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in reply to: Cedar shaft availibility #41307
Ahh good old California…my old stomping grounds. Too many restrictions on products that cause cancer in rats. Nothing hold up as well as oil based paints. During the 1970’s I worked as a painter in a boatyard and all we used was oil based paints. You should be able to find oil based paints in art supply stores though. Hint: we added Penetrol to the paint so it flowed together better and didn’t have brush strokes. If thick paint from a small tube that artists use just add a small amount of paint thinner…a little goes a long way. Use a hair dryer and have plenty of ventilation for drying and your health.
Kevin
in reply to: Cedar shaft availibility #40806Cedar shafts are unfortunately going by way of the buggy wip. Many 65# bows are needing 75-80lb shafts in 23/64. I use mahagany in 11/32 at spines of 65-70#. Weights close to cedar but much stronger and dont ding.up or split as easily…..Kevin
in reply to: String silencer placement #40148I hear ya Dave. I do the same but due to my lack of ellequence I tend to sound rude or sarcastic. What a challenge it must be putting your thoughts and intentions on print. Humor is especially difficult to convey due to cultural differences and personal experiences of the listeners. It seems like when in doubt grace should be the great equalizer.
Kevin
in reply to: String silencer placement #38764Dave..did you say a complete elk ear? One could almost make a wallet from that. Has your message been lost in translation? Happens to me a lot when trying to clearify.
Kevin
in reply to: String silencer placement #38759I was sceptical when you said wood. Elk ears sound better..no pun intended. How long are the hairs? I caught a mole in my yard last year but the wife made me toss it. I skinned it and the fur was the softest and thickest ever felt with very thin hide. I’ll keep it out of the fridge next time.:D
in reply to: String silencer placement #37993HETERODINING? Would that be like taking a lady out for dinner? ❓
in reply to: String silencer placement #37631The current issue I see is not with string vibration noise due to my silencers but with arrow speed with silencers on closer to nock point. As not all silencers are the same, I’ll keep moving mine further from center as possible. As long as my string is quiet, the further from center the better as I see it. Guess I’m a little old fashion and like having tufts of beaver fur on my string. (Should have kept that last mole I got from the yard)…haha
Kevin
in reply to: SBD string. Two track silencers questions! #37607I just read a book about american indian bows, arrows, and quivers. Some pictures taken in the late 1800s show native american bows with string silencers an inch from each end of the string. When I have shot my bow with small fur silencers a foot or more from the string ends, I hear a ‘woosh’ noise from the silencers passing through the air. I wonder if that unwanted noise doesn’t slow down the arrow speed? If the silencers are on to stop the string vibration, doesn’t the entire string vibrate? If so then silencers would work on the ends of the strings. Just a thought.
Kevin
in reply to: Arrow Integrity #12374Think I’ll test my 9/32 hardwoods in the holiday ham before cooking it. If the wife asks what happened, I was preparing the meat for garlic clove stuffing…
in reply to: WOODSMANSHIP ON TV? #11234These shows are acting as if everyone will hire a guide at the Eat all you want lodge and drive up to your dead deer the next morning. How many folks really had to trudge miles in thick woods or steep canyons for that 400 lb burger? And without proper orienteering skills gps AND a map could be a potentially be a dangerous situation. I think those fundamentals can easily be stressed at the start of one of those shows. I do like that show hunting solo…not advisable but at least the guy knows what he is doing and has a great time even if he only comes home with a groundhog.
Kevin
in reply to: Arrow Integrity #63949My entire shafts are footed. Hardwoods naturally footed. Some actually are very difficult to break. It took a couple years of trial and error though.
Kevin Forrester
in reply to: Arrow makers #62506Webmother wrote: Also check out Kevin Forrester at http://www.forresterwoods.com and Archery Past at http://archery-past.net
Thank you Robin. If I could make a correction the website for custom wood shafts is…www.forresterwoodshafts.com:D
Kevin
in reply to: Organized work area? #34469Now THAT is some serious hardwear. Bravo!
Kevin
in reply to: Does not a heavy point make FOC? #33854I think the cost of softwoods is the primary reason for framing a house….along with the softwood is ”good enough”to do the job. The problem I see whith some hardwoods for arrow making are two fold. First of all many hardwoods don’t have spine strong enough for their weight, and secondly some popular hardwoods have the tendency to warp. I’ve had to search far and wide through trial and error for hardwoods that are relatively light for their spine. Also some wood has interlocking grain…leopardwood for example which resists warping as opposed to ash or hickory. I’ve seen hardwoods recover quickly like a tapered softwood. What ever works try it.
Kevin Forrester
Grumpy,
As an RN and having had several surgeries over the past several years, I wanted to let you know what to expect after surgery. After several days, you won’t be needing pain meds as much but you will go through a period of feeling helpless and being depressed. Hardly anyone gets told that and many nurses don’t even k.ow about it. Even with minor surgeries, your body has temporary hormonal changes which is part of the healing process and physical/emotional depression can show up for a period of time but just know it is tempoary and will be fine. Good luck to you.
Kevin Forrester
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