Recent content by Adge

That sounds magnificent :D Just borrowed a 90 pound Yew longbow from a friend who can't manage it anymore, and thats exactly the kind of shooting I want to try with it.

I occasionally take pidgeons from an English Heritage fort with an air-rifle, necessary since there seems to be a never ending supply of them and their guano is damaging to buildings. Even with an air-rifle its not the easiest job in the world, especially since their favorite nesting...

Ditto Thanks mate :d

I did some charcoal-burning in a re-enactment context at Rufford park [outskirts of Sherwood forest I think..... Notts] a few weeks ago. Not the most successfull effort, mainly because of time constraints. The wood we were burning was mostly new cut and consequently a bit wet. As we only...

........ Precisely. :D

I melt my resin in a tinfoil crucible, heated with tea-lights. I then add powdered charcoal and a little beeswax to make it more pliable, then I let it cool, peel off the tinfoil, break it up into chunks and store it in small plastic baggies. When I want to use it I can get as little or as much...

Makes me realise how fortunate I am to have access to private land for my shooting.... Guy who lives there is a champion Longbow archer too. Though I would rather have more people to pick up tips from, at least I can shoot my collection of plate armour, car doors and chainmail without causing...

Trad archer here too. I shoot a 70 Lb Yew longbow, and fletch my own arrows to the medieval "Mary Rose" pattern, without using jigs or any other modern nastiness! I'm also fortunate to have access to a not-publicly-accessible fort to do my shooting in, so I can play...

Ordered the Traditonal Bowyers Bible today *Rubs hands with glee* I'm a passable fletcher, but havent found the timber to learn to make bows on yet. I have a longbow made from English Yew, and while its not as pretty as American Yew, and is pretty lumpy because of the knots...