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    Where to get Bamboo?

    Glenkens, very nice lookin area and not too far either.
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    Where to get Bamboo?

    Minstrel none of the local garden centres have any at the mo :( Yarrow, Very nice take down bow btw Where did you get the centre for it I've seen those on american sites and they look really nifty. I'm Googleing Glenkens now :)
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    Where to get Bamboo?

    Thanks for the link bilmo I'm gonna give them a bell tomorrow :)
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    Where to get Bamboo?

    Bow backs it is :) It seems they have the size I want for about a fiver but you have to order 5 of them. Still not too bad as a last resort.
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    Where to get Bamboo?

    I'm after some bamboo that's at least 6 feet long and 2 inch wide, also I don't want to pay the earth for it. I've tried the usual places like B&Q, garden centres ect and drew a blank. Thanks Mart.
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    James Williams Hisshou

    Did you import the hisshou from Bugei trading yourself? I'm interested in finding out what the wait is like these days?
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    Yew long bow advice please. Dimensions.

    I am also building my first bow and its an ash flat bow. I am a total novice so I dont have any experience I can pass on but all I would say is that the Bowyers Bible series of books are invaluable if your learning how to make any kind of bow. There is an american guy who has a blog called Poor...
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    What's the big deal about milbro catapults?

    My dad has used a Milbro for as long as I can remember for keeping cats and heron away from his koi pond. Now before any animal lovers start, he aims to MISS. He is great with it because he has never hit anything, sounds mad that. He swears by the milbro but the thumb prod kills my thumb if I...
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    Flat Bow advice

    Hi there, has anyone any experience of this flatbow, Buck Trail Black Hawk. http://www.archeryworld.co.uk/acatalog/flatbows.html I'm interested in buying a bow and wondered if this was any good? For the price, obviously :) Thanks, Mart.
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    Stave makin :) and a bit of tillering.

    Thanks for the reply. I was all set to make a tiller stick when i saw a pulley system on an american guys blog. Pulley looks miles easier. I'm fairly well on with the kids bow I'm making so a tillering set up will be needed shortly. I plan to try and make cheap stuff, it would be a bummer to...
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    Stave makin :) and a bit of tillering.

    I've just read this whole thread and found it very enjoyable and a good resource. Please don't skip stuff, put in as much as you can be bothered with. I'm in the middle of making my first bow which is an oak board bow backed with drywall tape for my nephew Max. The grid lines you have on your...
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    Knife project question

    Hey that's great. Anything will do appearance wise the knife is a user anyway and its the experience I'm after. If it ends up a functional and solid knife I'll be well chuffed :) Mart.
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    Eustace Conway (mountainman) facing charges over Bushcraft school

    If he really charges $1400 for his courses I can see why that kid Justin was so cheesed of doing work about the place instead of learning new skills. Conway seem's a bit of a rouge if you ask me.
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    Compact utility with Amboyna and Carbon Fibre

    Man I wish I had 70 sovs right now. I bet that suckers sharp. Great knife mate.
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    Knife project question

    100 x 45mm. That's 4mm excess all round, I think thats enough to allow me to sand to shape. But of course I know jack about this at the moment :)
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    Knife project question

    That's very kind mate I'll pop and have a quick measure now.
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    More of my stalking knives

    Very nice work there, its nice to see something other than a woodlore once in a while. Beautifull scales :)
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    Knife project question

    I have a Boker MCS Bud Nealy that is in dire need of some new scales. I have some oak that I plan to use and I would like to ditch the Kydex sheath for a leather one. I've done research on how to attach the scales but I would like to add some liners. Could anyone recommend suitable material to...
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    husqvana hatchet

    I have a husky sledge axe and it is perfect in every way. I use it to split all the wood for our wood stove so it gets used nearly every day and its very durable and nice to use. I couldn't be happier. Getting this http://www.worldofpower.co.uk/husqvarna-forest-axe-65cm.html as soon as I have...
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    C4 Architect with offgrid shed programme.

    Just watched off the grid and really enjoyed it, thanks for posting the link :)