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Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
Black Jack
Replies: 38
Views: 74023
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Forum: Archery Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:48 pm Subject: Crossbow Bolts |
Very nice Lez. You'll need it when you fit your truck spring bow!
JohnDoes it work OK with one handle? I thought they usually had two. Or was that just the de luxe models?! |
Topic: English military and medieval archery |
Black Jack
Replies: 6
Views: 11949
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:01 pm Subject: English military and medieval archery |
Excellent Keith! Very nice little synopsis of the warbow style.
John |
Topic: Looking for a Longbow |
Black Jack
Replies: 9
Views: 15930
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Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:03 pm Subject: Looking for a Longbow |
Hi Gregor. There is an archery store in Whangarei, also called Arrowhead Archery, strangely enough. They sell traditional type bows (that is: modern fibreglass laminated recurves & longbows), but ... |
Topic: El cheapo arrow experiment |
Black Jack
Replies: 17
Views: 24106
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Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:56 pm Subject: El cheapo arrow experiment |
Hi Gregor,
Thanks for that, that's a great site. You'll find stuff on Youtube from the same crowd, making atlatls and stuff. I do like wooden bows, that is when they're not exploding and hitting me ... |
Topic: Arrow bag - fairly authentic |
Black Jack
Replies: 7
Views: 12715
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Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:04 pm Subject: Arrow bag - fairly authentic |
Hi Frosty, I know who you're refering to. A very nice guy and calling him "keen" is putting it mildly! He was trying to get a chapter of the English Warbow Society going up here but then opted for fo ... |
Topic: Filament tape for wrapping arrows |
Black Jack
Replies: 1
Views: 5608
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Forum: Archery Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:05 pm Subject: Filament tape for wrapping arrows |
Hi Nigel. I've often wondered what you thought of the heat shrink idea!
John |
Topic: Making your own arrows |
Black Jack
Replies: 5
Views: 9371
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Forum: Archery Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:08 pm Subject: Making your own arrows |
Hi Nigel. I got the heatshrink (10mm) from Jaycar Electronics. They have a store in upper Taranaki St. in Wellington.
If I can find someone from this area who is going to the Easter camp I'll ask the ... |
Topic: Making your own arrows |
Black Jack
Replies: 5
Views: 9371
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:04 am Subject: Making your own arrows |
Hi Nigel. There may be something in the heatshrink idea. I just covered an arrow (one of the POC shafts you supplied) 1/2 with Scotch reinforced fibre tape, the other 1/2 with clear heatshrink, and b ... |
Topic: Making your own arrows |
Black Jack
Replies: 5
Views: 9371
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Forum: Archery Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:59 am Subject: Making your own arrows |
Hey Nigel, great article, very clear and well written. The only thing I would have added was the importance of positioning the nock on the shaft so that the grain of the wood is at right angles to the ... |
Topic: Private phone numbers |
Black Jack
Replies: 1
Views: 8575
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Forum: Help with this site Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:28 pm Subject: Private phone numbers |
Is it recommended to post home phone numbers on the forum? I seem to be having difficulty replying to people's enquiries to my bow ad via e-mail. I'd be happy to post my number for local peop ... |
Topic: wooden bows |
Black Jack
Replies: 2
Views: 6382
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Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:00 pm Subject: wooden bows |
Hi Stuart, thanks for the kind words.
Regards, J |
Topic: wooden bows |
Black Jack
Replies: 2
Views: 6382
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Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:28 am Subject: wooden bows |
I've posted a note under the "for sale" section regarding bows if anyone wants to have a look.
J |
Topic: El cheapo arrow experiment |
Black Jack
Replies: 17
Views: 24106
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:04 am Subject: El cheapo arrow experiment |
Hi Stuart. I think I'll first try using 3x 4" uncut feathers and see how they go. From what I saw at our shoot in Henderson a few weeks ago I think the "bottle brush" fletching may be TOO efficient! T ... |
Topic: El cheapo arrow experiment |
Black Jack
Replies: 17
Views: 24106
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Forum: Archery Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:10 pm Subject: El cheapo arrow experiment |
Hi NIgel. Thanks for that. I just bought 6 "kids arrows" from my local archery dealer for $3 each, which I guess is pretty good. I'll strip off the vanes & put on flu-flu feathers. They should do ... |
Topic: El cheapo arrow experiment |
Black Jack
Replies: 17
Views: 24106
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Forum: Archery Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:37 pm Subject: El cheapo arrow experiment |
I've been trying to find a way of making an arrow that is cheap enough so that you don't mind it getting stomped on by some heavily armoured barbarian.( this almost never happens in field archery). Fo ... |
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