look out dave's about

[bent-stick]

Hi all,

My name is david sinfiield. I make bows, arrows, slings and atl-atls and I've been bushcrafting for years without even knowing about it.

I was born an brought up in Essex but moved to Norfolk in my 20's to do the 'good life' thing and got pretty well self sufficient in veg, ducks, chickens and roadkill. I also learned to prepare game as one of my neighbors was a beater on the Sandringham estate but couldn't face prepping hare's rabbits and pheasants that he was paid in.

Then work took me off all around the world and when I came back I got knocked off my pushbike by a bus and broke my leg. That gave me a few months of thinking time I decided to start making bows. Then I discovered field archery and it woke up my dormant love of the woods.

A few week ago I got a birthday present of a very fine weekend in Wayne's Woods. I can honestly say thay was a life changing experience.

I still have a day job to feed my archery habit. I'm a consultant for a software company but I can get sanity back by getting out into the woods at the weekend.

See you all around.

 

[jdlenton]

hi dave and welcome to bcuk the folks here are a good bunch it sounds like you'll fit in just fine round here show us ome pictures of your bows i'm a beginner bowyer

 

[Toddy]

Welcome to BcUK, Dave
There's a growing group of archery folks on the forum; it sounds as though you'll fit right in

atb,
Toddy

 

[Poacher]

Hello and welcome from a fellow noob!

 

[bent-stick]

There's some pictures of stuff
here

I really ought to organise myself and get a proper gallery up somewhere.

 

[moduser]

Welcome Dave hope you enjoy it here, there are plenty of us archers onboard

Nice pics BTW

Moduser

 

[Tony]

Good to have you on Bushcraft UK Dave and thanks for the great intro. You're lucky to have a life changing experience; some people spend their whole lives looking for them and never quite get there. I'm glad that it's brought you here

Enjoy the site

 

[Ed]

Welcome aboard


Ed

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Hi and Welcome

 

[leon-b]

hello and welcome aboard mate
leon

 

[beowolf762]

Howdy and welcome

 

[Wayne]

Wow.

David never been involved in a life changing experience before.

Welcome to BCUK.

 

[Rob]

Hi Dave

Now you have another habit to fund

 

[GreenBoy]

Hello dave, I'm a newbie too! - like you I've found my ideal direction, although I've had to change my job so that I can fund my "habit" & gain some time to do things, but its been worth it.

I'm currently working in Norwich as an IT consultant (although i'm a good 4 hours away from home!), but thetford forest looks like fun .

 

[bent-stick]

Hi Dave

Now you have another habit to fund

Hi Rob,
Haven't seen you for a bit. Got any new sharp things to sell me?

 

[ArkAngel]

Welcome to the forums

Used to be a bit of a toxophile myself (hope the spellings right!!)

See you in the forums

Martin