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You're welcome, he's a really nice guy. If you don't get a reply it's only 'cos he's busy. If that happens, send me a message, I'll get on to him.

I'm not sure of the scoring, I think it is to do with the hits. Roger's the Marshal too. You could try contacting him if you want, web address is
www.lancasters-armouries.co.uk

That's good, thanks.
I'm always looking for pics like that. I've already got a fair amount of designs and stuff, but a few more never hurts.

I didn't see that one. It was at the International Living History Fair, held twice a year. The comp runs various shows through the year, that was the final in October.
The fella in the white shirt is ...

I'm still waiting for a definitive answer on Shark skin, but in the meantime, anyone tried this?
Grind up Cuttlefish bone, add a little bit of water to make a paste, use it as a polishing compound ...

That's not a bad idea, I'll just double check that I've got the processing info right. The way is do it is simple, and it's works for Dog Fish, which is a small species of Shark we get here. I use it ...

I've tried that over here. The local fishmonger keeps me few, when he's in the right mood!, but Shark is really difficult to get. It's relatively easy to cure, a friend of mine's in the skin business ...

That's a problem I know about already, though I will have a look at that site. I was hoping more to get it from a small abatoir, or even privately, and have it sent in plain brown paper packages Smile

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Hi, thanks for that.
I've just registered on the forum.

Hi,
Can anyone help? I'm trying to get hold of Sinew to make a couple of Horse bows. The main problem is that I'm in the UK!!
I've been trying for ages over here, and the only ones I've found so fa ...

Cheers for that, I'll have a look, it'll be interesting anyway. Been looking for somewhere that makes them for ages.

I've tried going direct to the abatoirs, no luck. It's mainly since the BSE scar ...

Hi gticm2 ( or can I call you G for short? Smile

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Was re-reading some of the posts and noticed your thing about horse bows. I make bows ( nope, not trying to sell you one), mainly flat and cable bows. ...