Ozbow

looks good nice blade

haha yeah good one but that is a point and would be quite chewy id think too

hmm deer gut ay well LEATHERJACKET &GINGER AND SHALLOTS 1leather jacket 1shallot 3 sugared ginger cubes 1/4cup hot water bunch fresh coriander bunch of parsley cracked pepper sea salt place ginger,pepper,salt,in 1/4cup of hot water let soak 10min cut herbs and slice shallots turn pan on low-no o...

the bream,spend alot of time trying to catch these hard hitting nice eating fish,this particular day i went through a packet of prawns in 30min and only managed this fish out of all the bites that where mostly trevally and salmon

awsome work love the pics
thanx

Aaron

still at tafe battling away who would ever pick this for a job is mad

defiantely come down in bucket loads but nice to get some rain.
1 small gummy and a eagle ray come from that area that night

nice place for a few black lip abs also good for blue head leather jacket and salmon,,,its my second home

just a quick snap while doin a bit of bream fishing luvin it

is it possible that this wood is too dry?? being kiln dried it makes me wonder as it splintered so badly

i shoulda took more pics but a friend come around and took a liking to it and brought it off me!!!! i never even planned on selling it

a bow with a mertle handle 84# @30

blackwood handle 55# @ 26
the black wood come from my grandfathers barn the barn was over 100years old so who knows how old the wood itself is it even comes with its very own grub marks......hahaha

nice good effect!!!! does the sprey paint effect the wood at all?

looks good,,,nice print on the bow is that a fern leaf print???

Aaron

interesting !!!! any idea of what kinda weight?

Aaron

yeah thanx guys it was a canadian rock maple stave used to make boats years ago ive made a few bows now about 2 a day so far some backed with boo and some with fiberglass the lowest pound so far is 44#26 the highest broke haha thanx

Aaron

had a go at making an english warbow to day it was 105# :shock: at 20 inches. i added another 5 pounds :? and it snapped one limb into about 6 pieces :( i looked at the area and found a knot so that is a damm shame as it was a very nice looking bow at 6feet long it would of took some holding.....ill...

are you still selling strings???? thanx

thanx to some help from people here i finally managed to get a working bow. not the greatest looking bow but it works nicely 44# @ 20inches thats all ive pulled it back so far im waiting on a decent string its made from canadian rock maple so heres hoping that when i fire it in i can get it back to ...

what type of wood is that? it`s a very nice piece at that !!!!

i have exackly the same i brought from china and it has made in spain on it aitor but mine is an aitor negro

look good mate chuck some down here to me if ya want i cant be bothered making em alot of work uh very time consuming

yeah cool thanx alot

Aaron

i have some plans for a

flat lemon wood bow

lemon wood long bow

flat osage orange bow

reflexed osage orange bow

and also yew bows

email me if you want the plans also arrow making plans too

Aaron

hi any one got any plans to make a bow? simple ones would be a start as i lack the brain power for mathamatics haha !!! even just a plan for a riser too thanx

Aaron

yes mate will do i eat what i hunt i only take what i need i do alot of diving for sea food and the same applies there thanx

yeah latrobe i live on a 30acre property lots of roo and rabbit here so looking to hunt a few of them the plans sound good dave thanx alot for ya help!!


Aaron

thanx alot straight shooting

hi all i need help in my bow making attempt`s, ive had a fair few goes now and it is turning out to be a bit too exspensive but i dont want to give up.I brought 2 fiberglass laminations a bit longer than 5ft-3ml thick and 3 inches wide i used a maple board hardware sold me,,,said it was what i was a...