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- Tue Apr 18, 2017 4:40 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Osage 'character' bow.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4527
Re: Osage 'character' bow.
Thanks Gazza and Wayno!. All my staves out of a log are all very knotty and I have had to make one stave out of two which I will splice once I steam each straight. Osage really loves steam and almost turns into a wet noodle when it comes out of steamer.still got two more staves which may be full len...
- Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:17 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Osage 'character' bow.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4527
Re: Osage 'character' bow.
thanks Jindy just waiting on bottle True oil to finish it .
- Sun Apr 16, 2017 5:45 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Osage 'character' bow.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4527
Re: Osage 'character' bow.
thanks Jeff. I edited it , sometimes I think I'm dyslexic!!
- Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:15 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Osage 'character' bow.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4527
Osage 'character' bow.
Made a few all wood bows to date but this is my first Osage self bow and stave didn't do me any favours! Lots of knots and bumps to test one's patience. Been playing around with several more staves since in various stages of development.Happy with the outcome.It finished at 50# @ 28'' and is 66 ntn....
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:53 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Bamboo supplier???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2447
Re: Bamboo supplier???
It is very hard to source the vertical flooring as most suppliers have gone to the strand woven or horizontal stuff which is useless for bows.I am lucky in that I stocked up when I( heard some time ago that the vertical was being phased out, at with my supplier any way.
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:01 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: NEW MEMBER OLD ARCHER
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1832
Re: NEW MEMBER OLD ARCHER
Welcome to these pages. Couldn't have a more prominent name than Hill when it comes to archery!!
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:34 pm
- Forum: Humour
- Topic: President Trump took an aerial tour..........
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3866
Re: President Trump took an aerial tour..........
truly hilarious!!!
- Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:40 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
Re: 50# takedown.
Thanks Rod, had the surgery yesterday, all seems well but bit early to tell. Will have to wait on pathology report.
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:01 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
Re: 50# takedown.
Due to extenuating circumstances this bow is still for sale. It is very quiet, smooth and a great performer.It is offered for sale at $100 off my normal price. Most likely it will be at Granite Belt shoot if it doesn't sell sooner.Pm me if interested. I wont be at the shoot due to surgery etc, but t...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:29 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Cypress/mtn ash, horn tips
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2589
Re: Cypress/mtn ash, horn tips
Looks very nice!
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:29 am
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: Bigfoot Sasquatch Hybrid Longbow **SOLD**
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2417
Re: Bigfoot Sasquatch Hybrid Longbow
Yep no way that could be called a longbow!
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:36 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
Re: 50# takedown.
hope so too Roadie.
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:17 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
Re: 50# takedown.
thanks Ian, hope so too!
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:29 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
Re: 50# takedown.
I will have a it at Chevallan this coming weekend, after that I will be out of action for some time as I am scheduled for surgery next week and have to keep immobilized for some weeks.Granite Belt is looking very dubious at the moment, much to my disgust but this is must have surgery.
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:47 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
Re: 50# takedown.
Thanks big fella, it shoots great too!
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:43 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
Re: 50# takedown.
thanks Kerry. Hope you find your limbs!
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:28 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: 50# takedown.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4760
50# takedown.
Been a bit quiet on here lately so decided to post some shots of recent takedown I've finished.Came in right on 50# at 28'', and 62 NTN. Riser is Burdekin plum, black wattle and has some lovely grain in it. The accent strip is hairy oak sapwood, and the belly lams are plum. Overlays are hairy oak. I...
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Cutting Edge
- Topic: First attempt at a hidden tang knife
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7277
Re: First attempt at a hidden tang knife
Like 'em both Rod, good stuff! They should be happy!
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:17 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: I know this is not Archery BUT
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2788
Re: I know this is not Archery BUT
All the very best to you and Heather, Roadie, travel well, mate.
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:56 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Australia Day flatbow
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4145
Re: Australia Day flatbow
Nice work Yeoman!At first I had the same thought as Perry but on closer examination I think it is the angle of camera shot as the tiller rod at riser is below a true horizontal in shot which then makes lower limb tip appear to be closer to an imaginary archer, so to speak.
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:57 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Draw knife..
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4542
Re: Draw knife..
wish I had one as good as that when I just reduced three osage staves to a single ring last week . Took me 6 days to complete the 3 staves. Damn rings were very narrow and nearly went cross eyed chasing each ring.All good in the end, sitting on my drying rack now to season.Good work Kim.
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:25 pm
- Forum: Ozbow Featured Threads
- Topic: POTENTIAL AUSTRALIAN BOW WOODS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 37667
Re: POTENTIAL AUSTRALIAN BOW WOODS
not sure if you realise but the author , Dennis is no longer with us (passed away recently) so will be unable to comment personally re your findings.
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:00 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Takedown semi-recurve bow.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5903
Re: Takedown semi-recurve bow.
Very nice Rod, I like it!!
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:02 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Riser wood
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1489
Re: Riser wood
i have and one has been around for a few years. It's not my favourite wood as it is quite light and I prefer a heavier wood in a riser. Same bow also had silky oak as belly veneers, so its passed the durability test.
- Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:40 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1405
Re: 2017
ditto to that! all the best Roadie and to all Ozbowers.
- Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:03 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Seasons Greetings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2350
Re: Seasons Greetings
all the best Jeff and family and Eddie too, as well as all good Ozbow frequenters.Hope the coming year brings plenty of happy moments and please keep safe on the roads. Plenty of brainless idiots running loose to jeopardise your well being.
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:05 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Bereavement Notice: Dennis La Varenne
- Replies: 29
- Views: 11952
Re: Bereavement Notice: Dennis La Varenne
I know Dennis hasn't been in the best of health in recent times but this is a total shock.I was always a little awed by the vast knowledge he always displayed in his posts, and his keenness to impart some of that to others.He was erudite and a great promoter of traditional archery. My deepest sympat...
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:37 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1835
Re: Merry Christmas
Back at you woodie, and to all Ozbowers and archers in general. Hope everybody has a great xmas and a very enjoyable New Year to come.
- Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:02 pm
- Forum: Humour
- Topic: Differing Perspectives.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5219
Re: Differing Perspectives.
Very droll, Daryl, very droll!
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:34 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Another Happy Client.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5667
Re: Another Happy Client.
my only experience with Bearpaw glass happened several years ago and it wa not a happy one. It was terrible then, so obviously it was a bad batch or they lifted their game.