Greetings Apologies for the cross-posting if you receive this more than once, but I'm trying to get this distributed widely. Herein is the list of the...
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Frederick Fenters
frederickfen...
Jun 24, 2004 10:42 pm
I think if car wax has any odor discernable to a deer, it must be an attractant. Do you realize how many car-deer collisions there are annually? My work van...
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Bruce R. Gordon
caeranor
Jun 25, 2004 2:38 am
Naah, they don't want your car, they're just chasing you, Padraigh ... they love how YOU smell... Nigel ... attractant. Do you realize how many car-deer...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Jun 25, 2004 1:22 pm
I am trying to think a way to make a wand (4"x36", maybe shorter), but not use paper. My archery tomorrow at Border Raids will have natural vine wreaths and...
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greywolfe64@...
greywolfe6413
Jun 25, 2004 1:30 pm
Use 1/4" thick cedar fencing slats they are about 3" wide and the cool thing is the split when hit. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Elizabeth Lear
elizlear
Jun 25, 2004 1:36 pm
... Exactly - just back them up with hay bales or other backstop. :) -Yelizaveta -- "It seemed so clear to me - once I'd wised up to the idea that life is not...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Jun 25, 2004 1:37 pm
... cool thing ... What kind of cost are they generally? Things that split have to be replaced. And while that would be cool to watch, it may mean replacing...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Jun 25, 2004 2:00 pm
I used redwood bender boards. I don't remember the exact cost but a 10 or 12 foot board was a couple of bucks. Carolus On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:36:15 -0000...
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penguine111
Jun 25, 2004 2:16 pm
Hello... I am looking at becoming a member of the SCA. I recently found the Rapid City, South Dakota group on the net and it sparked my intrest. What I am...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Jun 25, 2004 2:57 pm
Both bows are admirably suited for SCA Target archery shooting, though I believe you are quoting the AMO length and not the drawlength of the bows. I would...
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cian@...
cian_ua_lochan
Jun 25, 2004 3:20 pm
... Sure you're not thinking Castle Slot with those dimensions? Wand shoots I've done have MUCH narrower wands, usually wooden plaster lathing (1 1/2" x 3 or...
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Walter Davis
oudoceus
Jun 25, 2004 3:32 pm
Greetings Gideon,Welcome to the SCA! I hope I can be of some help. Your 30# bow should be suitable for combat as 30# is the max draw weight allowed. Either...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Jun 25, 2004 4:55 pm
It does smack of a Castle Slot target instead of a wand. Yes. -Caedmon...
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mekilno
Jun 25, 2004 5:52 pm
... You're not kidding! 60????? *faints* I have enough trouble with 30!! Everild...
I've recently started painting my targets on fabric. I used to do them on paper, but they didn't stand up well to the elements or abuse by myself or the...
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agincort@...
greenwoodhood
Jun 26, 2004 6:42 pm
... find anything. ... That's two questions, alright. You apear to be in Northshield. Either bow is good for the SCA, for target shooting. In some kingdoms, ...
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blkknighti@...
blkknighti2001
Jun 26, 2004 6:59 pm
Ummm..wait a second...30# @54"? 50lbs @ 52"? Thats an awful LONG draw length. I suspect you talking about the overall length of the bow not the drawlength...
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penguine111
Jun 27, 2004 3:38 am
Yes, your right. I misstated the draw length, my bad! The lbs are correct though. The other number was length of teh bow, not draw length! Woops. I...
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Laebeth Cúriel
ladylaebeth
Jun 28, 2004 1:20 am
Greetings to all those who frequent the halls of these fine archery lists! I am undertaking a project with which I solicit your help . . . I find that there...
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Brett Wilson
locm66801
Jun 28, 2004 2:05 am
Is there anyone on this list from Northshield that might be able to post directions to the event July 17th near Vermillion SD. Kings Ride I believe it is...
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BHWinterfire
drgnhlr
Jun 28, 2004 3:10 am
Subject lines might be helpful...it's a good thing this is from a yahoo group :) Miriel ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Jun 28, 2004 3:17 pm
Hello all, I've got this background project in my mind that is bugging me to track down some documentation on Fletching styles ... fletching styles in all...
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J. Hughes
jphughessr
Jun 28, 2004 3:33 pm
I am very interested in your project. It will take a while for me to dig out my notes on crossbow fletching. I am also planing a number of museum trips to...
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Bruce R. Gordon
caeranor
Jun 28, 2004 4:56 pm
Greetings Cleveland Museum of Art has a selection of bolts on display, along with a nice little group of crossbows and mechanisms. The bolts are about a half...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Jun 28, 2004 5:28 pm
... Thanks Nigel ... So, in these cases the parchment isn't inserted into a 'slit' shaft ... But instead there are grooves made to hold the parchment, or...
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J. Hughes
jphughessr
Jun 28, 2004 5:43 pm
Nigel, I have been to the Cleavland Museum and loved it. I got up so close to the Cranach painting that the guard was getting nervous. It has a lot of detail...
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Bruce R. Gordon
caeranor
Jun 28, 2004 6:10 pm
Greetings Correct. You have a shaft with long, narrow, slightly curved grooves cut into the body, 180 degrees apart from each other. Into these are fit...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Jun 28, 2004 7:41 pm
First of all Nigel, your description does wonders ... and explains how one could get the leather/rawhide/etc to stay onto the bolt ... put it in a groove :) ...
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J. Hughes
jphughessr
Jun 28, 2004 8:13 pm
I do not want to steel Nigel's thunder, but my memory is that the Cleavland bolts looked like the same sort of parchment that my wife uses for calligraphy, not...
