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id love to see pis of number 1

can i get pics of 1 and 5 please

kanin-maskwa you are so right, alot of the stuff you see on tv (bear gryls) and you tube is crap, it is very easy to see the usefull from the stupid. and you are also right in saying that most things that are writen in books on survival are rehashed from writings from a previous time and people. but...

i did find ur pdf and i am having a go at making as we speak

thank you all for your replys and for the suggested bow makers.
i will take all of your suggestions onboard and with a bit of luck choose the bow and the bow maker that is correct for me.
thank you all again for your responses, this site is full of people who are more than willing to help. i like that

thank you so much gentlemen i love the erol flynn quiver, and i think coupled with the harness or strap system of stringnstik and perry i think it will make an awsome looking quiver. stringnstik, your quiver looks great and i wish you well with it. thank you so much for the photos they did help to g...

hello all as an up and coming leather worker (very average) i would like to set my sights on another back quiver. i have made one in the past from an old tandy leather work pattern to some degree of success. the quiver i made in the past had 2 shoulder straps one for each shoulder and sat straight d...

ladies and gentlemen please allow me to pick your brain in regards to longbows and longbow manufacturers in australia. i was at the archery expo at the weekend and was lucky to meet several bowyers and look at there creations. i looked and spoke and tested and looked some more till i was totally con...

very cool id love to see the finished product

hello
can anyone advise me if the charity shoot hold a craft competition as is done at the gathering?

ben i do appologise for the delay in my responce, i had taken some work in the shearing sheds and was unavailable for awhile. i received the 2 dvds that i purchased from you, they appear to be in good condition. i will watch them tonight and report any probs if any. again i appologise for my delayed...

thank you so much for all of the advise im sure should i ever get the chance to take a porker ill be a little more aware before tucking in.

id love to take the last 2 dvds how do i go about it?

troppo sticks i love your post great information and id love so much to have a go at cooking a pig i have taken myself. there is alot of talk around that wild pig holds alot of disease. is this true? if so how do you know if the pig is healthy or not? id love to hear from anyone who can help me with...

hey guys thank you for your suggestions. i will look those titles up. if anyone else has any other suggestions id love to here from you

guys im in the market for some books and some dvds on traditional archery. i need to tune my arrows to my bow, develope some new shooting styles, some hunting techniques etc etc.
is there any quality titles that you could recomend ???????????

hi longbow steve
im sorry to break into m hogans post
i hope you can help me. i too am interested in gaining my r licence. i need to know if there is two catagories for both archery and firearms? and in laymens terms what does the r licence give you?

thanks i think i will continue to carry my knife as per usual.i am not an evil person and will not set out to harm anybody with a knife. i can only hope that a police officer should they randomly search me take me for the socially accepted person i am, and take no further action. i like many other p...

hi guys i have been thinking a bit about the new knife laws that have been put into action in Melbourn (random search and confiscation). my question to all is what are the current and future knife laws in new south wales? i do and always have carried a stock type pocket knife with me at all times. e...

mike
well done
this gear is awsome the colour makes it stand out even more. good job.
did you make the quiver from a pattern or did you come up with the idea yourself?

geoff

greenhorn congrats on the articles you have made, i love to make things that i need myself. it gives you a very satisfied feeling (no matter what the turn out like, i have several knife sheaths that my mated pick on me for, everytime i go out hunting with them). im intrigued by the fox whistle and i...

awsome story and the pictures just make me envy you more. i have hunted the cape once before and not only had a great hunt but really felt at home there. i love the place.
well done on the lil/big porker.
geoff

thank you all, your respence has been unreal. to answer a few questions i live in sydney nsw so my choice of property is limited to the ones that i have to pay to get onto , that are usually shot or dogged out. so as i said in the original thread my question was born on a major what if? (its hard to...

hello all i am going to ask, probably the most ambitious question known to hunters. as soon as i can find a property to hunt pigs on i intend to partake on my first dedicated bow hunt. i have dabbled with bow hunting in the past, but only dabbled as the bang sticks were the main focus of our trip. m...

thank you coach the info in those links is great. i like the burner much better than the one i have

hello all i am looking at making a gas forge using a jet burner that i found in the old mans garage. i recall seeing on a knife making forum a gas forge made using a cast iron pipe fitting as the body. i was hoping you guys could help me find any information about such an item, or indeed if anyone c...

hey terryzac im not sure where you are located but in western sydney (liverpool) there is a junk yard that has all sorts of fantastic junk. i spend hours there. he has some antlers there that he sells for around 50 dollars a pair. im not sure what species they are but there is atleast 2 pair there a...

thank you guys i love this site for the fast replies to my stupid questions. and also for the inteligent answers. my forge set up consists of a steel pipe dug into the ground. an old bbq grate over the top of this. four besser blocks surounding the grate and a fire in the middle. i have a hair dryer...

hello all i have been reading alot about knives made out of old railroad spikes. i have been able to find a few of these spikes from southern nsw. my questions are, how do i know if it is good steel? how do i work it? i have very limited forging experiance. and are rail road spikes all about 100mm l...

hi dylank i had alot of trouble trying to get some brass rods for handle pins and also some flat brass to make bolsters etc. the only place i could get it was at a local flea market. i had to pay for it tho, im sure the seller knew it is hard to get. if i go there on the weekend and he has some ther...