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Sabinus you should be pleased with yourself, excellent Craftsmanship. Placing Insert's into a Bow Riser's is nothing new though I have never seen so large a surface area covered by Insert's. I really like it !

regards Perry

Looks and sounds like a great Shoot, good Crowd, top Coarses , a top Feed and theWeather held out. Sad I missed it but Family comes first. I won't see you fine Folks for a while so have a good Christmas and catch up in the New Year

regards Perry

Earlier this Year the NSW Government voiced it's concern to the Governing Bodies and asked them to work with them to reduce the amount of Crime such as Poaching/ Threatening behavior etc committed by People with a Bow and Arrow. Lets hope the Anti's don't start screaming and the Media does not whip ...

Excellent woodie, the Sheath flows nicely with the shape of the Knife.

regards Perry

Dean was Mates with Glenn Newell and visited Australia and stayed with Glenn. I heard a lot of funny stories about the Man and his sense of humour. A couple of my Mates went to the Maleny Pub with Dean, Glenn and his Wife and told me Dean was a good fella and always ready for a laugh. I never got to...

Good Job reporting this for sure It does not make up for the ABC's largely biased and ill-informed attacks on Law Abiding Gun Owners, actually all Hunters have been maligned at some stage on Aunty since one of the greatest Lies ever perpetuated by Politicians on Australia, the emotive farce surround...

Thank you Darren. We all have benefited from the expertise and advice of other's. So long as we ALL continue to pass on our experience and knowledge Traditional Archery is in safe Hands Mate.

regards Perry

I like that, made from recycled materials. All it needs now is a nice Sheath.

regards Perry

Excellent , looking forward to a result

regards Perry

G/Day Grant. The time I came down for your inaugural Shoot I was disgusted at the miles and miles of Roadside Citrus Orchard's that had Fruit rotting on the Tree's and the Ground. What topped it was we went into the local Supermarket at Irymple and it had Californian Oranges for sale. I get angry ju...

curve, that Fella explains himself really well, enjoyed the Clip. Top Info Mate. David, from what I understood I did not see much in what he was saying. It seemed to contradict a lot of what I know. Then again I am not coming from his experience or shooting style ether.. Archery is an amazingly dive...

MMMmmmm, maybe I can turn the disappointment of the Stanthorpe Trad Shoot and then messing up the Tendon in my Shoulder "again" to my advantage with this Shoot, leave a few Days early and visit Mates on the way through to Taree, spend a top Weekend at the Shoot and then a Hunt on the way h...

Lots of good advice from Tom there curve. That Book The Art of Shooting the Short Reflexed Bow by Adam Swoboda is a very informative Book. It spells out from the start that switching to shooting with Thumb Ring is not to be played at - you must commit for the long haul. I have found it a tremendous ...

Thanks Granite Belt Bowmen for getting the message out there, I've been involved with Clubs where we had to make decisions like this and it is gutting for all your hard work not not to come to fruition, thanks for your efforts

regards Perry

Andytuck I make a Paper Pattern of the Handle region to make sure the Leather is a perfect fit as sometimes a simple rectangle of Leather won't fit properly. Just jig about with the Pattern until it fits perfectly, then jig about with the Leather, trimming here and there if necessary. The best tip I...

Pooh Bum Bother, I was leaving Thursday and visiting a Mate a Warwick before the Shoot and was going Hunting after the Shoot - AAggghhhhh ! :[ A bit of local knowledge required, did Tenterfield cop enough Rain to cause issue's also ???? Very disappointing for all, especially the Club as Granite Belt...

This link might help you Clancy. http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com.au/2010_07_01_archive.html Decrowning a Stave is a lot of work but like I said I have made many Bows from small diameter Tree's. Try making your Bow with the high crown, being Spotted Gum it should be Ok. I have an unexpected weekend ...

Hey all. I've been in touch with Perry and he encouraged me to ask any q's I might have on the forum here - I'm intending to make my first ever bow this summer uni holidays. My goal is to make it completely from scratch using hand tools, as simply and traditionally as possible, from harvesting and ...

Very impressive Fella's. Great that the local Council is involved in promoting these Coarse's.

regards Perry

get into it and make sawdust. Coming into summer if you work a Stave down to floor tillered stage, thats when the limbs start moving but before Brace it will dry in a matter of Days not months. I have cut tree's mid week and been shooting them on the Weekend, fastest was from tree to bow shooting it...

Years ago at one of Joh" Bjelke-Petersen's infamous Chook feedings he told the Media that "If you walk with a leg each side of a Barbed Wire Fence something is bound to get caught up " A truer statement has never been said re trying to keep everyone happy at an Archery Tournament. reg...

Good on you Flyonline. Cutting into Boards will minimise potential for warping and speed up drying. Look forward to seeing what you Fella's can produce from this Osage.

regards Perry

What a bloody disappointment. I drove down the Coast on Saturday Arvo, spent the Night at the Hinterland Bowmen and then wandered down bright and early to the Renaissance Faire It was tucked in a cow paddock behind CBus Stadium, zero signs pointing the way and I was told by many Gold Coast Residents...

Long Feathers compared to whats in common use today have been around for thousands of Years and used in Cultures all around the World. Otzi the Iceman's Arrows had traces of Feather still on the Shaft that I'd reckon to be as long as those in the Manchu Photo. The clue is they where cut long and low...

Ordinarily I'd be out Hunting this long weekend Folks, had a Hunt planned in fact but I promised old Mate Shrek I'd be help his motley Trad Gang from the Hinterland Bowmen with their Archery Stall. Really looking forward to this. The Gold Coast Renaissance Faire fires up Sunday and Monday. The last ...

They look the goods Colin. Look forward to seeing how durable the Peacock Feathers are and if they have any notable flight characteristics. I have never examined a Peacocks Primary Feathers. There is a flock of Wild Peacocks up around Rocksberg that regularly make the Papers with Residents complaini...

I recommend removing the Bark. In my experience leaving the Bark on is a guaranteed invite to Borers. Stack as described before. regular surface Spray is also useful to repel Pests. It sounds like you have a large quantity of timber so thinning it all down may not be practical but debarked Staves th...

G/Day Folks, Last Christmas a parcel with a roll of Chrome Tanned Leather turned up with a note thanking me for my contributions to Traditional Archery over the years. It was signed by an infamous figure in 19th Century British Archery by the name of Horace A Ford. Thank you again Horace, your a tru...

Enjoying the Report, your putting in the Work so you will be rewarded eventually. Keep us Posted

regards Perry

Compound or Trad, watch any Bowhunting Video you like, Game can and does react faster than an Arrow travels. A mate of mine has Video of his African Bowhunting trip, there is one bit of Footage where a Broadside Impala was shot tight behind the Shoulder, the Animal reacted so fast the Arrow exited t...