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again mate - thanks for the info.

out of interest - how far over the shaft does the outsert go?

just thinking - in terms of strength it seems like a good idea as long as there's plenty of shaft inside the outsert - in order to spread stresses over a greater amount of the foreshaft....

cool mate - good setup and thanks for the info on how you did it.

i will have a look at the widowmaker shafts as i'll be getting a few dozen for my new Toelke Whip which arrived the other day. I'll post pics soon when i have time.

lovely curve!!!

at that draw length/poundage/arrow combo it should punch them right into a buff if you do your part.

one question - behind the point on those arrows - is that some kind of strengthening/footing?
if so - what did you use and how do you go about making it?

cheers

agree totally with muz. also - no-one can really tell you what arrow/point/adaptor/length etc. combo you'll need - impossible. IMO the only way to find out for sure is bareshaft testing. Do a search on it there are heaps of places where you can find how to do it. i also like heavy arrows, strong 2-b...

SOLD!!!

Maybe Brian you could donate the bow you have in the classifieds for her future development. 8) Cheers KIM PS Any wabbits to hunt on your place....? yeah - i think we've got about 3 (literally). just got back from Deepwater NSW where i must've gotten nearly 50 (about 30-ish on one night by myself).

have you put the fly-tying on the back-burner then?

would be good for you to get out hunting again too, you know, something a bit more serious.

kimall wrote: I could hear it crying every time you draw.
Cheers KIM

might be worth keeping an eye on the glue-lines mate.

your longer arms will give the arrows a good boost Maggie - good to see your back at it. i find my interests seem to move in cycles as well - leverguns, 4WD, rimfires, bows, big bore rifles, quad bikes, etc. etc. and it always comes full circle. which i guess means it IS ok to have all these toys. y...

Selling this due to non-use going with lighter bows. Bow is in as-new condition and has had probably 50 arrows through it at most. 55lb@29.5" 64" long, so probably around the 50lb mark at 28". Micarta and highly-figured Cocobolo and Rosewood in the riser, bamboo limbs with absolutely ...

Gday Mick. Good to hear you like the new bow. The whips are just bloody brilliant aren't they! my first was a 58" one (baught second hand) which had a very light riser wood and was just nothing to carry (incredibly light) and shot really well. but later i decided it was really a bit too short f...

loosly related i know - but very relevent info for us regarding longer term bush living/survival in australia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTK6Z6oCT3g there are a couple of sequels and some other videos by the same user - well worth checking out imo. i like his honesty and pragmatism - and the fa...

good to see it being printed again - and i agree with your comments perry. i have an old copy of this Richrd Graves book that i bought from amazon a while ago imediately after reading a mates copy. this is THE BEST book i've read on australian-specific bushcraft/survival - most of it applicable rega...

gday mate! I've really enjoyed going through your write-up - thanks very much for taking the time and putting all the pics up - fantastic stuff! we seem to share similar taste in bows and also arrow-setup. i have a couple of toelke whips which are second to none IMO - brilliantly made and great shoo...

you'll have a bunch of fun i'm sure garry.
i hunt a place just down the road from where you're going - love the mountains......

hope the weather holds up for you - and me - i'll be heading down that way for the long weekend.

The reference to "using a wheely device"; I just took it in the context of what was being said by bstan86 and just thought it as slang. I myself very rarely call a compound bow a compound bow but rather a number of other names. I hardly see that as lack of respect for someone but somethin...

you can interpret what you read as you see fit - we all do it. i hunt with stick devices and gunpowder-using metal devices and have even used hand-held stick/blade devices - and certainly appreciate the techological marvels that compounds are - just don't use them myself. i certainly was not getting...

ron300wm wrote:Any game taken with a stick is a prize. Will to me any way

Absolutely!!!

very true Jeff - pity we can't choose our relatives as well......

I have noticed over the years as I've met lots of different people involved in various formats of hunting that occasionally I come across characters who seem to hold themselves on some kind of pedestal in regards to their experience or amount of game taken - those kinds of things. It could come down...

looks great mate!

i reckon they'd go great as limb tip overlays or in the riser - maybe even veneres on the limbs!
couldn't be good for performance, but some people like that sort of thing.

toby wrote: There's always people that say they would support something until the time comes & then you don't see them when they realise it's not just around the corner.

and more-so when they realise it'll involve serious time and effort.

not to be a kill-joy or anything but are you really prepared to put in the MASSIVE amount of work it would require? time, work, money, helpers, resources, maintainance, land, insurance, legal issues.......... it's a nice thought, but a huge commitment if you really mean to go through with something ...

i admit it's been while since i read all of the ashby reports, but wasn't one of his main points that the correctly set up single bevels showed better penetration? i remember that this was mainly regarding bone as opposed to soft tissue - but that's still a significant benefit isn't it? Jeff - fair ...

i agree with clinton about single bevels being a good thing (when done right obviously), and also that it is well worth reading, understanding and applying Ed Ashbies extensive study findings. he's done his homework (and a hell of a lot of it at that), and has never strayed from sound scientific pri...

Gday all - been looking for somewhere that sells this for a while now - can't find anything.

can someone point me in the right direction to get a copy of this DVD please?