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by toz
Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:28 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Houston we have a problem
Replies: 19
Views: 5166

Re: Houston we have a problem

Hi again 50thou on the back 40 thou on the belly,I think that I had about 60 lb in the bag?
by toz
Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:13 am
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Houston we have a problem
Replies: 19
Views: 5166

Re: Houston we have a problem

Hi guys the riser angle is 18deg glue is smooth on , what pressure is everyone using in their airbags when they glue up?
by toz
Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:58 am
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Well iam back
Replies: 9
Views: 2442

Re: Well iam back

disgruntled,annoyed,angry,disappointed lonely lost all the feelings of being LEFT BEHIND !!! :sad: its a hunt that you DONT want to miss out on but this year was out for me as I only got back into the country on tuesday,Im going next year come hell or high water!!! by the way gaz what are you going ...
by toz
Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:18 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: An Observation
Replies: 15
Views: 5101

Re: An Observation

hey Daryl maybe they ALL need some "genuine muskrat" silencers? they work fine for Gaz but they do make him shoot crooked! hahahaha! :oops:
by toz
Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:00 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: North Brisbane
Replies: 21
Views: 3279

Re: North Brisbane

yawn!!! i think i've heard this argument before? what you need is the wheelie boys so you have someone to poke fun at. (when they hit the ten zone every time) also I live in the hope that they will MISS one one day.but seriously I dont know 1 compound shooter that wouldnt rather be carrying a longbo...
by toz
Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:08 pm
Forum: Mastering the Traditional Bow
Topic: 100# Hunting recurve, what would it be like?
Replies: 110
Views: 25530

Re: 100# Hunting recurve, what would it be like?

theres an idea Ive been making my own tabs (and my mates) for years. calf skin is great and not to expensive(burnished) if you were keen I could post some copies of my tabs templates? You would need access to an old singer sewing machine and some manual dexterity to make a usable set of tabs and you...
by toz
Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:46 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: cracked riser repair
Replies: 2
Views: 827

Re: cracked riser repair

post a pic of the riser showing the crack so we can have a look at it. Ive done re-glues on a couple of bows and a couple unsuccessful!
by toz
Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:41 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: early start for octobers hunt in the kimberly's
Replies: 12
Views: 3553

Re: early start for octobers hunt in the kimberly's

you mean "GENUINE MUSKRAT !!!" the stats are riser made from wood! limbs from wood AND fibreglass and the string is dacron!! oh you mean what type of wood? well its dead of course!(unlike most pigs Gaz shoots at) osage stripes,purple heart and jarrah. tas oak in limbs, tapered 2/1000 p/inc...
by toz
Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:50 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: early start for octobers hunt in the kimberly's
Replies: 12
Views: 3553

early start for octobers hunt in the kimberly's

Most of my friends know that being slack on getting things completed is my forte' so it flies in the face of being me that Gaz and I are already getting prepared fro our trip to the WA in october, We have built a new bow for him its a take down recurve and Ive built in "pig killing" charac...
by toz
Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:50 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: 2013 trad bowhunting goals
Replies: 12
Views: 2074

Re: 2013 trad bowhunting goals

well I started 2013 at my hunting spot so I'm already one step ahead.the last few years slackshot aka gaz and myself have had it pretty sweet for hunting trips so I hope it going to continue again this year. We have a few new hunters in our ranks this year so I will be looking forward to spending so...
by toz
Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:51 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Kimberley part 2
Replies: 7
Views: 2579

Re: Kimberley part 2

ahhh! the memories, but I always was going to hit that scrub bull with a blunt as i didnt really want to kill one just to stalk it, much like gaz did with every pig hahaha :oops: it was intense being a few yards from an aggitated scrub bull laying in the grass i felt like a dingo/grasshopper as I wa...
by toz
Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:51 am
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Northern Rivers selfbow.
Replies: 12
Views: 3413

Re: Northern Rivers selfbow.

if you are keen to meet myself and slackshot keep the 16 dec free we have a monthly shoot at chillingham its very competitive!!!! I had to push a tree over him once to make sure that I won! the club members are a great bunch with mostly recurve and longbow shooters oh and a few of those other types ...
by toz
Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:41 am
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Northern Rivers selfbow.
Replies: 12
Views: 3413

Re: Northern Rivers selfbow.

hi Ive made selfbows from a local wood known as spiggot.I would sugest that you find a copy of 'the traditional bowyers bible ' of bois d'arc publisher.and a copy of keith bootles woods of australia.both of these will help heaps.I see that your in the northern rivers area so if you are anywhere near...
by toz
Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:18 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Kimberly Part 1
Replies: 11
Views: 3369

Re: Kimberly Part 1

aha the story unfolds so far accurate to a degree.I was musing over the fact that Gaz bought two "gay stubbie coolers" and thought that they were 'nice" :surprised: until we pointed out the obvious!! (to us) and the reason that he was taking the photos,,... obvious also! :roll: and ye...
by toz
Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:27 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Weekend in Emmavile/Kimberley later
Replies: 8
Views: 2328

Re: Weekend in Emmavile/Kimberley later

I'll send you a few jeff maybe you could do something with them,I have to learn how its done as we have lots of pics!! Ive just been told about a site called photo bucket where you can upload pics and vids and then friends can access them via a password. after you have been sent a link.
by toz
Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:44 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Weekend in Emmavile/Kimberley later
Replies: 8
Views: 2328

Re: Weekend in Emmavile/Kimberley later

well I thought that I would post a few pics of the broome trip and emmaville but my killer wobblies are too big!!! how do you reduce a photo to 200kb? Ps computer is my 3rd language!
by toz
Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:56 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Fitzroy WA
Replies: 5
Views: 1430

Re: Fitzroy WA

"48 weeks to go" that's what I'm thinking,!!! until we head back next year.it was a great trip with a few lessons to improve on for next year.well the arrow situation is that I lost or broke about 10 arrows and a few heads as well but not too bad for the quality boars we were hunting.the t...
by toz
Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:39 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: not enough arrows???
Replies: 6
Views: 1946

not enough arrows???

It all started in a galaxy far far away...back when Gaz aka slackshot (by name and nature) found his way into my bakery to deliver some eggs! we got to talking about achery etc and gaz produced this bow made from fibreglass with no string, so I made one for him and we had a few shots with it. Of cou...
by toz
Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:13 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Repeat 100 times; I MUST NOT OVER CLAMP!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2605

Re: Repeat 100 times; I MUST NOT OVER CLAMP!!!

its a sickening sound that one! I usually trick Gaz into testing a new bow for me while I duck for cover Hehehe!
by toz
Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: The late great Dallas Conway.
Replies: 10
Views: 1931

Re: The late great Dallas Conway.

you may try darren or michael head who went to school in wellington nsw. check wellington high school around 1980. I was in darrens ( i think) class and he claimed to be dallas' son,dont know the truth of it but he had no reason to lie to me about it way back then.
by toz
Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:34 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: New Takedown Longbow
Replies: 7
Views: 1318

Re: New Takedown Longbow

my riser is swamp mahogany and blackbean gaz! get it wright!! rite!!...right! by the way you forgot to mention that Im going to get a kill 1st with my new bow hahaha! :lol:
by toz
Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: That other Riser and the feather cutter
Replies: 5
Views: 1340

Re: That other Riser and the feather cutter

A HA! Now I can refute such obvious rubbish! Especially that last part about Gaz bein a top bloke etc. Blah Blah Blah! He dont know that I sabotaged his bow (more than he did ) so that it will explode when he draws at the 1st boar in sept on the hunt where once and for all I will lay to rest the stu...
by toz
Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:10 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: not back from the dead
Replies: 14
Views: 2412

Hi Erron,its not me and stace together that you have to watch at the campsite, no we're placid and easy to get along with.Unless your onto a good pig that we thought we should have had,then we've been known to hurl rocks at it, jump up and down, cooey yell and scream or hit you simultaniously with o...
by toz
Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:18 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: SS Part3
Replies: 19
Views: 3400

At home 3pm? cant be doing too much or did you just work late at my place to make me think that you do that all the time?
by toz
Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:14 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: not back from the dead
Replies: 14
Views: 2412

yep.but you do know that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit dont you? :lol: your just lucky we didnt get onto my margarita's or "the green ****" as its fondly described as.I mite bring it next hunting trip,,,,,.. . . . . .?and some sangria . . . .and I may even bring a bow,(bent curvy thing...
by toz
Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:17 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: not back from the dead
Replies: 14
Views: 2412

Yeh yeh ya very funny jeff( lookin ) i'm the good twin toz not the evil toz. Dont listen to stace,he dont know good boooze till it hits him.Thats when you go to stand up. Sangria is that wine drink you have at Mexican restaurants like montezuma's.( in capalaba)of course.Mine is made from low alcohol...
by toz
Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:17 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: not back from the dead
Replies: 14
Views: 2412

not back from the dead

HI everybody,I havent been online for a ( short? ) while,but ive kept track of a few of your adventures via the grapevine.It wont be long now till I wont have to just hear about hunting(that mongrel Stace) and be able to partake again.lookin forward to hearing from you all ,cheers Toz
by toz
Thu Nov 13, 2003 6:31 am
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: I'm a proud Poppy!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 1870

GEEZ... a bloke has a little time off and whats the first picture he see's? :oops: good times ahead Jeff.
by toz
Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:12 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Test to a post graphic
Replies: 36
Views: 7630

Hi Erron, i've finally got here,looks great.Looking forward to catching up with everyone. :D By the way I'm about to retire so look out all you hunters, those trips we've talked about are on the board. :wink: