[David Petersen]

in reply to: Traditional Movies #35509

Dersu Uzala, Academy Award for best foreign film … some years ago. Filmed in the Russian far east where the true story took place around the opening of the 19th century. Subtitled. Spellbinding and Dersu is as “traditional” as they come, though he hunts with an old rifle, not a bow. dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Bohning Paints #30552

Good info, Derek. And great photos. One question: I notice in the dark photo that the feathers are glowing also, and seems safe to say you didn’t paint them. So is it the paint that’s reflecting under the blue light, or the bright colors? I would be useful to sort this out, since some of us, like me, don’t use cresting. Seems that any easy test would be to lay out a few feathers — or cover the painted shaft so that only the fletching shows — and test under the light. Thanks, dave

[David Petersen]

in reply to: How do you find your arrows? #28717

Stringwalker (Bo), good to see you posting here! Bow-bending Canucks are always welcome and there are several among the tradbow club.

Like Steve, I don’t expend much effort in finding lost arrows (unless they were shot at and hit game), but just make more. In fact I should do more stumping in arrow-eating terrain, as I so enjoy the process of making new ones. Guess I should ask Fletcher for a job as junior assistant taper-grinder or such. 😆 Dave P.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Very high pitched sounds #28403

Jim — your question strikes close to home, as the VA just awarded me a 10 percent disability and two new hearing aids for hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing ears) resulting from flying helicopters in the Marines. (It was the ultra-high-pitched APP (auxiliary power plant, used to start the twin jet turbine engines) that did me in.

Anyhow, I’m just getting used to wearing hearing aids when hunting, and am wondering if the “high pitched sound” you refer to is the feedback we hear in our ears when the units are turned up too high? I turn mine down just far enough so that when I put my hand to my ear I don’t get any feedback. Also, while this sound is very loud to us, I doubt anything, no matter how sharp its hearing, can hear it beyond a few feet. I hope not! So far I can only say that turkeys can’t hear it, and their hearing is excellent.

Ain’t getting old just wonderful? 🙄 On the other hand, at 65, yesterday morning I did a 1.5-hour very steep hike up to an old turkey honey hole, maybe 1500 feet elevation gain in 2 miles, and while I was in low gear the whole time I hardly had to stop for a breath. More than can likely be said for the two young fat guys with shotguns who beat me there in an ATV and ruined my hunt. The old story. dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: screw-in adapters for woodies #25015

Steve — Either you get up real early, or stay up real late. 😛 I currently have a dozen hardwood-footed pine hex shafts, single-tapered, from Whispering Wind. They are nice and heavy and shoot great, but even with a 200-grain head give only about 17-19% foc. Still, they make mighty good killing sticks. I’m also very happy with some doug fir shafts I got from Archery Past (a Ma and Pa mail order supplier out of Oregon that’s generally overlooked in favor of the bigger places, but owned by two extremely devoted traditionalists and offering the most personalized customer service you’ll ever enjoy). These are what I have sleeved with aluminum to convert to screw-in (which is the entire and only justification for doing this to a wood shaft). Both of these woods, in my hunting and testing experience, are far superior to poc. To each his own and I totally understand both your disdain, Steve, for “messing with” wood, and your attraction to carbon. Even for those of us with simple tastes, life gets complicted sometimes, don’t it? dave

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Reshaping Broadheads into Single Bevel #25006

I would think you’d have to take so much metal off the edges to completely eliminate the bevel on one side, that the head would become extremely, overly narrow and the weight drop unacceptably? dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: ghillie's #25003

My experience with Ghillie clothing is limited to hats: I had my wife sew big nests of “Ghillie camo material” atop two floppy-brimmed bush hats. It’s OK when I’m sitting still, but in the woods I can’t walk any distance without all those protruding strands of fabric catching on a limb and pulling the hat off my head. Having had great luck all these years with regular camo, and just as well with dark plaid tops and dark pants, I’m about to remove the Ghillie material. I don’t see how anyone with one of the really bushy suits can move about in the woods at all. Or snuggle back into the brush and still be able to move and shoot unrestricted. The concept of “a human blind” is attractive, but like so much extra hunting stuff we can buy these days, it strikes me as more hassle than it’s worth on balance. IMHO, dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Eclipse Werewolf Single Bevel Broadheads #24310

And if we can convince Blake there’s a market for a steel ferrule model, it will be even heavier! (I intend to nag and pester him about this until he either tries it, or comes out here and shoots me with one of the aluminum ferrules. :P) dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Sad to say….. #24297

ddostal — good to see you posting here, even if it’s on a bad-news topic. Come on in and hang around! dave p

[David Petersen]

in reply to: screw-in adapters for woodies #23914

Thanks for that info, Polar Bear. Alas, the standard 11/32 wood shaft needs a 2413 for perfect fit. Maybe they’ll offer those in brass one of these days. Meanwhile, in the course of this conversation I have made up a dozen 11/32 fir shafts with 2″ 2413 collars, deciding to give them another try. They shoot great, have EFOC and I may well hunt elk with them this fall (probably with the new Werewolf, should it become available with a steel ferrule in time, hint hint to Blake). Where the back of the alum collar meets the wood shaft, I very carefully beveled down the aluminum for a smooth transition (you can feel a wee bit of a bump when drawing, but it has no effect on shooting), then dipped the front of the shaft down to behind the collar with another coat of finish for a smooth finish seal. Frankly, aside from worry about the aluminum insert failing in a hard-impact angled hit on heavy bone, the only drawback to this setup is appearance. If you’re in love with a clean wood shaft’s looks, you won’t like this. That was my primary problem first time around. Wood-grain aluminum would help but I’ve been able to find only camo in that size. Anyhow, I got over that and am quite pleased with this compromise for now. It’s all fun. dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Cutting arrow shafts to length? #21983

Eric — yes you can. The problem is keeping the cut straight across as you cut. It’s easy with a bandsaw and the right blade, as you just lay the shaft on the table. With a Dremel, I would lock it in a padded vice and try to rig some sort of jig to hold the shaft straight. Be sure to use only light pressure and rotate the shaft into the cutting wheel as you go, taking a couple of full turns of the shaft to cut through. I’m betting someone here will have it perfected and can offer cleaner advice. But you certainly can do it. Or use a pipe/tubing cutter. Arrow length is measured from the bottom of the nock to the back of the insert with carbons and alums, or the back of the head with wood. Depending on how much length you have to cut, you might experiment by cutting a couple longer than you need them in order to practice and figure it out, then do the final cuts. dave

[David Petersen]

in reply to: The New Addition – 1970 K-Mag #21635

Homer — $10 above cost for that gorgeous near-antique? What a cheapskate you are! I’ll up your bid to $11. 😛

Smithy — Indeed, many otherwise sane folks suffer from Old Bear Addiction, apparently a very happy disease so long as your family continues to get adequate calories. Of coursre, most Americans eat way too much, so there may be some wiggle room even there. 😆 dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Arrow swinging off shelf #21630

Ripforce, who is the gentleman in the video, what is the source, and can you provide a direct link? Thanks, dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Does this make you feel as bad as it does me? #18550

Thanks, David. I’ve read Leopold’s SCA at very least a dozen times, cover to cover, plus many more times for individual chapters, but obviously I’m due again. Almost every page contains an aphorism, advice on wise living and thinking, better than anything I could come up with in a lifetime of trying. To me, Aldo Leopold will always be the primary source-fountain from which flows all the best wisdom to guide hunting ethics, which ethics include the absolute necessity–both practically and spiritually–for sportsmen and women to work and speak actively to protect what’s left of wild nature and, like Aldo at the Shack, restore nature when possible. And to think not just of personal situations and biases, but “big picture and long run” on tough “Round River” issues such as wolves. My idea of heaven would be a week of wilderness campfires with Leopold. But I doubt my brain could handle the challenge and overload. What a man. dp

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Installing Compass #18353

I would not think you’d want to put any finish or veneer over a compass anyhow? If it’s mounted into the wood, you can use an auger bit to create a recess the right diameter and depth, then put finish on the exposed wood in the hole before gluing in the compass. If on glass veneer, just glue it on. IMHO, I have never thought that a compass mounted in a bow would be worth a darn in any serious “find yourself” situation and that the jarring from repeated shooting would mess up the needle and pivot. But I can’t speak from personal experience. Best luck, dp

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