Author Topic: A few of my bows, to introduce myself  (Read 1064 times)

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: A few of my bows, to introduce myself
« Reply #20 on: June 29, 2009, 08:26:00 PM »
Hi Nick. Welcome. Those are mighty fine bow! Jawge

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Re: A few of my bows, to introduce myself
« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2009, 07:47:00 AM »
Very nice bows, Nick! Our Dutch ancestors survived using longbows, it's in your genes   :thumbsup:  

Also, you're not giving up much going with the natural materials over 'glass, performance-wise.
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Re: A few of my bows, to introduce myself
« Reply #22 on: July 04, 2009, 07:44:00 AM »
Man those bows are sweet, if you sold them here in the states, I would buy one.
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Re: A few of my bows, to introduce myself
« Reply #23 on: July 04, 2009, 02:56:00 PM »
thanks for your kind replies guys!

Hud, I used scots pine dowels for the shafts. they started as 14mm, but I worked them down to 1/2" at tip to 3/8" at the rear. Using big fletches of 7 1/2"  long, and 3/4" - 1" high (yeah, too high, but my shooting range is max. 240yards... like shooting at 160yards). They're 73grams, and I use some simple machine forged bodkins I bought in a dutch archery store. They're rough, simple, and ugly, but they fly great  :)  No nockinserts, not even a binding, usually just glue the parts together when I break a nock. Gotto make some better arrows soon!

falk,,, your reply dissapeared. but thanks for trying anyways  :D  I thought I had read it before... but it's gone now.


george... I see you on many forums! hehe. PP,PA, TG...  :p


thanks for your kind reply tilbilly!

Toelke, I do want to sell them, can't find any buyers though. If you want to pay shipment, I'd love to make you one, won't be too pricy. PM me  ;)

Nick
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Offline D. Devall

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Re: A few of my bows, to introduce myself
« Reply #24 on: July 05, 2009, 11:40:00 AM »
dude im sixteen and cant make a shootable bow to save my life. i can sure shoot them though.

seriously, nice work. not many people can make bows, even fewer with warbows, and even fewer still at our age. keep it up man.

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