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Del the cat:
It's a bit out of the way for me, but it would be nice to get over that way.
Maybe I could persuade Mrs Cat that we need a mini break and a nice B&B stop over and oooh look I seem to have stumbled upon some archery in progress ;) O:)
Del

mikekeswick:
Ian when is the Batsford shoot on? I would be interested in coming down. Do you have to be a member of the EWBS?

Ian.:
That's a shame Del would be good to see you there. Could always send Mrs Cat on a spar weekend somewhere.

mikeeswick - This year because of the jubilee it will be from the 1st to the 4th of June, (its normally the last weekend in May) Its run by the 'European Traditional Archery Society or ETAS' so you don't have to be an EWBS member to come and shoot, but the flight is EWBS run so if you want your distance to count you will need to be a member. You wouldn't have to pay the full membership fee for that day only an insurance contribution. I will find out for you if you like.

I don't think I'm allowed to post link to other sites so if you google 'ETAS archery' you will find the page.

}|{opukc:
I do not want to have a new topic, so I will write here because the bow is with very similar sizes. I still do not brace, because I uses Dacron and it very difficult for me. Now I must look for FF, which should help a bit.
this is a Bamboo / Iroko / Ipe - 76 "long, 33х27mm in center and 13x13 in limbs.



P.S. - Ian, your bow straight stops my breath.

cheers - George

Ian.:
Hi George

Very nice so far, and you are in safe company with the combination of wood you have gone for, the unofficial world record is currently held with a bow of the same materials. If I remember the shot was about 430+ yards. And you are right to go with FF, if it helps you to know I make a 22 strand FF string to brace my bow for the first time. What weight do you want the bow to be in the end, I would imagine with your bow and the shape as nice as it is 150lb is on the cards.

I am making more of this sort of bow at the minute, I ended up taking this bow down to about 140lb, if I had made it that weight to begin with it would have performed better.

Cheers
Ian

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