A look at FLATLINE
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A look at FLATLINE
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site,(as a mater of fact I'm new to any site so be patient with me) it was suggested I should post some photos of my bows here (this being the real trad site).
I'll try this, if it doesn't work can some one help me with my computer illiteracy.
Cheers, Rob.
I think I've sussed it Yay!
And here's a link to the album
http://s1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee3 ... %20photos/
I'll try this, if it doesn't work can some one help me with my computer illiteracy.
Cheers, Rob.
I think I've sussed it Yay!
And here's a link to the album
http://s1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee3 ... %20photos/
Last edited by Flatliner on Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The shortest distance between two points is a FLATLINE
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G'day Rob and welcome to the site.
You can laod your photos direct from your computer to the site. See these couple of threads and see if that helps otherwise give me a holler.
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4815
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6474
Jeff
You can laod your photos direct from your computer to the site. See these couple of threads and see if that helps otherwise give me a holler.
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4815
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6474
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Welcome to the site Rob
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Beautiful bows Rob! The gum leaf inlay is really cool. What is the very light coloured timber in the third bow?
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Rob, wow there are some beautiful looking bows there. Are they Aussie timbers, what are they?
Cheers
Simon
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It's Silver Ash, Alocal timber up here.Dryfired wrote:Beautiful bows Rob! The gum leaf inlay is really cool. What is the very light coloured timber in the third bow?
The shortest distance between two points is a FLATLINE
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Yeah they are all Aussie timbers except for PNG Walnut. They are all titled in the album (I think) Have a look at the last link on the first post.muntries wrote:Rob, wow there are some beautiful looking bows there. Are they Aussie timbers, what are they?
Cheers
Simon
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Cheers Rob, the silver ash is quite different. Your photobucket album is full of excellent pictures of amazing bows! I couldn't however find the descriptions for the bows alongside the photos?
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Yeah sorry about that, turns out you have to be logged on to my account to get that info, I'll spend Some time when I get it and tittle them on photobucket.Dryfired wrote:Cheers Rob, the silver ash is quite different. Your photobucket album is full of excellent pictures of amazing bows! I couldn't however find the descriptions for the bows alongside the photos?
But meanwhile here's a list of all the timbers used. See if you can work out which is which.HA HA! Starting from the top 1; Red Tulip Oak, Silver Ash, Miva Mahogany, Concleberry and Blush Tulip Oak limbs. 2; Tasmanian Black wood, Silver Ash, Concleberry. 3; Silver Ash limbs, Hickory Ash riser, PNG Wallnut/ Silver Ash/ Miva Mahogany/ Saffron Heart, overlay and Mosaic. 4; (Real specky) Red Tulip Oak, Silver Ash, Concleberry. 5; QLD Walnut riser & limbs, Miva Mahogany/ Silver Ash leaf and a little bit of PNG Walnut in the grip.
The shortest distance between two points is a FLATLINE
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do you have a website yet Rob? What core timbers do you use?
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Thanks Rob, I'll try and work out the timbers after a beer or two. I lived in NQ for many years and love those tropical timbers. I am waiting to buy this bow of yours from Paul http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10536 . I'm a one-bow kind of person, but I don't think that attitude will last very long with your bows around
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Almost FLATLINE BOWS.COM should be up and running in the next few months. I use a Bamboo core in the hybrid (which is called a Flatliner) and there are only two lams in the recurve limbs so no core as such.muntries wrote:do you have a website yet Rob? What core timbers do you use?
The shortest distance between two points is a FLATLINE
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Thanks for the compliment Dryfired. Man! you got a sweet deal on the MC2 from paul. Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?Dryfired wrote:Thanks Rob, I'll try and work out the timbers after a beer or two. I lived in NQ for many years and love those tropical timbers. I am waiting to buy this bow of yours from Paul http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10536 . I'm a one-bow kind of person, but I don't think that attitude will last very long with your bows around
The shortest distance between two points is a FLATLINE
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Great bows mate!!! Do you take orders or do you make them as the mood takes you???
Ben
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I haven't had the chance to pay for it yet Rob. I can't wait to shoot it, I have heard your bows perform very well!Flatliner wrote:...Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?
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Very nice mate and welcome to the site.
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Thanks Ben, yeah I take orders You can email me on robnicoll@bigpond.com and I'll send you some info if you want. The lead time at the moment is around three months.Bandsaw wrote:Great bows mate!!! Do you take orders or do you make them as the mood takes you???
Ben
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I saw the one that Paul featured in Bowhunter Australia and thought it was a bloody good looking bow. Now I've seen what else you can do and I'm even more impressed! Amazing craftsmanship matey, and welcome to the site.
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Thanks Moreton, Jeeze I had beter get away from this computer before my head gets that big I fall off my chair.Moreton wrote:I saw the one that Paul featured in Bowhunter Australia and thought it was a bloody good looking bow. Now I've seen what else you can do and I'm even more impressed! Amazing craftsmanship matey, and welcome to the site.
The shortest distance between two points is a FLATLINE
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Hey Rob welcome to the site, good to see you finally working the computors out. I hope the rain has finally stopped up there its just starting to dry out down here. See you at the Tully shoot again this year and is good to see your work is still second to none.
Cheers Wayno
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Welcome Rob. Great looking bows you have there. Those risers are beautiful.
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Hey Wayno how's it going. No it's still raining, longest wet I've seen I reckon. I haven't been down to the club for quite a while, too busy but I'll be at the big shoot in tully for sure. ThanksUPTHETOP wrote:Hey Rob welcome to the site, good to see you finally working the computers out. I hope the rain has finally stopped up there its just starting to dry out down here. See you at the Tully shoot again this year and is good to see your work is still second to none.
Cheers Wayno
but I don't know about second to none, I've just seen the Rose Oak bow on the thread below this one,,, Wowsers Penny thats spectacular!! Oh well there's always someone raising the bar, and I don't mind a bit of a challenge.
And thanks Steve
The shortest distance between two points is a FLATLINE
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Gidday Rob, welcome to the site mate.
Those bows of yours are absolutely spectacular. Thanks for showing us.
Cheers....... Rod
Those bows of yours are absolutely spectacular. Thanks for showing us.
Cheers....... Rod
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Nah mate, that's the attraction of your bows, to me at least. They're a good balance between functional and decorative. Rose Oak bows show a certain virtuosity in the skills of the artisan that creates them, but they can sometimes be a bit gaudy and overdone for my taste. You address that fine line without crossing it. You know what I mean?Flatliner wrote:
I've just seen the Rose Oak bow on the thread below this one,,, Wowsers Penny thats spectacular!! Oh well there's always someone raising the bar, and I don't mind a bit of a challenge.
And thanks Steve
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Thanks again Moreton, Hey I just noticed you live on Coochiemudlo, Wow that really brings back fond memories. When I was around 4-6 years old, on the occasional Summer week end Dad would hire one of those old putput diesel launches and take the family out there for the day. I haven't thought about that for years, thanks for bringing that bit of childhood heaven back to me.
And thanks a lot Rod
And thanks a lot Rod
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Top job with those beautiful bows! Australia really needs a one-piece recurve, and yours look truly amazing. Very tempting...
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Thanks Ben, The one piece comes in 66" and 68" so it's a bit of a hybrid, sweet shooter though, arrow speeds of about 180 fps with a 9.5 grain/ pound of draw weight arrow. The MC2 and MC3 take downs come in 60" and 62". The MC2 gets 190 fps at 9 grains and the MC3 gets 192 fps at 9 grains, all with finger release.Ben Kleinig wrote: Australia really needs a one-piece recurve, and yours look truly amazing. Very tempting...
I have plans to develop a one piece MC2 in the near future and it will be 58"-60" long and I reckon I'll get around 194 fps cause I'm going to tweak it a little.
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Got to agree with Ben, and they are beautiful bows for sure. And performance as well as beauty.Flatliner wrote:Thanks Ben, The one piece comes in 66" and 68" so it's a bit of a hybrid, sweet shooter though, arrow speeds of about 180 fps with a 9.5 grain/ pound of draw weight arrow. The MC2 and MC3 take downs come in 60" and 62". The MC2 gets 190 fps at 9 grains and the MC3 gets 192 fps at 9 grains, all with finger release.Ben Kleinig wrote: Australia really needs a one-piece recurve, and yours look truly amazing. Very tempting...
I have plans to develop a one piece MC2 in the near future and it will be 58"-60" long and I reckon I'll get around 194 fps cause I'm going to tweak it a little.
With such bows I was wondering how you had flown under the radar for so long but you are obviously well know to a few of the blokes here and I have been admiring you takedown on the trad blanket..beautiful piece of work..just nudged on that one .
Do you do timbers other than Australian timbers? Do you do phenolic combinations in risers yet?
Rob, you as a craftsman are a better judge than I when comparing yourself to Brandon Stahl of Rose Oak but to my untrained eye I would have to say you guys are certainly walking the same path. With an identifiable difference in style rather than skill.
3 months is also a pretty good turn around I think, Rose Oaks will be my first experience waiting almost a year for a bow.
Cheers
Troy
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Yea I agree with Troy, 3 months is a quick turn around. I waited 18months for a bow with chekmate to find they hadn't started so 3 months is a blink of an eye for a bow.
"With staff in hand, the hunter stood on Radholme's dewy lawn" The Hunters Song (Olde Lancashire Poem) by Richard Parkinson.