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Ipe and Bamboo
markinengland:
Stan,
Yes, I'll probably be at the next Fraternity of St George shoot. NFAS insurance is Ok as well.
It isn't a bad idea to make the arrows full length. Your draw length probably will increase and sometimes the arrows hits a stone at these shoots and the end reaks off.
If you are touching on 65lbs then the bow may need 50-55 spine arrows. Trying out a range at Carol's is a good idea.
I'll be the guy driving a beat up old silver Volvo estate, probably with a huge silver top box on it. Might see you there.
I hope to have a new Bamboo/Ipe bow of my own.
Mark
stevesjem:
--- Quote from: markinengland on June 08, 2008, 06:00:44 pm ---Stan,
Yes, I'll probably be at the next Fraternity of St George shoot. NFAS insurance is Ok as well.
It isn't a bad idea to make the arrows full length. Your draw length probably will increase and sometimes the arrows hits a stone at these shoots and the end reaks off.
If you are touching on 65lbs then the bow may need 50-55 spine arrows. Trying out a range at Carol's is a good idea.
I'll be the guy driving a beat up old silver Volvo estate, probably with a huge silver top box on it. Might see you there.
I hope to have a new Bamboo/Ipe bow of my own.
Mark
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Hey Mark, NFAS insurance is only any good for NFAS shoots as is the BLBS Insurance, if the shoot isn't an official BLBS or NFAS shoot then you will not be insured. :(
S
backgardenbowyer:
Fraternity of St George site says their shoots do take place under BLBS auspicies and insurance, but not I think NFAS (which only covers field archery).
More importantly close inspection showed the the cracks have reappeared in the bamboo backing following the last testing. I've scraped down a bit further and smeared super glue over the area. If they come back again then I'll have to apply some kind of binding which will really spoil the look of the bow. These things are sent to try us.
I'm really not sure how far I want to draw the bow with this backing and it is only 71" nock to nock. Hoping to get down to Carol's one night this week to try some shafts - up to now I've found 40-45 work with every bow weight I've tried, but this is exponentially more powerfull and I want longer shafts. 50-55s are I think only in 11/32 which means more weight.
Experiment is needed!
Stan
markinengland:
NFAS insurance does or at least can cover organised roving shoots. This is not all that well defined but this is taken from the NFAS website.
"The words "under the auspices of the NFAS" mean organised by NFAS Members and NFAS Rules. Practice shooting can, therefore, be covered. Freelance roving and hunting are not covered. However, roving clouts and indoor practice are covered provided appropriate safety rules are observed. In ALL circumstances all reasonable precautions must be taken."
I have shot with the Fraternity listing NFAS as my insurance a number of times.
Stan, Don't keep scraping the bamboo. You won't have any left! I had a reflex deflex bamboo backed bow where the bamboo lifted and I backed it with silk. I am not sure how BLBS would view this on one of their offical shoots though.
Mark in England
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