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- Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:17 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9998
Re: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
I only use ULS bo tuff also which is a little dearer than the normal stuff, as for the carbon bows not being trad, I am not aiming my bows at the re enactors of robin hood etc :lol: , my bows are aimed at the hunter that wants high performance without a compound bow, the addition of carbon fibre act...
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:05 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9998
Re: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
I am paying $23 per strip of glass myself, so that's an extra $22.00 per bow not much of a difference at the end of the day, but my bows are also carbon backed unless otherwise specified by the customer and I only use kiln dried stabilised timbers or engineered wood products such as Diamondwood and ...
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:13 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9998
Re: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
I mustn't charge enough then as my costs account for about 70 percent of my bows overall price, lol, for me the reward is in building them and the customer feed back I receive, not trying to make money just nice bows.
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:53 am
- Forum: Hunting & Fishing
- Topic: Waterproofing hunting tackle in kayaks?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7213
Re: Waterproofing hunting tackle in kayaks?
Heres mine, Hobie outback mirage drive (pedal powered) fish finder anchor trolley set up 5 rod holders, bait board and lighting.
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:48 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Different way of Tillering
- Replies: 2
- Views: 924
Re: Different way of Tillering
seems to know his stuff, I guess you don't know till you have a go.
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:46 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9998
Re: cheap doesn't have to be nasty!
Looks good Bob, certainly not nasty but whats cheap though? I predict that when using bamboo flooring the price could be kept fairly low yes? No use of Phenolic etc in the riser will keep the price down also, did you use any on the tip overlays at all?
- Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:26 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Supercore
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1814
Re: Supercore
that's called keeping up Jeff....
- Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:25 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Supercore
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1814
Re: Supercore
the word carbon does, but not in this case.
- Sun Feb 02, 2014 10:41 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Supercore
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1814
Re: Supercore
yep someone has made a name up for carbonised bamboo flooring in the bow industry now, carbonising bamboo flooring is only done to change the colour of the bamboo, to give an even colour right through the timber as opposed to staining which only penetrates so far, different cook times and temps will...
- Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:12 am
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: Best longbow to buy....?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4768
Re: Best longbow to buy....?
I have sold a couple in the Sydney area, and just got an order last night from there also, word must be getting around, lol.
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:47 am
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: Best longbow to buy....?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4768
Re: Best longbow to buy....?
can check out my page also mate, been selling a few lately with nothing but great reports, 12 month warranty included. Can do Aussie timbers or exotic all supplied by reputable bowyer suppliers, carbon backed if you like, antler and horn overlays are available, can also provide Australian hand made ...
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:12 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bilaminate Bamboo Flooring Bow.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3814
Re: Bilaminate Bamboo Flooring Bow.
If I could only use bamboo for bait on fish,
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:08 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bilaminate Bamboo Flooring Bow.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3814
Re: Bilaminate Bamboo Flooring Bow.
I have been looking into the urea formaldehyde glue used for bamboo flooring and after a bit of research I wouldn't use the bamboo flooring in my bows at all, it is not recommended for outdoor situations at all, due to it's inability to withstand moisture and changes in humidity levels and temps, be...
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:14 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Old Billy Bow's
- Replies: 96
- Views: 31371
Re: Old Billy Bow's
very much so Rod, I get stir crazy when not working on one now.
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:50 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Old Billy Bow's
- Replies: 96
- Views: 31371
Re: Old Billy Bow's
Another hunter combo all done for a lucky customer. 62" D/R longbow, 65# @ 29" draw, American black walnut riser with wenge accent bordered with tan phenolic, limbs are wenge belly and back lams with carbon backed action-boo cores and sambar on red G10 overlays, knife scalews and fox whist...
- Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:38 am
- Forum: The Cutting Edge
- Topic: Old Billy Blades
- Replies: 38
- Views: 20476
Re: Old Billy Blades
Another skinner finished, redgum scales and 1084 blade steel with stainless pins.
Cheers Sean.
Cheers Sean.
- Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:36 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Old Billy Bow's
- Replies: 96
- Views: 31371
Re: Old Billy Bow's
Cheers guys, yep Bob never too early for the kids if they're keen I reckon, here is another bow and skinner combo I wanted to share with you all which is bound for Tassie, just finished the knife yesterday, while the redgum was a little hard to work with I think the results are well worth it. Its a ...
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:17 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: 2014 Bowhunting Goals
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3680
Re: 2014 Bowhunting Goals
off in a couple of days chasing billies, bunnies and foxes, pigs mid year I reckon and fallow buck is on the cards for around April March.
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 6:59 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Merry Xmas Ozbowers!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1761
Re: Merry Xmas Ozbowers!
merry Christmas to all, and you be careful with that new toy today Nephew.
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:26 pm
- Forum: Site Announcements
- Topic: Christmas Greetings!!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8779
Re: Christmas Greetings!!!
Cheers Jeff, and merry xmas to all reading.
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:41 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: ebay knives
- Replies: 3
- Views: 989
Re: ebay knives
have heard nothing but bad reviews about them on the knife forums, couldn't say from experience as I like mine.
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:39 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Old Billy Bow's
- Replies: 96
- Views: 31371
Re: Old Billy Bow's
Cheers guys, I'm a big kid when it comes to Christmas Jeff, so he has already had a little fun with it. :smile: He watched me working on it for a couple of days and was just dad making another bow, until it was put in his hand and he could see what it was for, as soon as the arrow had left the strin...
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:46 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Xmas bow.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3117
Re: Xmas bow.
very nice work Bob, it looks great.
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:28 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Old Billy Bow's
- Replies: 96
- Views: 31371
Re: Old Billy Bow's
youth bow for my 2 1/2 years old son, 35" ntn at his 15" draw he is pulling 6#. Brown superactionwood riser, hard maple core lamination under black glass with sambar deer antler overlays. http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/lildonnyh/DSC01633_zps98686826.jpg http://i1121.photobucket.c...
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:52 pm
- Forum: Hunting & Fishing
- Topic: Bowfishing QLD
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7559
Re: Bowfishing QLD
all I know is in SA the only species allowed to be taken when bowfishing is the European carp (feral) and then must have a hunting permit to do so. As we know though Australia is never the same state to state.
- Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:52 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Christmas break bow shed build along
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1824
Re: Christmas break bow shed build along
Lookin good mate, just finished a gable verandah for a mate also, paving it next, I hope you wacker packed that base first?
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:22 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: future driving to Trad tournaments
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1749
Re: future driving to Trad tournaments
It's the privatisation of the power companies that have killed them, it costs the GMC factory in America 1/3 the amount it costs them here to run holden and they produce 3 times the amount of cars annually, South Australia has the highest electricity costs in the world, makes it had to live let alon...
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:04 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Bamboo flat bow
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3612
Re: Bamboo flat bow
looks good so far, bit hard to tell from the pictures, but was it vertically laminated bamboo flooring??
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:44 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Old Billy Bow's
- Replies: 96
- Views: 31371
Re: Old Billy Bow's
Cheers guys, here's another bow I have recently completed for a customer. flat laid bow 70"NTN 60# @31" draw, materials consist of Burgundy camo superaction wood riser and belly lams with wenge back lams and black phenolic and wenge overlays, action-boo cores backed with carbon fibre. Fast...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:52 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Recurve, Longbow, Deflex/ Reflex bow nomenclature.
- Replies: 92
- Views: 21802
Re: Recurve, Longbow, Deflex/ Reflex bow nomenclature.
longbow characteristics or not???, the strung shape is closer to a strung longbow than a recurve, one could also say what more recurve characteristics does it have, as I said a bit of both = D/R hybrid IMO.