Suffolk Bushcraft Group

[Big Stu 12]

Oh the smoker, I don't want to get too far ahead with the projects... think its a good idea, we still need to re plaster the clay oven, make a door for it ect., and June is the Shelter build, I like the idea of the smoking, but think its one for say sept/oct so we have green about to cover it

 

[Big Stu 12]

Steve/Chris.. wheres the best place to get some arrow components.. how I work in bury its a waste going to periss.. it would make them expensive now I dont work 5 mins down the road..

I am also going to change my colour scheme to all white fletchings and buy a hundred.. also white nocks.. and steel piles

 

[ozzy1977]

The roof for the oven need sorting out too, at the mo its too high and offers next to no protection from rain, it really needs a box type affair to go over it when we are not there, would not take too long to lash up a wood frame and cover in plastic. If I remember correctly there is a few inches overhang of the slab base either side for the frame to sit on.

 

[ozzy1977]

Stu I was pricing up bits the other day and Merlin worked out cheapest for what I wanted. With Merlin though you buy the feather singularly, so its the same price per feather if you order 1 or 3000000000

 

[ozzy1977]

If people are desperate to smoke things I do have a smoker I could bring along, but you would have to get it from my car and back again as I aint lunking it up to the woods, and as ash isn't the greatest for smoking your own supply of wood chips would be needed

 

[Big Stu 12]

The roof for the oven need sorting out too, at the mo its too high and offers next to no protection from rain, it really needs a box type affair to go over it when we are not there, would not take too long to lash up a wood frame and cover in plastic. If I remember correctly there is a few inches overhang of the slab base either side for the frame to sit on.

I agree.... i am wondering if now that we understand a bit about hurdels we can knock some uprights in the ground and build a little house for it as such...


OK Chris.. I'll try Merlin , thanks for taht

 

[ozzy1977]

Mine is something like this

 

[Hedgecrafter]

That looks interesting.
I'm not in a rush. I was just thinking ahead to save the wood because I know that apple is one of the better woods for smoking.
I'll save as much as I can and when it's bone dry ill triple bag it and put leave it in the shed till we need it.

 

[ozzy1977]

Fruit and nut woods are the best, fruit gives a gentler smoke than nut acording to a couple of websites I have seen. I wknder what hazel would be like

 

[ozzy1977]

Those smokers are stupidly expensive, but I got lucky as my neighbour when I had the misfortune to live in ipswich was chucking it out, he said that this bbq didnt work as the grill was too far from the coals

 

[Hedgecrafter]

Those smokers are stupidly expensive, but I got lucky as my neighbour when I had the misfortune to live in ipswich was chucking it out, he said that this bbq didnt work as the grill was too far from the coals

Maybe this particular BBQ just needs longer coals.

 

[ozzy1977]

I am sure he had only just learnt to walk upright, if I had suggested such a thing I would have just got a confused gormless look or a smack in the mouth

 

[Big Stu 12]

Just ordered parts for a full set of 12 Arrows, so got the following

12 Preium Pine 11/32 @60# to 65# - thought I would try the cheap ones..
36 4" White Fletchings
12 Steel Field Points
12 Red Nocks
12 White Nocks

with Postage came to £38 so happy whit that will have to see how they fly...

I did ummm and arhhh'd about pine shafts but may as well give them a go so if they work thats £3 ish per arrow.. I am happy with that..lol

 

[ozzy1977]

It might be a daft question but 2 dzn nocks but 1 dzn shafts and bits? Are are you hoping not to need the 3rd shot

 

[ozzy1977]

I was tempted with the pine shafts I look foward to seeing yours. I found out that while my current arrows will go through a sheet of corigated steel they dont like it too much, the shaft passed through but bust off at the whipping one the fletchings sending them 10ft in the air

 

[Big Stu 12]

LOL... still got two blues left.... that have not been broken/lost... and I'll use the orange one's if I need to.... got loads of Orange knocks left...

 

[Big Stu 12]

I was tempted with the pine shafts I look foward to seeing yours. I found out that while my current arrows will go through a sheet of corigated steel they dont like it too much, the shaft passed through but bust off at the whipping one the fletchings sending them 10ft in the air

Yeah it will be interesting... to see how they work.... I am just thinking about the 5 that I broke last meet..lol

 

[ozzy1977]

I will be bringing my bow to the meet next weekend, be good to shoot something other than bags of rags and a block of carpet, and the club freindly is the following Sunday.

 

[Big Stu 12]

i'll have mine at the next meet, may bring the Air rifle as well, it will not be as bad this time as the track is OK to drive now, so drop off/pick up of kit is easier, we will still have the same rule of only two cars at the woods tho

 

[MarkinLondon]

I'm considering leading a skill-share. I can train everyone in the fine art of sitting around the campfire scratching our nuts and telling Really Big Fish stories, because that's what SWMBO believes we do on these weekends.

Any interest?