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by Benny Nganabbarru
Sun Apr 30, 2017 7:52 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Mate wants a custom Japanese-style bow...
Replies: 5
Views: 2794

Re: Mate wants a custom Japanese-style bow...

Thanks, Grahame. My mate called me this arvo very excited to let me know he's located a top Aussie bowyer willing to give it a red-hot go. Cheers, Ben
by Benny Nganabbarru
Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:01 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Mate wants a custom Japanese-style bow...
Replies: 5
Views: 2794

Mate wants a custom Japanese-style bow...

Got a mate who wants a heavy Japanese-style bow, but because this goes against tradition the Japanese bowyers cannot understand or assist. Is there any Aussie bowyer willing to tackle such a project? My mate has a kyudo bow that he can take measurements from or send photos of. It's just too light, a...
by Benny Nganabbarru
Sat May 14, 2016 8:27 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Cobar 2015
Replies: 8
Views: 7055

Re: Cobar 2015

Congratulations on a fine hunt! What sort of Black Widow did you get? I have good memories of hunting desert goats with Black Widows.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Tue May 03, 2016 6:55 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Long Shot
Replies: 7
Views: 3661

Re: Long Shot

Mate, I know the feeling. There's one or two I'd like back in the fold.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:38 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: A 1st for the trad
Replies: 6
Views: 3614

Re: A 1st for the trad

Excellent!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:48 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: The Unexpected Treasure
Replies: 5
Views: 6078

Re: The Unexpected Treasure

Awesome!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:47 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: A few Successes for the year.
Replies: 6
Views: 5277

Re: A few Successes for the year.

Congrats! Fine bows, fine animals.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:46 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Trad Fox Double
Replies: 19
Views: 9944

Re: Trad Fox Double

Unreal! Awesome!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:45 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Sambar Stag
Replies: 17
Views: 12733

Re: Sambar Stag

What a stag! Congrats!

Nice work on that double, too! Wanted to say so on the thread about it, but couldn't, so here will do.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:06 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: A week in the gulf.
Replies: 8
Views: 5957

Re: A week in the gulf.

Awesome!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:05 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Greatplains Anniversary Fallow Rut.
Replies: 10
Views: 6478

Re: Greatplains Anniversary Fallow Rut.

Great work, Guy!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:04 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Scrub Bull
Replies: 19
Views: 13555

Re: Scrub Bull

And what a fantastic bow to do the job with!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:03 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Scrub Bull
Replies: 19
Views: 13555

Re: Scrub Bull

Awesome! Loved that video! Best trad hunt video I've ever seen!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:09 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: SORTED.
Replies: 16
Views: 6813

Re: Wanted: Fred Bear Recurve Bow.

Still got a couple of heavy ones sort of for sale. They're listed somewhere on here. I don't want to sell them bad enough to be bothered trying to pack them and freight them. I don't want them gone that much! It's a real hassle from the bush. But if ever anybody is heading through Katherine and want...
by Benny Nganabbarru
Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:04 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Black Widow PLX Kingwood T/D for sale...
Replies: 5
Views: 2860

Re: Black Widow PLX Kingwood T/D for sale...

Mate, you should charge extra for all the magic you've put into that fine bow! All the best with the sale!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:02 pm
Forum: Scene & Herd
Topic: Ben Kleinig
Replies: 3
Views: 5588

Re: Ben Kleinig

Hey, thanks for the kind words, Kerry! Pleasant surprise to hear my story got accepted! Cheers, Ben
by Benny Nganabbarru
Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:05 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Bow-and-arrow history question: Killed by arrow on beach?
Replies: 8
Views: 1701

Re: Bow-and-arrow history question: Killed by arrow on beach

Phew! I'm not going mad! I found it: "Harold Bluetooth had once blockaded the ships of Svend in a bay. In the early morning he went ashore determined to destroy Svend and all his crews. While he warmed himself at a fire on the shore, one of Svend's men, Palnatoke, longbow in hand, crept up behi...
by Benny Nganabbarru
Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:05 am
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Bow-and-arrow history question: Killed by arrow on beach?
Replies: 8
Views: 1701

Bow-and-arrow history question: Killed by arrow on beach?

Hey, we're just doing some curriculum planning around Viking history, and I seem to recall, in the dim and dusty recesses of my feeble mind, something about some king - perhaps Viking - who was strolling along a beach when he was shot in the backside by an arrow, and killed. Now, does anybody know m...
by Benny Nganabbarru
Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Been quiet too.
Replies: 24
Views: 5161

Re: Been quiet too.

That's the way, mate. Good on you! Cheers, Ben
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:12 pm
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Book and DVD Recommendation
Replies: 0
Views: 3791

Book and DVD Recommendation

Just arrived in the mail today, so I haven't but flicked through the book. It looks fantastic! The DVD is also perhaps the most professional, nicely made I've seen. The book is: "The African Diaries of Bob Eastman". It contains lots of recurve bows taking a variety of African game, big and...
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:10 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Traditional Bowhunters Club of Australia
Replies: 10
Views: 2359

Re: Traditional Bowhunters Club of Australia

Al is a top bloke, and while he might not be running a club, he is certainly a dedicated traditional bowhunter. In fact, he's just returned from a great first safari to Namibia. You can read about it in the Africa section of Tradgang.com.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:18 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Shrew Recurve For Sale...
Replies: 3
Views: 1479

Re: Shrew Recurve For Sale...

Now $650 including shipping.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:15 am
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Shrew Recurve For Sale...
Replies: 3
Views: 1479

Re: Shrew Recurve For Sale...

Selling to fund other projects. It is in excellent condition. I simply like the hybrid longbow version I have better. I sort-of collected bows for quite awhile, and it was a good journey, but now I am downsizing and keeping just a few to hunt with.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:41 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Shrew Recurve For Sale...
Replies: 3
Views: 1479

Shrew Recurve For Sale...

Shrew Little Favourite recurve for sale, $700 including packaging and shipping.

65# @ 28", 56".

Excellent condition. Comes with three strings.

For more details and pictures: http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.p ... 116032;p=1
by Benny Nganabbarru
Mon Jul 29, 2013 5:58 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Happy 10th Birthday OZBOW !!!
Replies: 28
Views: 4117

Re: Happy 10th Birthday OZBOW !!!

I thought Ishi started Ozbow! :biggrin:

Good job, all!
by Benny Nganabbarru
Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:40 am
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: For Sale: 65# 1969? Kodiak Hunter
Replies: 2
Views: 1226

Re: For Sale: 65# 1969? Kodiak Hunter

Sure does! :biggrin: It killed a grizzly.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:40 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 1912...
Replies: 4
Views: 1114

Re: Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 191

A chap on TradGang discovered that there is a book about him available from Amazon. If you search for "Rodney Carrington Wood" in Amazon, you will find it tucked away amongst a heap of somewhat different content.
by Benny Nganabbarru
Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 1912...
Replies: 4
Views: 1114

Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 1912...

Anybody heard of him? Sounds like an interesting bloke, for sure. There is a very short chapter about him in Brian Marsh's "A Pioneering Hunter". Aside from his double .475, Rodney Wood hunted big game with a bow-and-arrow, believing that, on a bad shot, it killed the animal better. He got...
by Benny Nganabbarru
Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:12 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Bundle of Assorted Bits For Sale - SOLD
Replies: 4
Views: 1330

Re: Bundle of Assorted Bits For Sale - SOLD

Thanks, Kerry, all yours. Cheers, Ben
by Benny Nganabbarru
Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Bundle of Assorted Bits For Sale - SOLD
Replies: 4
Views: 1330

Bundle of Assorted Bits For Sale - SOLD

G'day Team, Just this one little bundle for sale, altogether (don't want the hassle of breaking it up into little lots which amounts to extra postage, so I'll stick with making it one bundle at a bloody good price - if you don't need some of it, you might want to pass it on to somebody else)... Righ...