I have a Grozier Crimean Tartar and he's usually pretty good about replying back and assisting as soon as emails are received totally understand not being able...
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Carl Marten
highlander_a...
Jan 2, 2008 12:34 am
Get another bow string "long bow type", one that is obviously to long. Tie one end to the knock , bend the bow and slip the loop over the other knock. Adjust...
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Naima
naima_bint_r...
Jan 2, 2008 8:16 pm
... obviously to long. Tie one end to the knock , bend the bow and slip the loop over the other knock. Adjust "twist the string" till you get the right brace ...
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deirdrerowley
Jan 5, 2008 1:37 pm
The Insandity Tourney, 1/12/08, put on by the Canton of Poll na Gainmhe at Imperial Valley College just outside El Centro, CA, has an archery competition as...
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rebeccaatthewell_2000
rebeccaatthe...
Jan 8, 2008 4:30 am
I will be in England for the next 7 months or so and would like to know about any period archery activites that anyone would recommend. Thanks Isabella...
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John edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Jan 8, 2008 7:54 pm
I am trying to find information on the Flemish Blazon or Lucky Target before the 1600's. I found a reference to an article in the 1954-55 "British Archer"...
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Andy Mueller
amueller7415
Jan 9, 2008 2:30 am
Hello all - Just a short hello. I am Etienne Le Rouge from the Barony of Three Rivers in Calontir. I've been involved in SCA archery for about 10 years off...
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Carl Marten
highlander_a...
Jan 9, 2008 3:43 am
Borrow , beg or buy the bowyers bible volumes. Start making you practice bows out of board staves from the hard wood store. Maple, hickory / ash, oak for...
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ld.blackmoon
ld_blackmoon
Jan 9, 2008 4:20 am
greetings welcome you have a lot of top flight archers up in your neck of the woods. so you should be able to get some first hand help as well as what you find...
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Carolus
eulenhorst2000
Jan 9, 2008 8:37 am
I would like to suggest that you spend some time perusing the archives. Over the years many discussions have been held of bowmaking and there is a great deal...
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logantheboweyder
loganthebowe...
Jan 9, 2008 2:16 pm
Good advice, here, Ettiene, except instead of working with a board, go get yourself a hedge stave. Maclura Pomifera, hedgeapple, Osage Orange, bowdark, Bois...
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arturdubh
Jan 11, 2008 9:38 am
It's a trade-off...$40 for an Osage stave -- which if ruined, is a heart-breaker; or a $10 board -- which when ruined is just another piece of firewood (which...
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THL Caedmon Wilson
caeman
Jan 11, 2008 1:01 pm
This past summer, I made a some practice attempts at making a longbow. Instead of going to the big box store to buy the wood, I went out to my parent's land...
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Oakes, George
onespecialdj
Jan 11, 2008 1:15 pm
All I can say about making a bow that can help you is this. Go Slow! If you think your going slow enough, slow down even more. Take a couple whacks at the wood...
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Richard Yeager
chuymonstre
Jan 11, 2008 6:20 pm
This is some good advice. At the risk of upsetting others i would disagree with some of hte other advice, at least at first. Wait until you have tried to...
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morgan wolf
morganblaidddu
Jan 11, 2008 6:34 pm
I have to slightly disagree with Cuan, there are parts of the Bowyer's Bibles that *are* written for the first timer, but he is right that the vast majority of...
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Dan Lind
danoman1000
Jan 11, 2008 9:27 pm
Okay, total newb question. How does one work a knot into a bow? No doubt the finished bow looks pretty cool, but how does the bowyer determine that the bow...
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morgan wolf
morganblaidddu
Jan 11, 2008 9:51 pm
Trial and error- you build it, sometimes the little knot makes for interesting "character", sometimes the limb snaps in your face when you draw it. Morgan ... ...
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logantheboweyder
loganthebowe...
Jan 11, 2008 11:05 pm
YOu assume it will be a weak spot, and leave extra wood around it, enough that the bow has extra strength there. Logan ... No doubt ... determine that ... ...
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arrow_wolf1415
Jan 12, 2008 2:02 am
I'm having a serious problem with glueing on fletches. Nothing seems to want to stick. I've tried Fletchtite, Duco Cement and super glue. It just seems to...
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Richard Yeager
chuymonstre
Jan 12, 2008 2:04 am
What sort of sealer do you have on your shafts? arrow_wolf1415 <arrow_wolf1415@...> wrote: I'm having a serious problem...
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jameswolfden
Jan 12, 2008 2:18 am
Have you tried cleaning both the quill and and shaft with either alcohol or acetone to clean off any finger oils before putting the glue on? James...
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Kay Newsom
arrow_wolf1415
Jan 12, 2008 2:21 am
They have some Minwax stain/sealer. I dipped them a couple of years ago. I did 2 dozen shafts at the time. The first dozen I put fletches on right away with...
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Kay Newsom
arrow_wolf1415
Jan 12, 2008 2:22 am
I used steel wool and sandpaper to try to rough up the finish with no better result. Haven't used acetone. Longbow-the Original Weapon of Mass Destruction ......
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Dave
gargoyle1058
Jan 12, 2008 3:06 am
Are String Silencer period?...
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Eadric Anstapa
uisge77362
Jan 12, 2008 3:23 am
How are your shafts finished. The glues to mention should cover just about anything. Personally I think it is hard to beat good old Duco cement. Regards, ...
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Carl Marten
highlander_a...
Jan 12, 2008 3:30 am
I had the same problem. I ended up sealing my arrows after I glue the fletches on. There is a polyurethane out there that you can use fletch tite on and it...
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Dan Lind
danoman1000
Jan 12, 2008 4:00 am
Thank you ... -- Einarr the Christian Son of Håkon, GPA Côte du Ciel Artemisia (MKA Dan Lind) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Eadric Anstapa
uisge77362
Jan 12, 2008 4:22 am
Ok, I read the other message where you said were using a Minwax Poly. I have never heard of people having problems with that put I also don't know anyone who...
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arturdubh
Jan 12, 2008 4:24 am
It sounds as though you let them sit too long before fletching. Since you say that you have tried roughing them up a bit with steel wool/sandpaper, I have to...
