeez they came up a treat on that bow bob!
Ill get the bow tillered out first n see how she goes, im tempted to heat in some recurves and make her bend through the handle, should be good.

Wish me luck

Cheers
Cameron

G'day gang Just roughed out a bow today from a short stave I had that didn't look very promising. Turned out a bit better than expected, however when looking at it profile it is very wavy so should be an interesting challenge, I'm also leaving this knot in as it should look pretty cool when she's al...

Looks to be coming along real nicely Drak, did you chase the back down to a single growth ring?

Love the look of that hunting bag! Not to keen on the Moccasins, very fryer tuck looking. I got a funny feeling Colin will be eyeing those Moccasins

Hi all Just finished up this lil beauty using a piece of yew i thought would be no good at all due to knots. Granted this is a kids bow but I'm still suprised that it didn't break considering the back is not at all flat and quite bumpy and wavey and consists of a mixture of heart wood and sap wood a...

Beautiful work!, im loving those feathers and that bead work to, looks fantastic

It's hard to tell from the pics but it looks to me as if the fibreglass has delaminated from the wood? I'm having trouble seeing the splinter ....what does that area look like at full draw?. That's a good job on the bow to

Hi sylakone, Sorry to hear about the crack, pictures and bow dimensions would be really good to aid in a diagnosis of what went wrong. I too have a bow made from Merbau (a flat bow) and it's backed with dog bone raw hide, the bow is 50" from tip to tip and weighs in at 38# @ 18" ... has ha...

great pics micks!, you'd reakon one of those guys would have figured something wasn't right.......The three stooges

Hi all, Just thought I'd post up some pics of a hair fork I made for the misses. It's made with a scrap piece of yew and some scrap bits of gemsbok horn I had lying around. It really is such a beautiful timber to work with and ever so cooperative :biggrin: 20150221_160235-1.jpg 20150221_160251-1.jpg...

Beautiful bow big bob! ....craftsmanship at its finest!. Judging by all those knots I guess that there be some Juniper

Here's to Jeff for doing an outstanding job at running ozbow and attributing so much to the traditional archery community of Australia. A big thanks from me Jeff, and im sure all the other members wish you a big thank you to.

Cheers mate
Cameron

What a beaut lookin quiver! Are you gonna model it for us bigbob? ... sorry that osage didn't work out to

Oh wow! That is painful to watch yet so hilarious I couldn't look away . What a stooge, sad thing is that he'll be passing on his lack of knowledge to all the kids

Hi all
Found these archery clips on youtube, just thought I'd share the laughs ....shouldn't be funny but it is

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ckUCzLyvrOs

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9hFU1rmSfX0

http://m.youtube.com/results?q=osage%20bow%20break&sm=3

I use this faux fur material that I purchase from spotlight, not sure if im tieing them on properly but they still work really well

Merry Christmas all, hope you all had a safe and merry one :smile: I finally got around to finishing my little composite bow that I started in an earlier thread but I thought I'd make a new thread to show the finished results. Fiberglass belly, Hickory core, Sinew backing and rawhide over the sinew ...

Beautiful work as always mick! Im.sure he'll be a happy chappy

Has anyone else suffered any symptoms after working with yew (especially from sanding) ? This is the second time I have worked with yew, first time was awhile back and I noticed a slight headache and some nausia but this time around it really got me!. I was using a draw knife to square up a piece to...

Im lovin that recurve mate! She looks beautiful
How many layers of sinew did you use and did it pull any reflex into the bow whilst drying?, also what brand of hide glue did you use? And did you soak your sinew in warm water before applying it?

Cheers
Cameron

My guess is that it may have been an ego thing...something along these lines
"Yeah?, well I got 115lbs at 32 inches!"

Beautiful work mick! ... I hope one day I can achieve a tiller that good *sigh*. Lovin those lil nocks to!