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great vid and location, thanks for sharing.

great pics. i saw a spar take a pidgeon next to a bin on mcdonalds car park it sat on its back and killed it in exactly the same way as that one by pulling away at the back until it was inside the chest it was very gruesome and took about 10 mins to kill it. there were people walking right past...

cheers for the tip i will try that one. with this bow i have started to use a bow stringer and am well happy i have its so much easier. the last recurve i made used to be a nightmare to string wothout one.

thanks yes it has followed the string a little, most of it happened before sinew as i tillered it most of the way then sinewed, but it shoots fast and smooth so im not to worried. :)

thanks. i learned by watching youtube vids and plenty of reading also primitive archer forum has alot of great build alongs. im still a novice myself and always learn more with each bow.

thanks everyone. yes dwardo string was off i only strung it for the pic and hadn't checked it. i didnt shoot it like that tho thank god. i wish timber yards would stock it i would love to get my hands on some more its great stuff.

thanks everyone. most snakeskins dont add strength but this python skin is so thick it will act like a rawhide backing. giving it some strength. it is mainly on to protect the sinew from moisture and for the decoration. i got it from a friend who worked in a petshop it had died.

hi. heres a sinew backed osage shortbow i have just finished, its made from a stave i bought off ateallthepies of this forum, it has a python skin over the sinew and has zebrano tip overlays. it pulls 50# at 24" heres some pics.

i used ups to send my PA bowtrade bow, it was £27 but it was a takedown. i used a 4" drainage pipe and wrapped the bow well. i had no issues, it got there fine.

cheers for the help and advice i will look at some flora books to. any advice about good flora books to? cheers danny :)

thanks for that, i picked it up yesterday in go outdoors but didnt want to buy until i got some opinions. also just realised i posted this thread in the wrong section if the mods want to move it cheers.

hi everyone i am wanting to get a book on uk wild edibles and was after some opinions of the best ones, thanks danny

cheers for the comments everyone, i just used a hack saw a belt sander and a one inch belt sander to make them and sand paper the scales are finished with tru oil. they where annealed in the wood burner. and i made a small forge out of firebrick and a blow torch to harden them and tempered in...

hi everyone thought i would share some pics of my 3rd and 4th knife made from rasps i have used yew for the scales. i just need to get some leather now and have a go at the sheaths. heres some pics

i have made a few from rasps all i did was put them in the woodburner or bbq until they were glowing for a few mins then let them cool naturally i did this before any shaping as it makes this easier to work with. once you have shaped drilled and got it nearly sharp you need to get the blade...

i bought a giant rawhide bone from pets at home for a tenner i got 2 big pieces and loads of small ones i use it to back bows definately worth £10

theres a place in hyde that sell ash called illingworth and ingham i go there for ash boards to make bows. they will cut it to size for you if you ask them

that looks great, i wish we got the weather here to wear stuff like that. you would cook urself alive here in fur clothing.

alreet pal another bolton lad here i think there are quite a few lads on here from bolton area