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- Thu May 14, 2015 5:45 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Questions about carbon
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4796
Questions about carbon
I've had request for carbon limbs :? ,,,, Don't know a thing about it, so if those of you that have used carbon could direct me to some threads or share your opinions on things like where best to get it from? Do you use it instead of glass or as a lamination instead of wood? What difference does it ...
- Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: Flatline Raptor for sale - mint condition - SOLD
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3474
Re: Flatline Raptor for sale - mint condition - $450
Wow Mick I'm surprised but ya gota do what you gota do. I assume you are going down the ILF road.
Just want to let potential buyers know I will transfer the five year warranty to the new owner (from the date on the bow) If they contact me with their details.
Cheers,
Rob.
Just want to let potential buyers know I will transfer the five year warranty to the new owner (from the date on the bow) If they contact me with their details.
Cheers,
Rob.
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:50 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Demo Bow, for me
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6987
Re: Demo Bow, for me
Gee wiz fella's :oops: thanks very much, I'm very humbled by your comments. But really it's nature that is the artist I'm just sticking bits of natural art together in the most pleasing way I can think of. Practically called a Bow but really a work of Art. Funny you should say that Swami,,,, this is...
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:42 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Demo Bow, for me
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6987
Demo Bow, for me
I get quite a few people coming to my place to try out my bows and the lightest draw weight I had until now was 42#, so I've made one that the ladies and youngsters should be able to shoot. Must say I don't mind flicking a few through it too, it's almost effortless and the groups are good. Bow stats...
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:23 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: And so the recurve journey begins....
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11419
Re: And so the recurve journey begins....
Bummer Rod, and it was coming up so nice too. I gave up trying to use the tiller blocks on the recurves cause it just felt like there was too much tension created trying to bend the whole limb blank to get them on. I had visions of the block tearing the center of the out of the limb, never would hav...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:32 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: One for myself.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5006
Re: One for myself.
That's spectacular Bob, great piece of Burdekin plum, never seen such light tones in it. Puts the slab of BP I have to shame, very little feature in my piece.
Great work Bob.
Rob.
Great work Bob.
Rob.
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:45 am
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: New stave for self bow
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7666
Re: New stave for self bow
Hear Hear.Old Soul wrote: Keep me updated, and post some of your work, it is worth posting.
Rob.
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:25 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Some of my latest
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2709
Re: Some of my latest
Good to hear mick, I was starting to wonder how it was going cause I hadn't heard from you or spotted a post about it.
How is it treating your dodgy shoulder?
Rob.
How is it treating your dodgy shoulder?
Rob.
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:59 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Some of my latest
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2709
Re: Some of my latest
That's all folks, Rob.
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:55 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Some of my latest
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2709
Some of my latest
Been a bit slack posting lately so here's a couple of my latest. The first one is an MC2 62" 40#@28". I put together with a friend who has now returned to Germany to get married and live the quiet life in a small coastal town. He wanted to learn how it was done so stayed with me for a few ...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:54 pm
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Bow explosion, another hard lesson
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3618
Re: Bow explosion, another hard lesson
Sounds good, maybe we could do the Sunday morning shoot at the club on Vico Rd and then retire to my place for a few, let me know if that works for you guys and I'll try and round up a couple of other trad fella's and budding bowyers.
Rob.
Rob.
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:26 am
- Forum: Shooting The Breeze
- Topic: Bow explosion, another hard lesson
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3618
Re: Bow explosion, another hard lesson
Bummer Scott, That was a beautiful bow if it's the one I think it is. But like you said ,,,the next one :wink: . Holy crap another trad shooter in cairns! Awesome. I think it's time we get a group together for a shoot.... Or at least beer.... Yes beer for sure. Keep it up mate next bow will be the o...
- Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:53 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Osage / Wenge Take down
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4289
Re: Osage / Wenge Take down
Beautiful Bob, just beautiful, it's a bit of a shame the Osage will darken up but it will still look great.
That's one good thing about Conkerberry it tends to keep it's yellows even with weathering but you can't get big chunks like that to work with.
Great stuff Bob.
Cheers, Rob.
That's one good thing about Conkerberry it tends to keep it's yellows even with weathering but you can't get big chunks like that to work with.
Great stuff Bob.
Cheers, Rob.
- Wed Nov 19, 2014 10:12 am
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: New to forum - FNQ timber for self bows
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5154
Re: New to forum - FNQ timber for self bows
Good on ya Scott, glad to see you finally posted some of your exceptional workmanship. I must say these two bows are the sweetest shooting self bows I have ever had the pleasure to shoot and perform very nicely with arrow speeds of around 142 fps with arrow weight of 11 grains per pound of draw weig...
- Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:59 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: Another way to acquire bow woods
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1469
Another way to acquire bow woods
A while back I found my self running out of Black Palm laminations and set about trying to find some more. The last piece I had was given to me by a guy I know that is into making self bows, he turned up one day with a stave he had rescued from a dead tree his neighbour had removed. Black Palm is a ...
- Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:15 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: New Limb Form. Bow is finished Jan 2015
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10277
Re: New Limb Form.
Going great guns Wayno, I wouldn't be too concerned about your limb blank alignment at this stage, it all looks pretty good in the photos to me. The next step is one of the critical ones though, put a weighted string line over the approximate center of your limb tips and looking down vertically over...
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:10 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: first takedown 'curve.NOW WITH FORCE/ DRAW CURVE
- Replies: 33
- Views: 13335
Re: first takedown 'curve.
Great work Bob, excellent effort for a first. After a few more you'll probably do what I did and get braver about getting rid of those flat surfaces on the riser (makes them look more streamlined and sporty). On a different note I recently worked out that "Red Palm" is Coconut wood,,,, :ro...
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:45 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: What to do with offcuts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2957
What to do with offcuts
You guys that make a few bows must know how hard it can be to throw away those small seemingly useless offcuts of quite often spectacular woods,,, well I can't bring myself to chuck them out. It was my daughters 21 st birthday recently and now it's her best friends 21 st, so this is what I made for ...
- Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:37 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: A special bow for a special girl
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6670
Re: A special bow for a special girl
Thanks Jim.
Took a while but it's done just in time for my daughters arrival on the coming weekend.
The kit, including flight case, bow, a dozen arrows, glove, stringer and arm guard.
Rob.
Took a while but it's done just in time for my daughters arrival on the coming weekend.
The kit, including flight case, bow, a dozen arrows, glove, stringer and arm guard.
Rob.
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:28 pm
- Forum: Hunting & Fishing
- Topic: On the way home from the Tully Trad Shoot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3173
Re: On the way home from the Tully Trad Shoot
Very nice Rod, great way to end an archery weekend.
Rob.
Rob.
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: Traditional Archery Events
- Topic: Tully Trad Shoot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2448
Re: Tully Trad Shoot
Wish I could have been there . Was all geared up for the shoot then went and put my back out on the Thursday. Some sad hey.
Glad everyone had a good time. Looks like a reasonable turn-out considering.
Rob.
Glad everyone had a good time. Looks like a reasonable turn-out considering.
Rob.
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: First ever limb failure
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2488
Re: First ever limb failure
I am a little confused with the above are there multiple core laminations? 30 thou is about one and a half times the thickness of the cardboard used in a corn flakes box. Yeah Daryl there are three core laminations, the one on the back of the limb is a 1"/.001" wood taper that opposes the...
- Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:53 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: First ever limb failure
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2488
Re: First ever limb failure
Yo, Yeoman, no the split is around 15-20 thou from the belly glass and about 80-90 thou from the glass on the back of the limb. In fact the split is so uniform and tidy I decided to remove the nock tip reglue the split and pop it back into the form and it's come out looking quite good. I'll make a n...
- Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:59 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: First ever limb failure
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2488
Re: First ever limb failure
Hey Wayno how would ya be? well it's called 'Tassi blackwood' but it grows right up the east coast and was sourced localy so I don't reckon that's it. Besides it lives In Mount Gambia. Rod,, Dry fired :confused: ,,, maybe but you would expect the limb to split the other way from string impact. I've ...
- Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: Traditional Crafts
- Topic: First ever limb failure
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2488
First ever limb failure
Well it finally happened and it's got me stumped, the glue didn't fail, the Tasi Blackwood lamination failed in spectacular fashion, it split almost perfectly through the center of a 30 thou parallel lam so straightness of grain certainly wasn't the problem. The young fella that owns it said he had ...
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:57 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: A special bow for a special girl
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6670
Re: A special bow for a special girl
Thanks again fellas. surely you have played your trump card with that one. Yeah Rod it may well be the best hand I'll come up with for a while,,,,,, but the game's still on :wink: . I might show it to my wife in case she wants an upgrade....in which case I will be able to justify an upgrade.....ther...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:52 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: A special bow for a special girl
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6670
Re: A special bow for a special girl
Thanks for the kind words guys it's always very gratifying posting photos on Ozbow, makes the hours put in more worthwhile.
Cheers, Rob
Cheers, Rob
- Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:25 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: A special bow for a special girl
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6670
Re: A special bow for a special girl
Here's a few more.
Rob.
Rob.
- Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:09 pm
- Forum: Traditional Tackle
- Topic: A special bow for a special girl
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6670
A special bow for a special girl
My daughters twenty first birthday is coming up so thought I'd do a bow for her with a few extras. It's kept me busy for a few hours that's for sure and I'm yet to make the hard case and arrows to go with it but she's worth it. Bow stats: Flatline Raptor, 58'' n-n, 36#@28". Timbers: Riser; Sand...
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
- Topic: One off the shelf, Flatline MC2
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1886
One off the shelf, Flatline MC2
This is a bow I started making for a young fella that came around with his dad and ordered it, but apparently "Mum", who I received a call from when I was about half way through the build was not informed of the investment and promptly cancelled the deal. So she's up for sale. (The bow not...