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Just managed to post here from work for first time in a while. Working as at 4pm GMT!!

Hi guys It is indeed very much tongue placed firmly in cheek. More Disney Robin than Prince of thieves. If you look at it from that point of view it's a piece of light entertainment although as a longbow archer some of the stuff on there is terrible and really makes me cringe! I think what they are ...

Cheers fellas - I'll try the local hardware store and I like the idea of cutting up a baking tin!!

I'm well thanks Jeff just finding the time to shoot is hard at the moment due to work timescales

J

Hi you lot!! A happy New Year to you all. Sorry haven't been on much work has been crazy lately I have just got hold of some full primary left and right wing natural turkey feathers (yep even given to me in seperated left/right bags). I asked some of you about how to cut and grind them and I remembe...

We Brits remember as well My grandfather served.

Excellent Jeffro - looks good to me!

jcm wrote:Try :
126 Main St., Dundee MI 48131 USA
Phone: 734 529 5269
Fax: 734 529 7010.

Good Luck.
Let me know how you go.

john

Thanks John!

Don't suppose they have a web or email address for us Brits?

J

Hi all - did a search on this and couldn't find anything but apologies if this question has been answered. I know about Gateway and Trueflight feathers but just bought some 5" shield AMG feathers in from the US and the colours are fantastic - very rich! I can't find any company info on these. A...

Jase................. you are done.............. well cooked... cant help yourself.............. once you get your bow, as u will with the interest u show, u will wonder why u never had one before.............. all the best mate.. Steve.. I shoot a 55lb english longbow Steve - What poundage do you ...

Hey Jaselpool, they can be strung with the 'step through' method of stringing. It is the safest method plus the one the Bowyer recommends. I've sent you a PM with all the details you require mate. regards Gav ps: I love using mine in field and 3d events as they are easy to carry through scrub and b...

Wow they look fantastic!! I'm highly impressed. Is that $380 US or AUS dollars? I think I have found a second bow for myself :) Sent a PM to Lochmoy for prices etc as I think it could well be my christmas present from my other half. How do you string one of those bows? Do you have a specialised stri...

Hi - I've made totally black arrows for my other half. After quite a bit of trial and error I found black indian ink gave me a good depth of colour on the shaft. I think you can buy Little choppers or Vario choppers in a "raven" style which look the same as Legolas's arrows in LOTR. I'll h...

Welcome to Ozbow! - I'm Jason from the UK and I shoot an English D shaped longbow

(sounds like an Alcoholics Anon meeting statement )

Bear in mind that medieval archers were pulling bows between 160-185+ as a minimum so the weight of the original arrow heads would have travelled better. If you're shooting a lower weight bow than this then wouldn't you need to drop the weight of the arrow head in comparison to achieve a better flig...

Hi - You could always make yourself a set or get a local fletcher to replicate them for you

There are loads of helpful threads on here on making arrows and also on the frontpage there are the LEGENDS links.

If you need any help just holla

J

I've got 6 machined bodkins similar to the Richard Head points, from Alwyn's Arrows in the UK, which is now shut down. They're 125 grains and for machined heads, they look really nice and not too perfect. Some I find lok way too neat and tidy and are obviously machine made, whereas these ones still...

Hi all

Anyone have any LW full length natural turkey feathers split and ground that they would like to sell me?

Cheers

Jase

nimrod wrote:hi guys they weigh nominal 125grains mine vary from 124-126 the look great on poc shafts but can be a bugger to extract from some things .

Which ones? Mine or Mick's?

J

buzz wrote:Was it a cedar shaft? 'Coz if it was then you can blame that well known archery phenomenon of wood magnetism.



I found wooden framing twice this afternoon....

Hahaha Nice one. I guess that's why mine hit the legs of the target stand a lot

J

Hi Mick

Yep seen them the other day. I buy mine from Richard Head Longbows. They are similar and are 90p each ($1.69).

I might just get some of those and see what they look like on a medieval arrow

Very, very nice looking quiver Mick

Actually Mick I've just put this together for you.

I'm not saying it's the only way or the best/fastest way - just the way I like to do them

Hope that helps mate.

Hi Mick I use the 3 blade hacksaw. The nocks you see in my Avatar were done this way. I use a tenon saw to make the first cut for the purpleheart or horn insert and I make this 1.25" deep following the grain. I then use the 3 hacksaws to widen the insert following the tenon cut. I then glue in ...

stace wrote:Jase
had this saved on my computer hope it works and helps

http://www.bowyersedge.com/feather.html

stace

Brilliant stuff thanks Stace

J

Jase, Not sure if there has been any deatailed threads dealing with how to split and grind your own feather on Ozbow. Do a search on Trad Gang as there are numerous threads relating to this subject. Here is one with some detailed photos that may help you. http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?...

Hi all I have found someone who owns a small turkey farm here in UK and they would be willing to give me the wing feathers from their 12 turkeys in December. They will give me right and left wing feathers in seperate bags which is great and I was wondering if there was any articles here on how I fin...

Bugger... just bought an Ace Spine tester

Fella's it's a natural progression to make your arrows purty. I got hold of some genuine imitation snakeskin[actually its flanelette with a snake skin pattern for $2.99 a metre at spotlight] and have been decorating my selfbows for years with it One day I suddenly realized that footing broken arrow...

People Im reasonably sure the correct term is " Fletcher "not arrowsmith Hav'nt made arrows from hickory but from in terms of appearance / mass weight and hardness American ash is close. It was not much bother to straighten with heat first then the brass rod stroked gently on the outside ...

Stickbow Hunter wrote:

If you do get some of the Hickory shafts please let us know how they go. One thing for sure, they should be very tough!

Jeff

Will do mate. It looks like I may get them for $1.00 US a shaft but depends on the postage