Thanks Guy, it looks a nice bow. Yes wood arrows; the only way to go.
Jeff
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- Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:12 am
- Forum: Hunting & Fishing
- Topic: Bamboo Backed Red Coat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5495
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: Hunting & Fishing
- Topic: Bamboo Backed Red Coat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5495
Re: Bamboo Backed Red Coat
Good one Guy. What bow ya shootin mate?
Jeff
Jeff
- Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:09 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Black Hunter Longbow on Ebay
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9551
Re: Black Hunter Longbow on Ebay
I hesitated replying to this as I can't resist saying no-one in their wildest dreams could think that bow was a longbow, surely! To me the limbs look even length and in the photos of the bow hanging by the pivot point of the handle it looks to be hanging at the half way point length wise. Photos at ...
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:55 am
- Forum: Competition Stories
- Topic: Tribute bow beginnings
- Replies: 15
- Views: 38159
Re: Tribute bow beginnings
Sorry to hear mate. I hope you do make yourself that tri-lam bow some day.
Jeff
Jeff
- Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:08 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Gompy Tab
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5137
Re: Gompy Tab
That's a pretty poor life out of it Matt. Your post just might save someone else from experiencing the same.
Jeff
Jeff
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:25 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: My latest Recurve
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5602
Re: My latest Recurve
Looks good; nice wood combination.
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:41 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Camp ovens
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7460
Re: Camp ovens
Thanks Ron; it sure is in urgent need of attention. It looks like a Metters oven. To clean it up I would use a molasses bath or electrolysis as these methods will not harm the casting finish of the oven. DO NOT use sand blasting or grinding discs on angle grinders as these will damage the oven. If y...
- Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:52 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Camp ovens
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7460
Re: Camp ovens
Hey mate would you be able to post up a couple of photos of those ovens please as I would love to see them.
Jeff
- Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:10 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Camp ovens
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7460
Re: Camp ovens
All good thanks mate. Yeah, the old ovens are getting hard to come by and can cost a bit but they are worth it IMO. Keep an eye out on your local buy, swap and sell pages and garage sales etc as they do come up. If you find one be sure to check it over carefully for hairline cracks; especially under...
- Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:50 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Camp ovens
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7460
Re: Camp ovens
G'day Guy, We cook with camp ovens all the time and have quite a collection. IMO the old style ovens (real camp ovens :biggrin: ), with domed lids and long legs are the best to cook with. However in saying that the Chinese made ones (mostly no legs) will cook a feed just the same. When purchasing ma...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:38 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Knife For The Gathering
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5132
Re: Knife For The Gathering
Good onya Woodie.
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:08 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: TROUBLESOME YEW.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1986
Re: TROUBLESOME YEW.
Amazing how much it is moving about. Sounds like you have the right plan of attack though.
- Fri May 31, 2019 2:48 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: TROUBLESOME YEW.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1986
Re: TROUBLESOME YEW.
That sure was a lot of movement. Can you steam it or dry heat it back into line?
- Mon May 20, 2019 6:15 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: Greybeards Italian Renaissance Bow
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7512
Re: Greybeards Italian Renaissance Bow
Nice work!
- Fri May 03, 2019 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: What Value? SOLD
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2816
Re: What Value?
I can remember you shooting that bow Daryl back in the early 1980's at North Albert Bowhunters on Wembley Rd.
Jeff
Jeff
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:47 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Arrows
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5853
Re: Arrows
Far from it Tom.
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:04 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Arrows
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5853
Re: Arrows
Daryl, I was meaning all the arrows are facing to the left so the women would use their right hand to place the clamps on the jigs. As a left hander I would have the arrows facing to the right.
Jeff
- Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:38 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Arrows
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5853
Re: Arrows
Imagine sniffing all that glue. Looks like they only employed right handed people in there.
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:14 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Bow Identification.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3402
Re: Bow Identification.
Can't help with that one Daryl.
- Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:58 pm
- Forum: Mastering the Traditional Bow
- Topic: arrow flight question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6312
Re: arrow flight question
G'day Bodie, The standard if you like is ⅜" above right angles to the shelf. This is if you shot Mediterranean release (split fingers). If you shoot three under someone else will have to step in and help with the measurement. Really it is just a matter of trying different heights by adjusting a...
- Sun Mar 10, 2019 2:57 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: WHY?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10063
Re: WHY?
The die hard wooden arrow fraternity tell us they are just as good as their modern counterpart but at most TAA shoots carbon/alloy arrows ect are not recognised . I personally would hate to see a separate division based on arrow material. We could end up like another archery association that has so...
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:21 pm
- Forum: Hunting & Fishing
- Topic: Chinese Made Broadheads
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7664
Re: Chinese Made Broadheads
Nah Matt I haven't as I still shoot the good old Ribteks. It's been awhile since I've sent one of those towards any game too.
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:17 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: WHY?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10063
Re: WHY?
There is special feel about a set of well crafted timber arrows that can’t be matched by synthetic arrows. Unfortunately, as the generation of our era pass on these crafts will probably be lost forever in Australia. It will be a sad day when the selfbow disappears. I agree 100%. Sadly, just like wi...
- Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:42 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: WHY?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10063
Re: WHY?
Fibre glass used in bows is considered to be traditional yet an aluminium arrow which predates fibreglass by ten years is not. IMO aluminium and fibreglass arrows are traditional but I just like shooting wood. The reason arrows made of those materials were not allowed at the Australian Longbow Must...
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:59 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Mostly deer.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31639
Re: Mostly deer.
Some excellent shots there; thanks for sharing them.
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:13 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: IFAA and longbow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3183
Re: IFAA and longbow
I was having a look at the IFAA rulebook, for a completely different reason to Trad, and I noticed that IFAA does not recognise a hybrid/modern longbow: https://www.ifaa-archery.org/index.php/ ... es/longbow It would seem that they are put into recurve division (being a semi recurve that they are)....
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:41 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Variances in timber shafts.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2488
Re: Variances in timber shafts.
Have your shafts within five pound spine weight and fifty grains in physical weight. I know some will say that is not close enough tolerances but I haven't met the archer who could shoot good enough to tell the difference. Me personally I have my arrows matched closer but that is just me being fussy...
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:26 pm
- Forum: Humour
- Topic: After All ... It’s Fifty Dollars!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6098
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:10 pm
- Forum: The Cutting Edge
- Topic: Raindrop Damascus Knife
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9642
Re: Raindrop Damascus Knife
Good one woody. That handle is interesting and I imagine it would be quite comfortable in the hand.
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:35 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Wedding Anniversary
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2201
Re: Wedding Anniversary
Congrats and enjoy your travels!!!
Jeff & Jude
Jeff & Jude