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I bought some python skins from Simon Martin whips in Tassie. Good quality and big! Put on my 44inch osage plains indian bow on top of roo tendon. 45lb at 22inch. Bloody hard to shoot though Have you got some photos? Those little Indian bows would take some getting used to shooting accurately. Jeff

Same to you Alex and all members.

Thanks to Eddie for keeping the site operating also.

Jeff

Happy belated New Year to everyone!!!

Jeff

Yes, I hope all the members of Ozbow have a wonderful Christmas!!!

Jeff

Nice work Alex. I particularly like the one piece ones and the Red Elm limbed takedown. Thanks for sharing the photos of them.

Jeff

G'day Eddie, Wow you can have being up in the North West with its heat this time of year. Don't melt and stay safe.

Alex, Show us some photos when you get a bow made.

Jeff

Alex, That seems strange. Perhaps go on one of the American Trad forums and ask where the best place is to get bow making supplies and I'm sure you would be pointed in the right direction. Hope you get it sorted quickly.

Jeff

G'day Alex, Sorry but I haven't ordered any glass or bow making gear for quite a few years. I still have some supplies here. It seems freight charges from the USA are exorbitant!!! They always were high but in recent years they have increased to the ridiculous.

Jeff

Great to see you have found a way to extend your time outdoors Daryl; enjoy! Alex, Yes it seems Facebook etc has taken over from forums. I myself have run into some health issues and I have not flung an arra for quite some time. Hopefully others are still enjoying club shoots and bowhunting etc thou...

yeoman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:51 am That should be a national treasure.

Yes very special. I have a number of his bows etc that I would like to see go to a museum but sadly the national bodies don't have one as yet. Hopefully one day.

Jeff

Good work and very interesting. I know Dennis La Varenne was always interested in your mathematical modelling. I have the last bow he ever made, a beautiful Yew flat bow.

Jeff

Probably to do with what snakes are protected and in what country. Will be interesting seeing them used on one of your bows.

Jeff

Interesting article; thanks for posting it up here.

Jeff

Kendaric wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:58 am I note that the Gladiator series which channel 10 is very heavily advertising every single ad break, shows one of their 'gladiators' with a bow strung backwards. Its cringe worthy to look at.

Jeff

Sorry I'm late to this but the same to you Eddie and the members here; all the very best for the New Year!!!

Jeff

Seems like you have your battery charging all sorted and hopefully will not have any problems. I have not had any problems either but, like you, I don't leave my batteries on the chargers unattended. Interesting you mention your EGO battery powered mower; we have a couple of EGO tools as well. We ha...

Jeff, The trike comes with a smart charger which shuts down when the battery reaches the correct level. It would appear that a lot of the battery fires occurring in scooters and the like are caused by people using inappropriate chargers i.e. buying a faster charger online to reduce charging times. ...

Great it is able to make life easier for you Daryl. My concern is the charging of the lithium-ion batteries on these types of things. Just seems too many fires are being caused by them. Stay safe.

Jeff

Good balanced reply; not common these days.

Jeff

It looks good strung too. I would prefer a thicker handle section also.

Jeff

Good comparison. One can see why the Assyrian bow has such good performance.

Jeff

That's thicker than I thought it was. Looks a good filling.

Jeff

Looks great Daryl. I hope the styrofoam won't melt onto the arrows. Also you will only be shooting lighter bow & arrow combos I guess as it isn't very thick?

Jeff

A nice functional knife that one; good work.

Jeff

Good to have them up on the wall for sure.

Jeff

Very nice!

Jeff

Should work a treat.

Jeff

Good setup there.

Jeff

Went to Bingham's website and started looking for what I need......started noticing the lack of lots of materials....like black glass , certain wood laminations , riser blocks in certain woods.... Sent a e-mail and they said they are closing...... Alex. That is sad to hear after all these years. Th...

greybeard wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:43 pm I will put it on the table down at the club with a $150.00 price tag along with six unused custom Wallace woods for $50.00.

Daryl.

I'm sure someone will grab it and enjoy shooting it.

Jeff