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Just wanted to publicly thank Jeff and Erron for their permission supplied as below. I have been able to put together a training manual for my students using the photos and comments Jeff's Bamboo Bow Build-along featured on Ozbow a while back. The result has been exactly what I wanted. Some of the pages laminated and bound, feature below.
I have this available on Word doc file if anyone is interested. I would be happy to forward but I think the attachment would be quite large. Hope to feature results from the workshops and some comments from students within the next few weeks.
I have this available on Word doc file if anyone is interested. I would be happy to forward but I think the attachment would be quite large. Hope to feature results from the workshops and some comments from students within the next few weeks.
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Archangle
Words fail me with your effort and for getting your students involved in this grand bow building adventure
Can we get them on OZBOW sometime with their efforts ???
I think this is GREAT there has to be more of this !!!
And if possible I would love a copy will pm my email (broadband)
I would also be interested to see what your students will do with this new skill and if they will follow it on even if it is only in their spare time in their adulthood
Well Done
Stace
Words fail me with your effort and for getting your students involved in this grand bow building adventure
Can we get them on OZBOW sometime with their efforts ???
I think this is GREAT there has to be more of this !!!
And if possible I would love a copy will pm my email (broadband)
I would also be interested to see what your students will do with this new skill and if they will follow it on even if it is only in their spare time in their adulthood
Well Done
Stace
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Looks like you have done an excellent job of putting the manual together. Congrats from me also for taking the time to pass on some of our Traditional skills to your students. It will be good to see some photos if some of them make bows.
It would be great if some of them continue on with Trad Bowhunting/Archery - continuing on because you made the effort to show them.
Passing on 'Our Heritage'
Thanks mate.
Jeff
It would be great if some of them continue on with Trad Bowhunting/Archery - continuing on because you made the effort to show them.
Passing on 'Our Heritage'
Thanks mate.
Jeff
attachment problems
I am having difficulty sending the Word file (1.17mB) as an attachment - it is too big to go through our site. Any advice - should I try Winzip? Aletrnatively I can send it via my personal email but will need contact addresses.
archangel,
If you zip it and send it to me i can convert it to Adobe .pdf format then send it back for distribution. (I have a feeling you are going to be forwarding a lot of copies on )
.pdf usually reduces the size a fair bit.
I've sent you a PM with my email address if you want to try that.
Great job by the way.
Tony
If you zip it and send it to me i can convert it to Adobe .pdf format then send it back for distribution. (I have a feeling you are going to be forwarding a lot of copies on )
.pdf usually reduces the size a fair bit.
I've sent you a PM with my email address if you want to try that.
Great job by the way.
Tony
Either everyone who wants it should give you their emails, or if Erron thinks that his bandwidth is heroic enough, maybe he could make it available for download off the main page or something?
PDF's also stop people from tampering with it, like putting their own name on it, changing it for redistribution and that kinda thing. I was gonna offer the same service, but NCarcher beat nme to it!
Dave
PDF's also stop people from tampering with it, like putting their own name on it, changing it for redistribution and that kinda thing. I was gonna offer the same service, but NCarcher beat nme to it!
Dave
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Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
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Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/
Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
Archangel you can email me on
jojomick@bigpond.net.au
jojomick@bigpond.net.au
Bow Hunting is my Passion.
My wife says it's my Obsession.
Either way I'm happy.
My wife says it's my Obsession.
Either way I'm happy.
manual attachment
Replies have been sent to those who sent me a PM. Some suggestions to improve or add anything I missed would be handy.
NRArcher said:
NRArcher said:
All done, you should get next time you open your email. I did not have time to set up Adobe - thanks for the offer. If Erron can get it onto the site, it will be accessible to all (and save me lots of emails).If you zip it and send it to me i can convert it to Adobe .pdf format then send it back for distribution. (I have a feeling you are going to be forwarding a lot of copies on ) .pdf usually reduces the size a fair bit.
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Thanks Dave, got the copy.erron wrote:Dave, yeah I can give it a whirl, as long as the .pdf file brings it down a fair bit in size.
Archangel, if you d decide to pdf it, and it turns out okay, let me know if you want it posted here for download.
cheers,
Erron
I put it into .pdf, on minimum file size setting but it didn't reduce it much at all. Too many photos to reduce it i think. Even winzip didn't reduce it.
Anyway i've sent you a .pdf copy via email.
Erron the file is still around 1 meg so still too big to host i pressume.
Tony
PDF format
Cam,
Your version has just been sent. It is the PDF format arranged kndly by NDArcher, not much smaller than the Word unforntunately. Will catch up with everyone next Moinday, I'm off to take a canoeing group on a marathon race.
Your version has just been sent. It is the PDF format arranged kndly by NDArcher, not much smaller than the Word unforntunately. Will catch up with everyone next Moinday, I'm off to take a canoeing group on a marathon race.
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Re: bow buildalong manual
archangel, I am trying to build myself a bow without success so far, I would love to have the manual it could be just the thing I need to finaly succeed in building a bow..., my email address is prestonmyers2@yahoo.com....
Thanks & Regards,
PReston
Thanks & Regards,
PReston
Re: bow buildalong manual
Where abouts are you located Preston?
You say you haven't had success yet. What have you tried and what went wrong?
You say you haven't had success yet. What have you tried and what went wrong?
https://www.instagram.com/armworks_australia/
Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/
Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/
Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
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Re: bow buildalong manual
https://www.instagram.com/armworks_australia/
Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/
Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/
Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
Re: bow buildalong manual
Hello Yeoman,
Thanks for your reply... I've been trying to make a board bow.....Got a lot of chrysals along one limb...I stopped ...I want to succeed in making a 35-40# and a 50# selfbow either from a cut stave or a board...
Regards,
Preston.
P.S I live in India...
Thanks for your reply... I've been trying to make a board bow.....Got a lot of chrysals along one limb...I stopped ...I want to succeed in making a 35-40# and a 50# selfbow either from a cut stave or a board...
Regards,
Preston.
P.S I live in India...
Re: bow buildalong manual
India ! Wow you're a ways from here, good luck with your endeavors, Preston.
nil illigitimo in desperandum carborundum
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Re: bow buildalong manual
Hello Bob,
Yeah I'm a long way away!!... and the wood I got to work with is different...it looks like I got to find suitable wood and that means I got to keep trying!!
Regards,
Preston.
Yeah I'm a long way away!!... and the wood I got to work with is different...it looks like I got to find suitable wood and that means I got to keep trying!!
Regards,
Preston.
Re: bow buildalong manual
What are some woods you have locally available?
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Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/
Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
Bow making courses, knife making courses, armour making courses and more:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/
Articles to start making bows:
http://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/index. ... /tutorials
Re: bow buildalong manual
I think you might have some of the acacias, some of which do make reasonable bows if I'm right
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Re: bow buildalong manual
Yeoman these are some of the wood I can get....
Beech
Honne
Marindi
Sal (Shorea Robusta) - Red, White and Gum Sal
Teak (Tectona grandis)
Silver oak. (Grevillea robusta):
Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis):
Neem (Azadirachta Indica)
Jaman (Syzygium)
Mango Planks (Mangifera)
Jackfruit/ Kathal (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Bob, I don't know this wood/tree (acacia) but I will try and find out....
I bought a thin piece of Beech wood and made a small bow just to try the wood and it seemed good.... but I didn't do a wood test as I didn't know at the time how to do it...but thanks to you Yeoman (I read the Maths and Bow making thread its an excellent source of information) I think I can do it now so when I go home on leave in about 2 weeks I'll try and get some data on the Red Sal board that I have and also on some beech wood.
Beech
Honne
Marindi
Sal (Shorea Robusta) - Red, White and Gum Sal
Teak (Tectona grandis)
Silver oak. (Grevillea robusta):
Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis):
Neem (Azadirachta Indica)
Jaman (Syzygium)
Mango Planks (Mangifera)
Jackfruit/ Kathal (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Bob, I don't know this wood/tree (acacia) but I will try and find out....
I bought a thin piece of Beech wood and made a small bow just to try the wood and it seemed good.... but I didn't do a wood test as I didn't know at the time how to do it...but thanks to you Yeoman (I read the Maths and Bow making thread its an excellent source of information) I think I can do it now so when I go home on leave in about 2 weeks I'll try and get some data on the Red Sal board that I have and also on some beech wood.