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- Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:47 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15547
Re: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
I thought this thread would spark more debate on the pros and cons. By and large I get the impression that most trad archers don’t give a rat’s about what may be considered traditional or not as long as they can participate with whatever gear they have and the rules don’t affect them. Having two di...
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:39 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15547
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:11 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15547
Re: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
I think that the more we delve in to the history of the flatbow in North America and the variations on a theme the one thing that remains constant is that the widest part of the limb is wider than the handle. Sudbury Bow_Peabody Museum.jpg Sudbury_bow_Wampanoag Bow.jpg Once fiberglass / carbon fiber...
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:31 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15547
Re: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
The American Flatbow had wide limbs like a recurve, and was much shorter. From Popular Mechanics 1941. Shoot A Bow For Fun.jpg Was the flatbow an adaptation of the English pattern longbow. Was it the result of research done by Hickman showing that a rectangular cross section was more efficient than...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:23 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15547
Re: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
I don't mind Dennis's definition of what is an appropriate length of a longbow based on the archers height (at least shoulder height), as it is my understanding that many longbow bowyers recommend a particular length longbow based on the archers drawlength, for the best limb efficiency ie, a 26-27&...
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:34 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Building bows on an adjustable form.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3468
Re: Building bows on an adjustable form.
I took the bow down to the club on Tuesday so I could loose a few arrows off the knuckle. After settling in to the bow I thought to myself ‘does this bow seem to shoot quite fast or is it my imagination.’ The bow does not exhibit any bad habits and the arrows go where they are pointed. With longer d...
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:37 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15547
Re: TAA Proposed Equipment Guidelines 2020
The following paragraph is from ‘The Origin of TAA's Rules’ “If we are going to be fairdinkum about Promoting and Protecting what's traditional in Australia we should ensure that instead of changing our rules to suit someone’s equipment we have their equipment changed to suit our rules.” With regard...
- Fri May 29, 2020 2:37 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Building bows on an adjustable form.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3468
Re: Building bows on an adjustable form.
I had an enquiry regarding the bows dimensions. The following measurements are + or- the thickness of a sheet of copy paper. Stating them in thousands of an inch probably would not be all that helpful. Remember that a mm or so variance in limb width will have very little if any effect on draw weight...
- Wed May 27, 2020 3:49 pm
- Forum: Site Announcements
- Topic: We are back
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5781
Re: We are back
Hi Eddie,
The upload went very well.
Thank you,
Daryl.
The upload went very well.
Thank you,
Daryl.
- Wed May 27, 2020 9:19 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Building bows on an adjustable form.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3468
Building bows on an adjustable form.
The following is an overview on how I construct multilaminate bows of natural materials using an adjustable form. I adapted Dean Torges’ form method for constructing bamboo backed bows. There are no doubt other methods to achieve the same end result but this evolved as an easy but can be a time cons...
- Mon May 18, 2020 3:16 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Tillering a laminated board bow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3221
Re: Tillering a laminated board bow
Bruce,
Keep in mind that I made an assessment based on a small photographic image; the bow could look different in real life.
Hopefully someone else will post their thoughts on how they perceive the bow.
Daryl.
Keep in mind that I made an assessment based on a small photographic image; the bow could look different in real life.
Hopefully someone else will post their thoughts on how they perceive the bow.
Daryl.
- Sun May 17, 2020 1:51 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Tillering a laminated board bow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3221
Re: Tillering a laminated board bow
Comp 1.jpg Bruce, I would be tempted to get the tips moving a little more; to me they look a bit stiff. Handle to mid limb appears to be a bit flat. Perhaps start a few inches from the handle and slowly remove timber working towards mid limb. Be careful not to create a hinge in the mid limb area. R...
- Sat May 16, 2020 12:14 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Moreton Bay Ash bowstaves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3687
Re: Moreton Bay Ash bowstaves
Joe,Joe Lethbridge wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 7:32 pm It responds well to a decrowned back as long as only the first 6 or so rings are removed - any deeper and the smaller diameter rings are harder to see.
Have you considered removing only the bark and making an all sapwood bow?
Daryl.
- Fri May 15, 2020 2:12 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Moreton Bay Ash bowstaves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3687
Re: Moreton Bay Ash bowstaves
The tree ended up being hollowed out by termites Hi Joe, was the tree dead or alive when you harvested the billets? I realize that timber properties can vary due to location, are your billets properties similar to the ones listed in the government document? https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industrie...
- Tue May 12, 2020 1:40 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Finished up a giant killer....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4665
Re: Finished up a giant killer....
Well done Steve, it will be interesting to see how the timber holds up in a full size bow.
Daryl.
Daryl.
- Fri May 01, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: THE 1: 0.625 or 5/8 BOW.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4391
Re: THE 1: 0.625 or 5/8 BOW.
Jeff, it was good to move the bow along as it was far too heavy in draw weight for me. Although I did not get quite as much for the bow that I was hoping, I have gained access to billets of red ash and what appears to be Austromyrtus bidwillii. I believe this was quite a good move as there is a limi...
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:23 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: THE 1: 0.625 or 5/8 BOW.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4391
Re: THE 1: 0.625 or 5/8 BOW.
Pleasing news, The club member who shot the bow in for me was amazed at the bows performance. With regards to cast he felt that it was not far behind his 60# glass laminated longbow. Although no actual numbers were produced I will accept his appraisal of the bow. Another comment worth noting was tha...
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:32 am
- Forum: Scene & Herd
- Topic: ANIMAL CRULETY.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3539
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: Rock Python Competition Longbow New $650 pickup
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2485
Re: Rock Python Competition Longbow New $650 pickup
I used Pack and Send about 18 months ago to send a bow to Mildura. Times may have changed since then but if you filled in the online form, pay on line and print out the shipping documents and take them to the depot with the parcel it was almost half the price. At the time my printer was not working ...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:36 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Bamboo Backed Rock Maple Bow
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7095
Re: Bamboo Backed Rock Maple Bow
Hi indie, The faulty grain shown in the photo was at the start of the recurve and the other at the end of the fade out in a bamboo backed hickory bow. Additionally the grain was fairly wavy along the limbs. Grain Near Tip And Fadeout.jpg The bow was bought by an Ozbow member some time back and to da...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:58 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: THE 1: 0.625 or 5/8 BOW.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4391
THE 1: 0.625 or 5/8 BOW.
I am not sure of the exact time line of when and why this ratio for limb cross sections came into being. Reference has been made that it was used in target archery during the Victorian era to define what constituted a target longbow. If anyone as more information could you please let me know. Perhap...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:31 am
- Forum: Humour
- Topic: Ballad Of Dunny Roll
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4953
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 2:40 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Bamboo Backed Rock Maple Bow
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7095
Re: Bamboo Backed R-D Bow Questions.
Hi Indie, For some reason I misread your post, I thought you were building a tri laminated bow. We must be mindful that wood / bamboo bows are different to glass composite bows and must be treated as such. A deflex reflex design incorporating today’s modern materials may have some advantages but the...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:26 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Bamboo Backed Rock Maple Bow
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7095
Re: Bamboo Backed R-D Bow Questions.
Hi Indie, I would recommend using a ‘Z’ splice with the bamboo backing rather than a ‘butt’ join. Diagram For Z Splice.JPG To my way of thinking incorporating deflex in a bamboo/wood bow is akin to building in string follow. A lot of reflex would probably be needed to be built in to compensate for t...
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:05 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Before Most Of Us Were Born.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3991
Before Most Of Us Were Born.
Apart from the materials used in the newer laminated bows not much has changed.
Daryl.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/6a684bc764a5253 ... oworigin=1
Daryl.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/6a684bc764a5253 ... oworigin=1
- Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:19 pm
- Forum: Traditional Archery Events
- Topic: Proposed Trad Calendar 2020
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10942
Re: Proposed Trad Calendar 2020
Hi Eddie, Dwindling attendance at traditional shoots appears to have started a few years back. I have attended many traditional shoots over the last twenty years or so and a lot of archers attending those shoots were around my age. I am on the wrong side of seventy and health issues have curtailed a...
- Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:29 pm
- Forum: Mastering the Traditional Bow
- Topic: knocking point?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3248
Re: knocking point?
Bodie,
I have always considered that the knocking point [position] is where the arrow nock is placed on the string.
A nocking point indicator is usually attached to the string either above or below the arrow nocking point to allow for consistent nocking of the arrow.
Daryl.
I have always considered that the knocking point [position] is where the arrow nock is placed on the string.
A nocking point indicator is usually attached to the string either above or below the arrow nocking point to allow for consistent nocking of the arrow.
Daryl.
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: CARRIAGE BOW..SOLD!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1090
CARRIAGE BOW..SOLD!
I made this bow some time ago but never got around to shooting it. Having too many bows can be a problem. The riser has been constructed using a vertical beam of hardwood for strength with silky oak on the sides. A tapered core of caramelized vertically laminated bamboo is under .043 clear Bo-tuff g...
- Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: Not Archery Related SOLD
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1845
Not Archery Related SOLD
The following item is no longer required
The item is pick up only.
Daryl.
The item is pick up only.
Daryl.
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 1:12 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: FF V DACRON
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4529
Re: FF V DACRON
Hi Ian,
I am making some basic shoot off the knuckle longbows and Danish flat bows for the re-enactors.
Realistically I could get a better hourly pay rate working the checkout at my local supermarket.
Daryl.