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by Forester
Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: 'The Winged Longbow!'
Replies: 11
Views: 4637

Re: 'The Winged Longbow!'

Hi Sabinus,

count me in with the masses then - I love the look of the winged riser! That is what self bowyery is all about - self expression. Although no expert, it also looks to me like a very capable bow. Good on you!
by Forester
Mon May 29, 2017 7:53 pm
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: Barambah Trad Bash 27/28 May 2017
Replies: 31
Views: 11987

Re: Barambah Trad Bash 27/28 May 2017

Those photos above really capture the spirit of the shoot perfectly - perfect weather, great company, fantastic surrounds and a beer around a campfire after a day's shooting! Big thanks to all at Barambah for looking after us so well and showing us a great time. See you next year!
by Forester
Fri May 12, 2017 9:01 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: 2nd Selfbow Workshop
Replies: 5
Views: 2931

Re: 2nd Selfbow Workshop

I'll second all that you said Temudjin! I was another of the budding bowyers at the second workshop and owe Perry and Glen a huge thank you for their time and patience over the weekend. It was a great experience and a lot was learned in a short time that will hopefully be remembered and used for yea...
by Forester
Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:04 am
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Possible spam/virus??
Replies: 1
Views: 6883

Possible spam/virus??

Hi Ozbow, I just want to query a private message I got that I suspect is either spam or a virus. I got the following email in my regular email inbox telling me that I have a new private message in Ozbow. Hello Forester, You have received a new private message from "Billybof" to your accoun...
by Forester
Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:15 pm
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: Granite Belt Bowmen Trad shoot Mar 4/5 2017
Replies: 41
Views: 15335

Re: Granite Belt Bowmen Trad shoot Mar 4/5 2017

Hi all, just want to add my voice to the chorus of thanks following the Stanthorpe trad shoot on the weekend. For those that haven't shot there before, it is an amazing course - a bit steep in places but the view at the top is worth every puff! The target placement was carefully thought out and resu...
by Forester
Thu Nov 17, 2016 3:06 pm
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: Sunnie Coast trad
Replies: 30
Views: 13965

Re: Sunnie Coast trad

Just want to add my thanks to the Sunny Coast Bowmen - it was a really great day, fantastic location, challenging targets and a friendly bunch of people to shoot with. The duelling tower was a great idea I had never seen before, a good way to have a fun mini competition with another archer. Big than...
by Forester
Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:16 pm
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: North Burnett Field Archers Trad weekend Aug 20 / 21
Replies: 35
Views: 14445

Re: North Burnett Field Archers Trad weekend Aug 20 / 21

Sounds great, I'm planning on making it if all goes well!
by Forester
Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:45 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Red oak riser question
Replies: 14
Views: 4877

Re: Red oak riser question

I'm glad you raised that point Rob, as I have recently came across a few posts on other forums that said the same thing for a similar problem and I was wondering if that would work here. Colin - back to what you were saying before about it being shear stresses and not bend that makes handles pop off...
by Forester
Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:00 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Red oak riser question
Replies: 14
Views: 4877

Re: Red oak riser question

Hi there Perry, it was good to meet you as well and put a face to the many posts of yours that I have read! Thanks also for your input, I like your approach of seeing what best suits the piece of wood, rather than forcing pre-formed ideas onto a potentially unsuitable stave - a sure recipe for disas...
by Forester
Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:55 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Red oak riser question
Replies: 14
Views: 4877

Re: Red oak riser question

Great explanation, thanks Colin. What I hadn't appreciated before was the two different kinds of stress - I was only thinking of bending stress and it didn't occur to me that shearing stress would be at work even with absolutely no bend in the handle. I will make those fades as smooth as I can and w...
by Forester
Mon Jul 25, 2016 8:52 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Red oak riser question
Replies: 14
Views: 4877

Re: Red oak riser question

Thanks very much for the input fellas. That 20# at 7 inches is from straight, so it is good to hear that it seems like I do have some thickness to play with yet ("a tonne of wood" sounds very encouraging, Colin!) I have not used red oak before, but perhaps this means I also have a moderate...
by Forester
Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:52 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Red oak riser question
Replies: 14
Views: 4877

Red oak riser question

Hi folks, I have a question that I am hoping to get some feedback on from the seasoned bowyers out there. I have started a red oak board bow and have shaped it out and glued on the riser, but after chatting to Perry at the Jules Trad Shoot it seems I have made a big mistake. My board is only about 1...
by Forester
Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:40 pm
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: Jules Shield Trad Shoot 16/17 July
Replies: 13
Views: 7349

Re: Jules Shield Trad Shoot 16/17 July

I'll second that Perry, it was a great shoot! Great spot with all the water around to keep it interesting, and some nice targets. I chickened out of camping as it was a bit miserable from mid afternoon on, but came back on the Sunday to magic weather. A big thanks to the Lakeside Bowmen for hosting ...
by Forester
Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: Caboolture Corrival 18 / 19 JUNE CANCELLED
Replies: 28
Views: 13330

Re: Caboolture Corrival 18 / 19 JUNE CANCELLED

What a rotten shame!!! Was really looking forward to this... Hopefully the weather is better for the Jules Trad Shoot.
by Forester
Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:21 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Bamboo on bamboo
Replies: 16
Views: 7303

Re: Bamboo on bamboo

I reckon that is great Bormin. It looks really good and shoots well, and considering your goal was to make an experimental bow with materials you had to hand, I would say that even if the tiller is not as ideal as you planned, it is still a complete success. Good on you!
by Forester
Thu May 26, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Me 2016 Bow Finished.
Replies: 16
Views: 6850

Re: Me 2016 Bow Finished.

Wow, beautiful bow! I really love that satin finish - it brings out the wood really well.
by Forester
Tue May 24, 2016 7:47 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Bamboo on bamboo
Replies: 16
Views: 7303

Re: Bamboo on bamboo

Great job on the bow! I have just found a patch of really big bamboo in my local reserve that I would love to try something similar with when I get the chance. What are your limb dimensions, if you don't mind me asking?
by Forester
Wed May 18, 2016 12:40 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Viewing order of topics
Replies: 3
Views: 6944

Re: Viewing order of topics

Thanks guys, that did indeed help. Descending order on the topics it is (my logic was even fuzzier than yours, Sue!), and now I know about and recognize those sticky posts! Sorted.

Thanks again!
by Forester
Tue May 17, 2016 8:17 pm
Forum: Questions & Feedback
Topic: Viewing order of topics
Replies: 3
Views: 6944

Viewing order of topics

Hi, for some reason I cant seem to get the topics to order from the most recent to the oldest. At the moment, when I look at each category, the topics seem to be arranged relatively randomly, not according to the date of the original post, or the date of the last post. This means I have to trawl thr...
by Forester
Mon May 16, 2016 7:50 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Twisted bow while heat treating..
Replies: 2
Views: 2297

Re: Twisted bow while heat treating..

:biggrin: It had a roughly elliptical cross-section - with a sort of slightly rounded belly. The back was just the underneath of the bark, and I had worked down the belly. No pics unfortunately - I was planning on posting a couple after it was finished... Good point though - next time I will take so...
by Forester
Mon May 16, 2016 7:40 pm
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: Caboolture Corrival 18 / 19 JUNE CANCELLED
Replies: 28
Views: 13330

Re: Caboolture Corrival 18 / 19 June 2016

This looks great. I am planning on going too - will be my first trad shoot so I am really looking forward to it! Hopefully will catch up with some other ozbowers while we are there.
by Forester
Sun May 08, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Twisted bow while heat treating..
Replies: 2
Views: 2297

Twisted bow while heat treating..

Damn, just stuffed up a privet longbow I had nearly finished by twisting it while heat treating the belly…. It was nearly finished but was taking a bit of set so I thought I would bend a bit of reflex into it by heat treating the belly while reverse stringing it. The bending seemed to work a treat, ...
by Forester
Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:16 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Chinese Elm goes ok!
Replies: 13
Views: 5571

Re: Chinese Elm goes ok!

Thanks for the clarification Colin. Good on you for getting a decent bow out of it, but it sounds like this wood makes worse bows than other woods - and given that I probably make worse bows than other blokes, it is probably a bad combination and I should avoid it :biggrin: . Thanks for the tip abou...
by Forester
Sat Mar 26, 2016 1:32 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Chinese Elm goes ok!
Replies: 13
Views: 5571

Re: Chinese Elm goes ok!

Hi Colin - very interesting reading about your good experience with Chinese Elm. I have heaps of it on my place, including some nice straight bits, but I have not bothered to try and make anything out of it before because it rots so quickly on the ground. Just thought that meant it would be too weak...
by Forester
Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Barbour's 35/3 linen thread bow string material?
Replies: 2
Views: 1784

Re: Barbour's 35/3 linen thread bow string material?

Hi Perry, really interesting post. When I was in Germany a few years ago I built myself an Ash longbow and made a linen string for it based on Tim Baker’s article in the TBB. The string was pretty basic - just an endless loop, with whipping around one end to make a permanent loop and the other end l...
by Forester
Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:36 am
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Homemade quiver
Replies: 5
Views: 3053

Re: Homemade quiver

Thanks guys!
by Forester
Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:07 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Homemade quiver
Replies: 5
Views: 3053

Homemade quiver

Hi all - here are a few photos of a quiver I made recently. The leather is from an old bag that I was given ages ago, and the buckle was salvaged from a broken halter. I have left the strap fairly long and put the buckle in so I can leave it long and wear it over my left shoulder at my right hip, or...
by Forester
Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:53 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: G'day from a newbie
Replies: 10
Views: 3630

Re: G'day from a newbie

Cheers for the warm welcome everyone! I agree, it would be great to get to one of the trad shoots - they sound like a lot of fun. One would probably learn more in an afternoon watching and talking than in a month of looking online and reading books...
by Forester
Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:43 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: G'day from a newbie
Replies: 10
Views: 3630

G'day from a newbie

Hi guys - just joined the site and thought I would say g’day and introduce myself. I am pretty new to archery and love it all - actually shooting a bow and making my own gear. After reading the TBB books and finding some of the American forums like paleoplanet, it is great to find a like-minded grou...