80's 'Razorback' recurve? One for the historians

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80's 'Razorback' recurve? One for the historians

#1 Post by danceswithdingoes » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:35 pm

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Recurve-Bow- ... 3cc883fb0e
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#2 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:13 am

Do you know which Aussie bow maker made that bow Jason? I was trying to remember who was making recurves back then. I was thinking maybe John Perks. :confused:

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#3 Post by bigbob » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:47 am

A mate of mine has got an old leaflet from the guy who went under the tradename of razorback, but i cant remember details at the moment. i can get them later though.
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#4 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:54 am

Bob,

My mate Grant McDonald made longbows under the name of 'Razorback Longbows' but he never made recurves. It would be good to find out who made this bow so please do ask your mate.

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#5 Post by bigbob » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:06 pm

I think it would be your mate's leaflet then Jeff as he has one of yours as well.He owns one of your bows too.
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#6 Post by danceswithdingoes » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:11 pm

price is a little exy :shock:
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#7 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:03 pm

danceswithdingoes wrote:price is a little exy
I thought the same mate. :biggrin:

I take it you don't know who made it either then?

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#8 Post by danceswithdingoes » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:53 pm

I asked the seller who the bowyer was, here was the reply
Hi his name is Alf Imber he would be around 70yrs I dont think he is making bows any more,he used to make approx 3
traditional bows a year as there are built with quality this bow is from his own collection used for hunting which I got 10yrs ago off him. Hope this helps.
so who knows Alf Imber?
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#9 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:09 pm

Thanks for the update Jason. I have never heard of him. It would be good if someone on here did know of him and could give us a bit of history about him. It is always good to find out about our Aussie Bowhunting history.

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#10 Post by onestring » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:04 pm

Alp Imber is a friend of mine, he is still making bows. He lives south of Wollongong. For more information please contact Howard - onestring
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#11 Post by danceswithdingoes » Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:04 pm

Hi Howard, does Alf live near Barrack Heights?
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#12 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:33 pm

Hey Howard I PM'd you days ago! :biggrin:

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#13 Post by Benny Nganabbarru » Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:31 am

My mate Dave has a Razorback recurve, about 55lb, hanging in his shed. It has started to delaminate, but is a special piece of Australian history.
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#14 Post by onestring » Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:57 pm

Hi Jeff,
I had a talk to Alf.
He said he would give me his details about his archery career and bow making when I see him again.
Alf lives in unanderra.
I got your PM thanks Jeff.
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#15 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:14 pm

onestring wrote:Hi Jeff,
I had a talk to Alf.
He said he would give me his details about his archery career and bow making when I see him again.
Alf lives in unanderra.
I got your PM thanks Jeff.
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That is excellent news mate. It will be great to learn about Alf and his bows. Too much of our Aussie Bowhunting & Archery history goes unrecorded and is therefore lost. :sad:

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