[Holten101]

in reply to: Wood Arrow Build Along "Finished" #25469

Very nice desertdude.

Inspired me to build a set of arrows my self. Nowere near as butifull as yours but they will do;-)

I must say…that the cresting part was hard, and made me appreciate you work alot more:-)

I could post some pics….but this thread might be better be left as is. Nice build along.

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Flemish strings #8618

Thanks Hiram:-)
Indeed my loops were too short, and the length difference between the shortest and longest individual string too high (which forced me to make a long splice).

I finally made a working string for my recurve, and although I have used alot of string material in the process, I have learned alot.

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Flemish strings #63966

Ok…made the jig (according to a schem. from Tradgang) and learned the technique (I can twist;-). So far so good.

BUT, I cant get the string lenght right (It comes up short every time). Im definatly doing something wrong and I suspect that the devil is in how far down the string I start the loop twist. I start about 10 inches from were the longest single string terminates. One thing is for sure….the length increments on my jig is off by a huge margin.

One last thing. My strings dont untangle….but I fear they will, and im just itching to put serving were the twist meets the un-twisted string. Is that needed?

Sorry if this seems trivial…but its a cause of much fustration;-)

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Let's build a selfbow #60626

What a beauty…looks like quite the shooter with lots of character too:-)

Very inspiring tread and super pics…thanks Clay.

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Flemish strings #49565

Nice vid Chris….stuff like that is invaluable to people like me who wanna get into this flemish business;-)

I have just ordered string material and intent to make a jig while waiting for it to arrive. Now I just got to figure out how to make a jig:?…oh yeah, do you need seperate jigs for different string lenghts?

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Selfmade bow quivers? #49515

Excelent wTk, nice quiver:-). A much more “clean” solution that will compliment a longbow…im definatly gonna borrow some of those ideas:-)

I like the pure strap on, and two arrow solution. One question…is the leather/wood contact of the straps enough to hold the quiver in place?

cheers:-)

[Holten101]

in reply to: Selfmade bow quivers? #46451

Ok…think its done now. Was very easy to make, and im happy with the end result:-)

It fits my recurve and flatbow equally well, and its going nowere ones strapped on.

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Selfmade bow quivers? #45458

I use the same material for shaft grippers, “hood foam” and dowel spacers……it takes one of these:

Inexpensiv and durable;-)

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Selfmade bow quivers? #45380

Ok…made a new Duncan inspired design, its very simple and works very well. I still need to do the leather work, wood staining and finish, but wanted to show it before it gets its “make up”

And the straps (innertube)

The wooden bracket that is screwed on is from another quiver.

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Selfmade bow quivers? #31724

The screw-on quiver is indeed all wooden frame, it looks fragile, but being made of yew it is not prone to breakage. I might just give it some color with wood stain to make it match the bow. And I will adjust the hood to make it less sloppy (I do like that its roomy tho).

The leather is salvaged from an old leather bag (and obviously not of the same quality as Duncans impressive leatherwork).

Im currently working on a back quiver too made of bamboo strips (pics will be posted when ready). And im making fast progress on an improved strap on design, all wood too, but with some of Duncans ideas incorporated:-)

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Selfmade bow quivers? #30630

Damn you Duncan….seeing you pics makes me realise that I have gone about it the wrong way;-). But then again gaining knowledge is the primary objective here:-)

Here is my screw-on recurve quiver. I have yet to finish the woodwork on it…and it needs some slight modifications.

Arrows are held in place by small, but powerfull magnets inside the hood (not really neccesary for it to function)

Biggest problem so far is that it is quite a deal “off-centered” (far away from the bow) but its light enough to not really force a tilt.

Here is my…wastly over-engineered strap-on base (seeing Duncans pics have made me drop this design, before I finished it).

The brackets are made of oak and the straps are from an old backpack. The anti-skid/protective rubber foam is from some black 2$ slippers (I use the same material for hood foam and arrow fasteners).

I really like the idea of using innertube instead of my strap solution. I hate velcro in my hunting gear…..the noise it makes when ripped…arrgh.

Ill post my new design when its done:-)

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Selfmade bow quivers? #27323

Sweet..looking forward to that:-)

I currently have two versions in the works, one that needs finishing (not sure ill get that far with it since I dont really like the way its turning out), and one that looks promising (still needs some development tho).

Ill post pics of both when I have at least one that im happy with (point is…I have not forgotten this thread;-).

Cheers *Holten, who has too many projects piling up*

[Holten101]

in reply to: Make a Flemish twist string? #23181

Yeah…I want to learn the craft too;-)

Pictures of jigs and/or instructions on how make and use them would be nice too (links to sources on the internet is another possibility)

What materials do I need to get started?

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Shooting Game Already Dead..issues? #22942

handirifle wrote: …. like autopsies, they seem to be necessary evils

Good point. In my mind its rather simple…testing on dead animals have brought us data that will increase the frequency of humane kills….if that not is ethically sound then I dont know what is.

As long as meat waste is kept to a minimum…and no other competetive method of testing is proposed, then im all for it.

Cheers

[Holten101]

in reply to: Holmegaard #18940

A handle and a rest and im done:-).

The “narrow” distal part of the limb:

Details:

Ill bump this thread once I start on a true Holmegård replica;-)

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