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in reply to: Remove inserts from carbon shafts #10210
I second what Joe says. And I would add that after I get things working well, I keep a master bare shaft handy. That way I can check how it flies from time to time. It tells me if I’ve changed my form, or something and moved on the bow. It also works as a handy template for making new arrows, when old ones are lost or broken…
in reply to: The Challenge – Video #9072I guess I was assuming a lot when I said the miss didn’t matter. I was assuming everything Dave said was understood. And I was just dwelling on the thought that the purpose of the hunt was the hunt, and not the kill.
But as Dave pointed out, there is a real problem with poor hits and a cavalier attitude of “oh well, I’ll get the next one”. And I should have been more sensitive to that.
But if I may be so bold, I’ll say that I don’t think we have too many boneheads in this group and thoughtless wounding is not a big problem in the special case of this forum. Which is one of the reasons why this is the only forum I bother to waste my time on.
So Salute! to everyone here, and especially to Dave and those like him, who make me proud to be a Traditional Bow Hunter.
in reply to: My Schulz! #7830Hay, I’d like to see the comparison of the string nocks from the front too, if you don’t mind. Very interesting stuff!
in reply to: The Challenge – Video #63228Yea, he missed. But it doesn’t really matter if you miss, which seems like another subtle point of the video.
Although I have cracked a small smile at a miss, it still leaves a burn inside. I could see that burn in his eye.
Ending the video with a hit, would have reduced the theme, imo.
in reply to: 15th Annual MO-Jam Selfbow Gathering #63217Looks like it was a blast! Good looking arrows too. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
There is just one thing I can add to all this good advice.
When I practice, I bring just one arrow. I find that if I bring more than one I am tempted to start flinging arrows if things aren’t going well. Which reinforces bad form.
Shoot an arrow, think about what happened while retrieving the arrow, try to do better on the next arrow.
It helps with the hunting mindset too, knowing you only get the one shot.
in reply to: Replacing grip #61136Barge cement is worth getting because it won’t ruin your bow finish. If you use regular rubber cement, the solvents will ruin your finish.
There is a really helpful video tutorial on the 3Rivers website that shows how to make a bow grip. I found it very helpful the first time I made a grip.
I ended up buying a deer hide from hidandfur website for $30 bucks. Now I have enough nice leather for a few decades worth of bows.
in reply to: SpineDeflection, Wood vs. Carbons #61132You are not missing anything much. The bottom line is that there is no standard system for expressing arrow spine any more.
Back when it was just wood, then the “weight method” was pretty much standard.
When aluminum’s came out, it was “chart time”. I never really got that. Look up your bow weight, cross reference the length you wanted, and then you’d get a selection of possible shafts. Ug.
When Carbons came out, each manufacturer had their own way to determine spine. Now, it’s bubbled down to just listing deflection, or bow weight.
A gold tip 3555 is spined to work with arrows from 35 to 55 lbs.
A Beamon 350 has a deflection of 0.350 inches when put on a spine tester. (how spine testers are calibrated / set up is another an of worms).
Now, most arrows seem to hold to one of these 2 methods.
Is that what you were asking? I hope it helps. I like the way gold tip does it. Keeps it simple.
in reply to: important science for hunters #59943TED Talks are a fantastical thing. There are some really inspiring ones…
This talk was right up there. It builds on what I have heard about the marine world and sounds. And how shipping sounds are fouling the environment and sickening marine mammals and other creatures.
But I wonder, how did he know it was the male beaver that survived the dingle berry duo that dynamited the family? My understanding is that unless you open them up, and know what you are looking for, it is almost impossible to tell sex. I know I can’t tell. Or was it lactating?
My guts tell me it was the female that lived.
in reply to: Copperheads! #57617Looks like those were some big copperheads! Pretty work.
in reply to: Hang your bows? #57613That’s a nice display Duncan! I just have pegs and nails here and there with bows on them. So nothing worth a picture.
in reply to: 2013 Poke and Hope Rendezvous pics #57610Looks like fun, and looks like the sun was shining. You got lucky!
This wet cloudy weather pattern is starting to wear on me. Yesterday, the weatherman promised sun today, but now he’s saying tomorrow.
My neighbor mowed his lawn in the pouring rain 2 days ago. That was a thing to watch as I drove by trying to see the road through the downpour
Our tomato’s have sprouted roots from branches that are 3 feet off the ground. It’s like the tropics around here.
in reply to: a miss and a kill shot #57604I saw it happen once.
When I was a small boy, too small to hold a gun yet, we had an older cousin spend the summer with us. One of his chores was to keep the rabbits out of the garden.
So one evening I tagged behind him as he made his daily after supper trip to the garden to harass the rabbits with the 12 gauge. I was standing behind him when he stopped and raised the gun. I looked between his legs and could see a rabbit. When he shot, it fell over.
So he started for the rabbit he shot, passed the rabbit I had seen and went on to pick up a rabbit full of shot. I walked over and picked up the rabbit I had seen. It was dead, not a mark on it.
I know rabbits suffer heart attacks, same as people, as they store a lot of fat on internal organs. Maybe that’s the reason? Rabbit got startled, had a massive infarction, and dropped dead…
in reply to: Red Cedar Shafts ? #56526Well I’ve learned a lot about these trees from this thread. I’ve known that our Eastern Red Cedar was a Juniper. But the rest has been news to me. Thanks all!
I’ve been making some laminated bows lately from some ERC on our property. Following an initial blow up after about 4 months of use, and some design changes, the bows have been working really well. In fact I have had 3 offers to buy my latest bow in just the last week.
I’ve been thinking of building on this success by trying some arrows too. But instead of just making shafts (which I don’t think you could get to spine out and would be unreliable due to the lack of long pieces without knots) I was thinking of laminating some strips of wood together. That way, it would be easier to control the knots, and it would have the added advantage of glue lines and easy grain orientation when fletching.
I am talking about just copying the idea of the laminated birch shafts you see on the market.
Or… even more cool, but tough would be glueing up some shafts like flyrods. Either 4 or 6 pieces.
But I think I would try just the laminated version first.
in reply to: Broad head advice #54356Most, if not all, states have a minimum width requirement for broadheads. But I never heard of a maximum length…
But I believe you are right. You will get away with it, you scoundrel 🙄 😆
I think a single bevel broadhead of whatever make is a major advance over a double bevel head. I have shot 10 big game animals in the last 3 years with them, and not one has travelled out of sight. I cannot say I have ever had a streak like that before. Hopefully it will continue this year…
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