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The following refers to milled boards and not split bush billits. You will probably find that the buloke will crush the softer belly timber. Properties of buloke are shown in the following link. https://www.wood-database.com/australian-buloke/ I would suggest a bend through the handle design as you ...

Do you know which variety of maple you have and also what are the dimensions of the timber?
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Make a bow to see what happens.

Daryl.

The traditional shoot is being held on the 8th and 9th April 2023.

Contact the club if you intend to arrive before Friday.
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Jeff, I only ever used a back quiver when in the bush but for some years now I have used a hip quiver when walking the archery ranges. A bow quiver may have some benefits when ambushing game from a hide or tree stands as opposed to tracking game on the ground. Some of the archers in the video appear...

Members may have already watched this video. Shooting three under would appear to be popular. At about 2min24sec into the video Paul McHargue appears to have the plastic nock very close to the eyeball. Daryl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbkLv5V6Eg [Admin move this post to videos it is not appro...

I wonder how durable these vanes are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoyYbqNLCSg ”Traditionally, feathers of monal pheasants are used in arrows as fletchings. But due to conservation reasons, cello tape is used as a better alternative.” One would think they could import processed feathers. https://...

Jeff, From some of the videos I have watched standing along the shooting lane seems to be a common practice with Mongolian and Turkish traditional archery. The Bhutanese stand close to the target and do a little dance after the archer looses an arrow. I was surprised that the 82# Manchu bow outperfo...

I was contemplating making a Manchu bow in a lighter poundage suitable for an old bloke like me. Making a shortened version to lighten the overall limb mass had crossed my mind but after reading the following article I decided not to proceed. The following link can explain the reason why far better ...

I have been watching some videos on traditional bow making by Stiliyan Stefanov. The quality of his work is quite amazing when you consider the result that is achieved using basic tools. He has a series of videos on youtube two of which are below. Daryl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTnGce3FXDo M...

Although the event was held a few years back I recently found this video whilst researching static tip bows.

Be it good management, good luck or a combination of both it is quite an incredible result.

Daryl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8tBrRLI-Bo

I didn’t know until recently that Ben Pearson made Hill’s bamboo bows for the retail archery market. * Howard Hill_Ben Pearson 1941.jpg * The vulcanised fibre backing was probably the forerunner to fibreglass. https://www.polymerplastics.com/composite_vulcan.shtml It would appear that they were a re...

Deer are also a problem on the Gold Coast and outer Brisbane suburbs. Daryl. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-27/feral-deer-increase-could-cause-more-car-crashes/6352928 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-06/feral-deer-hit-and-killed-by-gold-coast-motorcycle-rider-/100516974 https://www.abc.net....

Their response was to block me as buyer :surprised: :shock: :evil: Don't buy from this Ebay Seller outdoor_hunting Should I complain to Ebay???? Could be fun :lol: :lol: :lol: Matt Hi Matt, Was it TopArchery or the EBay seller that blocked you from his site? If it was the EBay seller I would be inc...

I modified the form slightly and will be using thinner and narrower static tips; hopefully the recurved tip will assist in the performance department. Bow # 1 https://ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=17337 In bow # 2 the parallel bamboo core thickness is .155” and with .040” clear glass bac...

Jeff,

I believe these types of sites are merely online shop windows and do not have staff with knowledge of archery or archery products.

Daryl.
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The images are from two Chinese online archery suppliers.
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Daryl.

What type of punishment will stop these morons?

Daryl.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-20/ ... /101458590

Unfortunately I was unable to get a photo of the bow at full draw [living by myself] and at the time it did not occur to me to take a photo of it at full draw on the tiller board.
As for braced I don’t think the brain was in gear at the time.

Daryl.

I had a request to make an Asiatic static tip bow. The recipient is very happy with the finished bow, particularly the timber tone combination. The bleached bamboo back and carbonised bamboo belly are under clear glass. River gum was used in the handle. Because of the softer nature of the sassafras ...

Korean Traditional Bow; Have any bowyers attempted to make one of these types of bows using modern materials such as fibreglass and bamboo? Knowing how thick to make the core and degree of taper if any is a completely unknown factor. Possibly a short tapered section through the grip area would act l...

Rob,
Nice workmanship on the cases, they should provide ample protection for the bow and arrows.
Daryl.

I wanted some bamboo arrows to use with my Asiatic style bows. At $49.00 per dozen after discount and delivered to my door I thought it worth the risk. The self nocked arrows appear to be well made although the parallel slip over field points may be a little difficult to remove from some type of tar...

I connected the cyclone dust collector on the 20th. March this year and I had to empty the 20 litre collection bin on the 4th. June. This unit has proved to be very efficient as only about a teaspoon of sanding dust was in the bag on the exhaust end of the dust extractor. Daryl. * Sanding Dust From ...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-23/ ... /101091260

Daryl.

If your draw length is around 30” and you want to shoot a longbow I agree with Jeff. A 70” n to n bow is probably the better option but your choices maybe limited with an ‘off the shelf’ bow. To ascertain if and when your bow goes into stack build a jig as shown in the image. * String To Tip Angle.j...

Hi Cam, Are you making arrows for particular style of bow at a given draw weight and draw length or just experimenting? If you are not familiar with the AMO details for arrows check pages six and seven in the attached PDF. * AMOStandards.pdf * The information is most likely based on Port Orford ceda...

Hi QIMB, Perhaps you could try to source some of the following timber. You may have to check out wooden boat builders and I believe picture frame manufacturers also use straight grained knot free Huon pine. Daryl. https://www.wood-database.com/huon-pine/ https://www.wood-database.com/douglas-fir/

Angus,

I was fortunate to get a good pole from my local Bunning’s store. I was told the stores have a certain amount of autonomy as to the depth of products they stock.

I was able to get six strips out of this 10 cm pole using my cordless circular saw.

Daryl.
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Hi Angus, String follow / set is inevitable with selfbows. Steps such as pulling the limbs into reflex using heat can help minimise the amount of set. I prefer to use wet heat [steam] rather than a heat gun. http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=33079.0 https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/in...

After watching several videos on making a dust collector with hit and miss results I thought paying $34.00 for a commercially made one a bargain. My biggest challenge was finding a suitable flexible hose, rigid pvc pipe and fittings. I managed to find the bits and pieces at the local Bunning’s store...