... shafts. ... I use the ... the shafts ... pretty ... practice/competition though. ... Sometime in the dim past I read that Native Americans in the Southwest...
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thebowhunter@...
thebowhunter82
Feb 23, 2007 9:19 pm
I mke mine both way's I used salt cedar Bamboo and buy POC from where ever I can find the right price for them. I use the salt cedar and Bamboo's on my self...
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Ian Griffen
i_griffen
Feb 24, 2007 5:41 am
I was trying to find info about the wham - o powermaster crossbows. I found the link below, I found the info very interesting. ...
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blooney@...
blooney51
Feb 24, 2007 5:49 am
One of our potential SCA prospects is interested in purchasing a bow from Stickbow World (http://www.stickbowworld.com/). Does anyone out there have any...
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Richard Yeager
chuymonstre
Feb 24, 2007 6:00 am
We offer a number of fine bows for under $100. www.keestraditions.com Cuan mac Niall Kee's Longbows ... ...
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Robert Lauderdale
chidiockty
Feb 24, 2007 7:57 am
... From: <blooney@...> To: <SCA-Archery@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 11:49 PM Subject: [SCA-Archery] Good bow for $100? ... Keystone...
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Lord Caedmon Wilson
caeman
Feb 24, 2007 12:14 pm
I have bought and been happy with two different bows purchased from http://www.woodbows.com -Caedmon...
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Godwin FitzGilbert de...
godwinthearcher
Feb 24, 2007 3:20 pm
I have too often found the truth in "you get what you pay for". I am not familiar with folks or products at stickbowworld, however after looking at the bows, I...
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blooney@...
blooney51
Feb 25, 2007 5:32 am
Lord Godwin - Thank you for your reply. Sound advice. It seems that you and I feel very much the same. I have suggested that he come to practice and try out...
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fallondream
Feb 25, 2007 6:33 pm
You know your getting into the correct hobby when distant connections click into place.. A friend I haven't spoken too in several months put me into...
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John edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Feb 25, 2007 7:42 pm
This site has many Robin Hood book illustrations (Howard Pyle, etc) that are fun to look at, but not suitable for research. ...
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jameswolfden
Feb 25, 2007 11:51 pm
Strings wear out through regular use and need to be replaced anyways. When you get William or another marshall to examine the bow, have them show you what to...
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Richard Yeager
chuymonstre
Feb 26, 2007 12:55 am
What would be a "good" bow then and how would one tell by price? Like Stickbow world, we also carry bows that start well under $100. I would not call any of ...
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thebowhunter@...
thebowhunter82
Feb 26, 2007 12:50 pm
Well the string wax the string best friend you never can put enough wax on your sting. As per the brace height avg is 6-7" but it may vary it can be more or...
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thebowhunter82
Feb 26, 2007 1:01 pm
one thing about bows here if you have the facilities and the materials make your own bow it is much more satisfing than buting one. I make my own after hunting...
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dmerrill@...
dayrlm
Feb 26, 2007 1:22 pm
I have always heard that long bow strings are about 3" shorter than the length. Where did the 6" figure come from? Rask ... This message was sent using IMP,...
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thebowhunter@...
thebowhunter82
Feb 26, 2007 2:05 pm
sorry about that I got them switched around I make my stings 4" shirter to allow for five inch fletching clearance....
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logantheboweyder
loganthebowe...
Feb 26, 2007 3:22 pm
I'm interrupting, to hopefully help stop a problem. Definition: Brace height - distance between the bow and the string at the riser, when the bow is "strung". ...
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Cian of Storvik
cianofstorvik
Feb 26, 2007 3:30 pm
I'll add 2-bits into this. A good SCA starter bow (modern takedown recurve) for under $100 is the Buckeye by AIM Internature. I have seen the 62" models for as...
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Lord Godwin FitzGilbe...
godwinthearcher
Feb 26, 2007 4:40 pm
Posted by: "Richard Yeager" chuymonstre@... chuymonstre Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:55 pm (PST) -snip- ... Which is really the correct way to go about it. The...
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Hugh Prescott
hughprescott
Feb 26, 2007 4:46 pm
The AMO stardards are avialable at http://www.texasarchery.org/Documents/AMO/AMOStandards.pdf AMO CONVENTIONAL BOW LENGTH STANDARD AMO Bow Length Standard is...
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logantheboweyder
loganthebowe...
Feb 26, 2007 10:38 pm
Of course, one must not completely disregard E-bay, as there are plenty of nice bows that go there (if 30-year old fiberglass target recurves are what you are...
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kaleyna@...
kaleyna1
Feb 26, 2007 11:25 pm
It can be hit or miss I'm sure, but I have gotten three very nice bows for under $100 from ebay. Kathy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Hobbe
hobbe_yonge
Feb 28, 2007 1:42 pm
... I think that the Buckeye is made by PSE ( http://www.pse-archery.com/ ). It is commonly seen rebadged for sale by many companies and may not say PSE on it....
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robb
robb_brouwer
Feb 28, 2007 4:33 pm
I've tried to make my own. it does work theres lots of different woods you can use. I used shoots strip the bark heat them to straighten them and sanded them...
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Janet
jvpariah
Feb 28, 2007 4:52 pm
I've made arrows from both cedar and ash. Since my yew English longbow is 42#, I found the ash shafts to be much too heavy for me. I also prefer 5/16"...
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thebowhunter82
Feb 28, 2007 5:44 pm
I cut mine in shuts from salt cedar which is commonly knowns as Tamarack in some places. It is found growing in UTAH, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, NEVADA....
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Fritz
meisterf
Mar 2, 2007 6:43 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLSXS4cRFFI The second release seems a little Errol Flynn -ish. ... -- Fritz Aut inveniam viam aut faciam....
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Lord Godwin FitzGilbe...
godwinthearcher
Mar 2, 2007 3:35 pm
Oh.... I don't know.... her form doesn't remind me of Errol Flynn one little bit... Godwin...
