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Lezle
Location: Sandringham!
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:37 pm Crossbow Bolts |
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Gidday.
After reading Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey's book and talking to a chap, Nathan, at Taupo, I decided to make my own crossbow. If I knew how to put pictures up I would put one up, but I don't so this will have to do for the moment; it looks very much similar to this:
http://www.crossbowbook.com/page_59.html
It has a 120 lb. bow.
I now however have found that bolts are a bit of a different story. I have made several test bolts out of Rimu. The problem I have found is that getting period looking heads to fit half inch thick bolts is rather hard; I have glued, nailed, all sorts of things, but alas although the bolt will fly straight and true the pulling of the bolt out of the target rips the head off every time.
So here is my question: Does anyone make period looking "real" (as opposed to combat as I believe they are called) looking bolts? Is there a great retailer overseas that could be recommended? Target or broadhead doesn't matter. Basically all I need are arrow heads that are large enough in diameter (1/2 inch) that look good and that won't come off.
Jolly good.
-Lezle
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Nathan
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:41 pm |
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Welcome to the dark side - bugger the crooked stick bunch.
If you can get hold of Paul from TMS you might have some luck. Paul has made a number of Crossbows and he was saying that he may be making some period bolt heads. Best bet is get his details from Darryl (Fungus).
Nathan
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Lezle
Location: Sandringham!
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:50 pm |
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Great. Thanks very much.
-Lezle
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pmel018
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Location: Wokingham, near Reading, UK
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:48 am |
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What are you using as a target??? I just picked up a 275ib crossbow from my old mate Tod. After a lesson in using the goats foot lever, we had a little practice in about a foot of snow . His target was a large "round" of plaited straw. It was no problem to remove either the period bolts or the practice one from the target, remember to twist before pulling.
Picture of my bow, the one in the foreground
Phil
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Bogue
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Location: Palmy
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:35 am Of Bolts and crossbows and strings |
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Hey Phil,
Show us ya goats foot
Cheers
Bogue
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pmel018
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Location: Wokingham, near Reading, UK
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:33 am |
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Hi Bogue
I'm away to SWASH in a wee while, can post a picture or two when I get back(Monday)
Phil
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Lezle
Location: Sandringham!
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Ben
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Location: Auckland
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Lezle
Location: Sandringham!
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Frosty
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Location: Palmerston North
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:24 pm |
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i can get half inch bodkin arrow heads...
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NigelT
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Location: Wellington
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:51 am |
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Frosty wrote: | i can get half inch bodkin arrow heads... |
Yeah? What sort of cost are we talking here?
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Frosty
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Location: Palmerston North
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:24 am |
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i think it worked out at 3 dollars a piece?
ill check on it again and let you know.
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Lezle
Location: Sandringham!
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:06 pm |
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I would be interested in some of those.
-Lezle
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quentin
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Location: Wellington
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:59 pm 1/2' cross bow heads |
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Yeah I'll have a few too !
Q
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Frosty
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Location: Palmerston North
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:30 pm |
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as long as you agree to put a few through my sheild...maybe while im holding it...
which brings me to another question... do you guys bobtail your bolts or are they parallel?
or is there another way you shape them...?
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