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- Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:44 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Hello from a new member
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1345
Welcome, John! I have made more than one selfbow and Glenn has made at least 2 that I know of, so we are interested. It's pretty hard not to make 3 if you can find the wood, so we are on your side. You will find that this site will be a minefield of info to help you and anyone who knows anything at ...
- Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:31 pm
- Forum: Scene & Herd
- Topic: More on Control of Weapons Act...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1292
- Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:22 pm
- Forum: Scene & Herd
- Topic: POLL: Have You Emailed Chris Shea re: Bow Legislation?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1852
Thankyou folks for what you are doing for us Vics. All is appreciated. I have just posted the final draft of the submission of the Shooting Sports Council of Victoria in my position as Secretary of that organization. It seems that there has been a cosiderable groundswell against the proposed regs fr...
- Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:50 pm
- Forum: Site Announcements
- Topic: Would This Entice You To Post?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7003
Erron, It wouldn't make a scrap of difference to me. I think that we have a remarkable resource in this site for the preservation and dissemination of trad business and skills. As a group, we cannot afford to lose this tenuous connection with our past. It was wonderful how trads jumped in at the dro...
- Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:41 am
- Forum: Scene & Herd
- Topic: Control of weapons Act in Victoria
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4734
Erron, What you have posted here is fine. I suggest the following small amendments. 2nd para - which has been brought to my attention by the Shooting Sports Council of Victoria. I consider that it completely refutes all of the justifications of the RIS for the proposed regulations. and later; I woul...
- Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:50 pm
- Forum: Scene & Herd
- Topic: Control of weapons Act in Victoria
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4734
- Wed Oct 01, 2003 3:01 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Arrow spine
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1656
Erron, I have posted a bit on dynamic spine on the thread about Tusker Concordes which Glenn Newell may like to review. He is correct in his explanation of the two terms. Static spine is what is registered on a spine jig and dynamic spine is its actual behaviour in the bow up until it straightens ou...
- Wed Oct 01, 2003 2:43 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Tusker concordes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3718
Jackrat, In addition to the above, by way of further explanation about the reduction in dynamic spine, you can actually break an arrow by putting an excessively heavy weight on the head of an arrow. I have done it for an experiment. You can try it using a lump of lead as a head if you like but put o...
- Wed Oct 01, 2003 2:30 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Tusker concordes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3718
Jackrat, These posts advising on your arrow/head combination are pretty much correct. Stickbowhunter and I used to judge the arrow making and craftsmanship awards at the Maryborough Longbow Muster for years and after some research, we devised a set of 9 criteria, 5 of which guaranteed arrows which w...
- Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:52 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Screw on broadheads for wood shafts.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1486
Jackrat, That is an excellent idea about the replaceable tips. It would add considerable strength to the arrow just behind the head as well. MIK, what's with the camo arrows???? Aren't they hard enough to find as it is??? The critters will see you moving through the bush long before they see arrows ...
- Tue Sep 30, 2003 2:37 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Fletching - Tied
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3696
Gilnockie, Further to the above, I believe that Howard Hill overcame his problem of with bamboo nodes by gluing parallel-ground laminates of bamboo together and backing this stave with another laminate of outer bamboo with the rind and nodes on it. He the glued his handle block on it and simply trea...
- Tue Sep 30, 2003 2:29 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Fletching - Tied
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3696
Gilnockie, As MarkP has just posted, Soapwood is probably not an option for you because it is not commercially available. Mine was cut whilst I was in Qld. But, I am looking around and trying out Vic hardwoods when I can. I have rarely backed any of my selfwood bows, and when I did, it was only beca...
- Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:29 am
- Forum: Scene & Herd
- Topic: Control of weapons Act in Victoria
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4734
To all - On this matter of the regulatory impact statement (RIS) put out by the Justice Department of Victoria, proposing to make crossbows, all manner of swords and imitation explosives as prohibited weapons, you can read all about it in the RIS document which can be downloaded under the Justice De...
- Sun Sep 28, 2003 4:59 am
- Forum: Scene & Herd
- Topic: Control of weapons Act in Victoria
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4734
To all - The above quoted document warning about the intentions of the proposed Control of Weapons (Amendment) Regulations 2003 is from the office of the Spokesman for Police and Emergency Services of the Victorian Nationals Party, Dr Bill Sykes, MP. SSCV stands for Shooting Sports Council of Victor...
- Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:59 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Proposed Ozbow Code of Ethics for Bowhunting
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3217
Erron, The bit re not taking front quartering shots was taken from the ABA submission on allowing deer hunting using bows in Tasmania. It was part of a suggested Code of Practice , not a Code of Ethics . The two quotes you have taken from my post are examples of each - the former is a code of ethics...
- Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:55 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Feathers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6580
No worries Jackrat. You've got a pisser of a signature old son. I wish I had thought of it. I don't mind people disagreeing with me at all, so long as they can put forward an alternative argument which someone else can test out to verify it. I am happy to admit I am wrong on an issue if it can be de...
- Fri Sep 12, 2003 2:42 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Feathers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6580
Jackrat, I am not put offside by a differing opinion. Away you go! That is what we are about here. The end result is that if it can be proven to work for many/most people rather than just for me, then the proposition is valid. In the following, I am talking only about straight handled longbows and p...
- Thu Sep 11, 2003 5:49 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Feathers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6580
Q1. Yes, it would stop lower feather wear. That is a classic symptom of the nock point too low. Q2. Lower profile feathers work if they are longer. It is the feather surface area which creates the drag effect to keep the arrow's **** behind its head. Also, if the bow/arrow weight goes up so must its...
- Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:27 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Carbon, Wood, Aluminium or Other?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5021
Wood for me. Is there anything else? I seem to remember some coot talking about this new fangled deal of arrrows made out of tin or plastic or somesuch. Not sure if I believe it though. Can't see as how a bloke can plane down a bit of aluminium bar stock to make a dowel. I reckon someone's having us...
- Wed Sep 10, 2003 3:56 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Our Responsibilty to the Game We Hunt?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4364
Butch Speer, the points system we are talking about is the Douglas measuring (trophy scoring system) similar to the Pope and Young or the Boon and Crockett systems in the USA. For some trophy (bone) collectors, their accumulation for the Weatherby trophy or a bowhunting equivalent over there becomes...
- Wed Sep 10, 2003 3:43 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Feathers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6580
To Mik from Gippsland, what everyone else has been saying about not mixing feathers on the same arrow is correct, but I seriously doubt that shooting 3 lefts and 3 rights into a group will make much difference unless you are an Olympic archer shooting at long distance . . . or Byron Ferguson. With r...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:23 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Sport
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3777
Is hunting a sport??? No, it isn't. A sport is a game, usually competitive with a winner and loser, principally as an enertainment. I realise that this can apply to a lot of the hunting as it is done today with the emphasis upon accumulating hunting award fly-bys. In another post, I have made a coup...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:55 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Our Responsibilty to the Game We Hunt?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4364
Erron, Griffo, Glen and others, Thank you for your kind thoughts on my post. Erron, do what you think is appropriate in regard to it, including the other material. One or two of the sentences are a bit cumbersome and need rewriting for clarity, but obviously, it seems to have been understood. I did ...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 3:56 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Our Responsibilty to the Game We Hunt?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4364
We do have an ethical responsibility to the animals we hunt
Erron and others, I am writing this rather longish post in response to some of the opinions expressed on this thread (I believe that is what these sites are referred to). Happily, I find that most of them express a concern for the animals that we hunt which is refreshing in today's perverted hunting...