hi guys,
i have been lurking here for a while now and deicided to finaly join up, i have to say all you Americans are DARN lucky, here in Australia it is illigal to cut any tree which is not on your property i.e. your back yard (not the front) and punishment is up 2 $4000 in fines!!!! so as i putter along building bows i will post em and give you all some info on aussie woods as i go.
thanks very much,
Dave

Welcome ichiban!!!!
Nice to see more Aussies beginning to chime in here.
Hope to hear lots about your bow building excursions!  

hehe dont worry once i start you cant get rid of me hehe

Welcome glad you are here.

Welcome  

Welcome!

Hey Dave,
Lucky? Yes kinda,I can cut a whole bunch of different wood here in Ca. but,

You live in Australia where the,
Fine for cutting down tree's is: $4K (silly)

Getting to shoot any non native species with your bow, any season: Priceless (not so silly)

What wood are you going with 1st?

welcome to the campfire!

Welcome!

well guys so far i have made a few piramid bows up to 40 lbs using Silver top ash and a few english longbows up to 55lbs using Spotted gum and black butt (both euceliptus) and boo bellys with various aussie hardwood powerlams mostly jarrah and tas. blackwood. here in aus we can buy slabs of hickory but the price would make you cry, that being said we also dont have any Yew and VERY rairly somone will find an osage tree and chances of it being bow quality are low....

Looking forward to your input. new woods are always exciting.
Welcome.
Chuck-

I would think being so close to places like Java you'd have access to some pretty exotic woods for less than what we pay for them here (California)...

Anyway, welcome!

 

Dave,  $4000.00  for cutting down a tree      :eek:      Now I like you fella's over there  Especially after watchin " Crocadile Dundee" but you guy's need to smartin up cause here in America we Rednecks ain't all that dumb as we looks...Have you thought of accidently running off the road and slammin the truck into one? No cuttin the tree's done that a way....           P.s. Forgot to mention Welcome and "Lots of good infomation here" and make sure your insurance on your truck is paid up before attemting the tree smashing...God Bless, Keefer's <")))><