09- full draw
"Cheers,
yes, the bow is made from privet- chinese tree privet and shiny leaf privet are invasive weeds here in New Zealand. They are common and grow quite big- they make good bow wood in my opinion."
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Ryan Hunt Jun 21, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello all.Great to see this resource here in NZ.I grew up in rural Ireland spending lots of time out and about in the wild.I love trout fishing and combine this with a bit of trekking and camping…Continue
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Liam commented on Liam's photo09- full draw
"This is the latest bow that I have made- it's made from a privet sapling and draws 50# at 28".
It's finished with danish oil.
The string is linen.
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Liam commented on Liam's photo
finished bows
"Hi James,
the bows that I have made are from privet.
Seems to be a reasonably good bowwood in my opinion.
Check http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/34061 for more info. on where it was sourced etc.
When you say 'lemonwood' do you mean…"
James Robinson commented on Liam's photofinished bows
"Hey Liam
I am thinking of trying to make a flatbow from lemonwood and i was wondering what wood you made yours out of and where you got it from?
Cheers
James"
An event by Liam was featuredArchery- "have a go day" at Mt. Albert
November 21, 2010 from 10am to 2pm
Ever wanted to give archery a try?Featuring: BBQ and cool demos from our top archers.Including longbow demonstrations.See More
Liam posted an eventArchery- "have a go day" at Mt. Albert
November 21, 2010 from 10am to 2pm
Ever wanted to give archery a try?Featuring: BBQ and cool demos from our top archers.Including longbow demonstrations.See More
Liam replied to Doug's discussion Hi from a new member"Welcome- good to have you on board- sounds like you have a lot of cool experience!
Liam"
Liam replied to Terry Smith's discussion *** the sling bow ***"I watched Dave Canterbury's modifications to a slingshot with interest.
He seems to think it could take reasonable sized game.
A lot of people seem to struggle with the mechanics of good shooting form with a bow- maybe this would appeal to…"
Liam left a comment for Kieran Head"Let us know how it goes (building a bow that is)
Have a look at http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/forums/18
A good place to get inspired.
Liam"
Kieran Head left a comment for Liam"Hi
I have a little bit of experiance using bows, hoping to buy my own soon and get in a bit more practice
Havent tried making one yet but definitly on my list of things to try.
Kieran"
Liam left a comment for Kieran Head"Hi Kieran,
nice to have you aboard.
I see you list archery as an interest- have you done much?
Do you have any bow making experience?
I keep saying that I need to do something when the weather improves- looks like it's improving- need to get…"
Terry Smith left a comment for Liam"Hi liam
lol i lot English and welsh bows are 6 ft long long range warfae
bows and they looke like a D"
Terry Smith left a comment for Liam"Hi my bow gos sweet i have put a pic up how to mak a medievil ( robin hood ) longbow i hop you like it"
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Ancient Skills- Stephen Coote
Posted on June 24, 2010 at 22:11 3 Comments 0 Likes
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 20:35 on January 3, 2011, Thomas dan wright said…
- Hi I have started on a bow myself I am using a sapling
I was wondering about the bow string
- At 20:09 on October 4, 2010, Kieran Head said…
- Hi
I have a little bit of experiance using bows, hoping to buy my own soon and get in a bit more practice
Havent tried making one yet but definitly on my list of things to try.
Kieran
- At 14:36 on October 4, 2010, Terry Smith said…
- Hi liam
lol i lot English and welsh bows are 6 ft long long range warfae
bows and they looke like a D
- At 10:35 on October 3, 2010, Terry Smith said…
- Hi my bow gos sweet i have put a pic up how to mak a medievil ( robin hood ) longbow i hop you like it
- At 17:37 on September 30, 2010, Terry Smith said…
- hi
its a 45 pound 6 feet bow that i use for my medievil combat school in chch
thanks
- At 21:04 on July 15, 2010,
Ryan Hunt said… - No worries! It will be freezing so that would definitely not be a good idea for you. I dont think my missus is too happy, I guess its safer than mountaineering which I got into a bit last year so she shouldn't complain haha.
I study at the Tamaki campus of Auck Uni so still not far away, sometimes I have clinic placement at Starship so we could meet up for lunch or coffee then.
- At 23:23 on July 14, 2010, Ryan Hunt said…
- Hey Liam are you keen for an overnighter this saturday?
- At 21:16 on June 29, 2010, Ryan Hunt said…
- Thanks for that! I was thinking of whipping together a post with the primitive bow videos, there are 12 parts. Its more like a film to watch, definitely above the average point and shoot caliber of videos.
P.s. check out the Trading post under the marketplace tab, going for a community trading/sharing resources angle. What do you think?
- At 8:53 on June 26, 2010, Ryan Hunt said…
- Hi Liam
I have struggled to find videos from Sam, do you know where I can? Some way to contact him would be great as well if possible
- At 15:20 on June 25, 2010, Ryan Hunt said…
- Hi Liam
Looks like you have figured the attachment thing out. What I do is go to any comment box and while its blank, click on the "Upload a file" button. Then pick the file and upload it. Its then on the servers, and it spits out the HTML link into the box. Copy and paste this into any HTML text box and you're good to go, you can see I have done this on the Knives Group page.
Hope this helps!
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