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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Al Kidner on December 31, 2006, 08:37:00 PM
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G'day all,
Well with a little time off over the Christmas brake I just got around to splicing up some feathers for a set of arrows for my wife and her new bow.
I got to thinking, what are all the nifty TradGangers planning on doing with there gifted hands in 2007?
I'll start. I'm planning on footing arrows with the 4 foot method. I traded something for a Footing jig sold in 3Rivers. I'm sure you all will see the up and comming thread on it.
How bout you, whats your plans? :coffee:
Oh and a lot of hunting too!
In Oz, alan
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I'm going to make a dean torges seat..
Making the switch to aluminum arrows..
More Scouting this spring..
Turkey hunt this spring with my recurve,do some bowfishing...
Try to make it to more trad shoots,lot of shooting...
:coffee:
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My bunny Hunt is coming up and I will be making arrows for our raffle and getting an older bow ready and looking good for the raffle as well. Making nutters and my son-in-law and I are gonna build a bow or two, which will be a first for me and him. Shawn
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I Plan on Finishing the "Outstanding Glue-Up" I bought from WINGNUT , then build Another Tonkin Backed BulletWood Bow that "SomeOne" had Graciously DONATED The Materials to Me for a Bow! :wavey:
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I have a bunch of bow rebuilds to do. Dropping poundage on a bow I made my brother, reworking a hickory bow I made for a friend almost ten years ago and retillering a 5 or 6 wood bows a friend gave to me when health and personal problems forced him out of archery.
Most of my friend's donated bows are salvage projects. He is a lefty so as I rework them I will give them to left handed kids.
After hunting season ends the bow building bug strikes me so I wanted to tie up loose ends early so I can make a few new bows.
If I ever run out of bows to make I have my first flintlock build waiting for me. The parts have been gathering dust for over a year now.
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Make a bunch of arrows, some for me, others for donations.
Make some arrow display plaques for the St. Jude's auction. (I've got some special collectable arrows to mount on them)
Finish my first self bow.
Make some knife handles for some Helle blades that I have laying around.
Maybe a new leather hip quiver.
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I'm planning on making aTD long bow and a one-piece longbow, both glass laminated. I'd kind of like to make a child's longbow for my club to raffle, but I'm a little concerned over liability, both the club's and my own. We'll see. I also need to make a set of woodies and a basket quiver to go with the one piece longbow. You'll probably see the set on here one day soon.
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I hope to finally harvest an osage off a friends farm. Been meaning to for years. I also want to design a small longbow for kids. First for my nephew, and then, maybe for some donations. Dave's words also weigh heavily on my mind. Do any of our attorneys out there have any guidance along the liability lines ..if I do not sell it, but rather donate it ?
ChuckC
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Refinish my t/d longbow. It's been beat around a bit this year.
Finish a second backup t/d lb
Repair a handle on a bow I made.
Try out the hex shafts. Just got a dozen.
Shoot one last deer here in Jan.
Shoot a few turkeys in the spring with the refinished lb.
Find and go to some trad rendevous and shoots.
Get my youngest a higher poundage bow.
Convince South Dakota to let kids hunt rabbits with a bow.
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Make my first selfbow (with help)
tune my new Fox and Adcock bows
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get caught up on tonkin arrow orders, work on an all bamboo bow, and make five or six osage selfbows over the summer.
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I am currently putting the finishing touches on an Osage selfbow. Next I have to make up a few more arrrows for a hog/goat hunting trip that my buddies and I are taking in Texas the end of this month. I have a yew stave and want to make my first yew selfbow and I will start that when we return from Texas. Spring turkey season will be on my list in April and May. A shoot at my place in June with buddies and MoJam in July. Sept. will be elk hunting in Idaho and I will get back just in time for the Iowa bow season opener. I should be able to get a couple of Osage selfbows compete in between the above. Dang, life is good.
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I have no talent. I'll be makin squat this year.
But I'll be buying a whole heap of stuff!!!!!!
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T buy my first trad bow and gear and learn how to shoot!
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I'm gonna immerse myself in building my own gear, spend time with the wife and lil' girls...hunt every critter I can, can't wait. Happy New year all!
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Gee looks as though we are all going to be rather busy in 2007. Can't wait to read it on on Trad gang. Hook in Buddha! Trust me you'll never look back.
al
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I am going to get my back quiver finished along with the one I am in the middle of for my son..
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a deer!!!!!
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I bought 3 dozen shafts from 3 Rivers (cedar, birch, and fir) so I'll be making some arrows. Got started today by sorting the cedars by weight and painting the feather end of six of them and polying the other 6 ends. Next will be to build a some kind of cresting jig so I will be able to put a simple crest on them. Next will probably start working on the birch ones.
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Figure out some arrow splicing / footing / repair because I break way too many.
Another Helle knife or five.
Another pen and ink drawing for the St. Jude's auction.
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Well first, I have 20 or so pounds to lose to get ready for elk. As i will be moving from west virginia to colorado come june. Sitting in tree stands to stalking mountains. Well, i am to young to let myself get this way. And shoot my new bow everyday. (just got it on saterday). Thanks bob.
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I've got to finish this bow for my oldest son. It is 58 inch 28 lb @ 22 inches right now. Little brother needs one too so I started his today. After that I'll try to make a full size bow for me. I've got some cane drying so maybe I'll give that a try too if I can find the time.
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Happy New Year
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I'm new to building stuff, but I've made some New Year's resolutions to:
-Build one bow or one dozen arrows every two months. Right now I'm about to start tillering my first bow for my 5 year-old nephew.
-Complete one project (tiller tree, tiller bench, knife, taper jig) per month.
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- Braintanned shirt for my son
- Yew flatbow
- kid's bow for my wife's young cousin
- deer hoof rattle
- ABC Bow #2
Let the buildalongs begin!
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Gonna maybe build a router jig for making arras.
Got a BBO with a small fracture from a pin knot that will be patched per Dean's article. I'll post a pictorial when the time comes.
Gonna do something with the century stave from Timo (ABC selfbow mojo?)
Gotta build two bows for my girls.
Gotta invent time travel so I can do all this stuff.
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building my first bow!!!!! Guys and Gals I will need some help.
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Not many "projects" but certainly some resolutions/hopes for the new year....
My hope is that the good Lord will let me spend more time hunting this year, specifically hunting with my friends and family from tradgang.
Pick a dangblasted hair, without fail, on every darned critter that walks into bowrange.
Break in the ghillie suit I got for Christmas by getting blood all over it.
I'd like to kill a few animals with some special broadheads I've been saving.
Spend more time shooting my bows than I do working late at my office.
Do a better job at cresting and build some really pretty arrows for my family to use this year's 3D season.
Try not to ORDER any more bows this year (notice I said order...not buy/sell/trade). Course the two new ones that are coming in the next few months are technically last years orders so they don't count :D
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Experiment with wood & aluminium arrows to actually see the effects of under/overspine. That should put me well into July! Then, get a matched set of the correct arrows and work on form, form, form, and more form. Toughen up my mental & physical being for hunting. Work out a strategy to deal with buck fever.
Then go out and hunt, and maybe, just maybe, follow a good blood trail. May you all have a good year, too! :thumbsup:
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I'm going to learn to make arrows... finally. I've been sidling up to it since last spring, but should actually start doing it today or tomorrow, depending on my wife's to do list. I owe her a day because she encouraged me to go to the New Years Day 3D yesterday and went with me. Had a blast, though a damp one. While working on the arrows, I'll also be laying track on a new model railroad that shares the bow room. as for the year itself...get to as many trad 3D shoots as I can, hopefully including the NALS in Alberta.
Dick in Seattle
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well, since I'm new to traditional I plan on learning as much as I can including how to shoot a recurve. I am also tinkering with the idea of making an Osage bow. There are several trees on my lease.
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Finish 3 kids bows.
Build one perry reflex BBH.
Build an arrow taper jig for my new benchtop sander.
Dean
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Repair arrows..
Make more sausage from this year's deer...
Finish self-bow project....
get small critters for gumbo ...
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1. Shoot
2. Attempt to build bow from bow blank from wingnut.
3. shoot
4. Attempt to make some arrows
5. shoot
6. somewhere between now and feb 28 need to get first trad deer down.
7. shoot
8. two hog hunts planned need to get first trad hog down.
Did I mention shoot.
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My 2007 archery goals (not in order) are...
[] Make alot of arrows to fling at small game
[] Build my first adult size longbow
[] Hunt exclusively with my bow in 2007*
[] Get a limit of squirrels
[] Get at least one cottontail and snowshoe
[] Get a turkey both spring & fall
[] Get a duck or two
[] Get at least one goose
[] Get all WT deer with bow this year
[] Get a limit of grouse
[] Do some bowfishing again
[] Get my brother and brother-in-law to hunt trad
[] Encourage my wife to start shooting again
[] Make a buckskin & fir quiver
[] Make the buckskin belt pack I designed
[] Get good moose hide mocassin boots for stalking
*Why: Because I want to prove to myself I can do it and hone my skills at stalking.
Now let's see how many of these I actually do. :readit: :rolleyes:
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This is bow building time for me. I've just finished up 2 and have lots of wood to work with. Someone gave me a take down sleeve I'd like to play with. Collect more sourwood shoots for arrows. I've already cleared out my woods of them for this year, now it time to hit the road banks and do my civic duty...prune the sourwood shoots from along the county roads near my house. Make up some more arrows(sourwood) with stone points.
Get ready for next years hunting season. Hopefully I'll be able to take my first deer with my own primitive tackle.
...the road goes on forever but the party never ends! Pat
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I need to finish the bow for my daughter, bought a stave from John Scrifes way too long ago, and have not finished it yet. Plan on buying some wood shafts and making small game arrows. Need to fill a tag on whitetail from a treestand- haven't been able to close that deal yet...
and finally- make it through the year without any medical issues popping up, last year was enough!
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A backup bow to avoid what has happened 2 years in a row now lol. Get all set up and practice just to have the bow either delam, or twist a limb, or break one week before opening. No excuses this year.
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I'm working with a troubled 8 year old. Got a bow coming for him and hopefully the stick an string, and some postive friendship/mentoring will be the thing to get him on the right track.
>>>Tim------->
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5 knives in various stages of finish
1 osage backed walnut bow
1doz. primitive arrows for an osage bow made for me by DCM.
Anything else that gets put on the TOP of the list called "honeydos"
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Making nutters
OK i have to ask now what are nutters and how are they made? Also on my trad. list i want to set an electric pole in my yard to put a light on and tree stand in for day and night shooting. I also want to make a set up with a roof and lights to house my targets. With the open winter we are having I'm getting all my firewood cut now so i have time later for the good stuff.
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I'm building an arrow-making bench including arrow saw, home-made arrow cresting machine, Bitzenburg fletcher (this I haven't gotten yet), arrow dipping tube, paints, and drying rack. My Silvertip should be done sometime in late January or February, and I can't wait to make some arrows to match its aesthetics.
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Finish the new shop. Build some osage bows. Go to Texas and chase stuff. All before spring turkey season. But first, gotta get out the other side of local deer season - ends Jan 10.
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Thats a fine thing to do Mr Roberts, my hats off to you mate.
al
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Finish several selfbows, including another one from my warty hornbeam I cut. Shoot a lot. Rout out more arrow shafts as needed and make lots of Reparrows for those few of you who keep breaking arrows! ;)
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Spend more time shooting and honing my form.
Make a bunch of arrows.
Build a few handles for some Helle blades.
Get ready for the Sept.Bear adventure.
Enjoy the 3D season.
Harrass Sticshooter as much as possible! LOL!! Sorry Frank but has to be done.LOL!!
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Well I unfortunately don't have a smidgin the talent as those above but given my desire I have the following plans:
1.) Learn how to shoot Snuffers as good as Magnus II broadheads.
2.) Do as much scouting as I can if it ever snows in PA this year. Was a record 70 degrees yesterday.
3.) Read some in my Traditional Bowyers Bible and dream of one day making a bow.
4.) Finish some Torges seats I have started for myself, my sons, and some hunting friends.
5.) Find a good load for my new .54 Caliber barrel on my flintlock (oops...this is a bow site).
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I have a couple of selfbows in the works, and a bunch of rivercane that I am going to try to turn into arrows if winter ever comnes to this part of the country......
David
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1. I want to build an English longbow with Osage belly and natural cane back.
2. Groove in my new shooting form.
3. Make a couple of knives.
4. Go to more 3D shoots.