new guy from N. Il Making bows with a 7th grade
Hello. I've done a couple simple bows from Payne-Gallwey's book including the onager. I'm now teaching a Waldorf school 7th grade and have way too much leeway with the curriculum. They made hickory...
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Arrived almost by "accident"
Hi there, I just recently discovered your forum while searching informations for two crossbow builds I am trying to do. I have limited experience building a miniature prototype for the first build and...
View ArticleHi there from under "Down Under" (New Zealand)
I hope this goes in the right place? I've been an observer of this forum for quite some time and have just plucked up the courage to make a post. My name's Dave and I'm interested in all things...
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This was the initial plan I came up with for my first complete build, designed around Alchem's 200ish pound prod. A few things changed along the way during construction, but I stuck pretty religiously...
View ArticleNew guy from Vancouver Island
A quick intro, I am a middle aged guy with serious problem of tinkeritis. DIY should be three letters banned from my vocabulary, or so says my wife like girlfriend. Right now I have a life long passion...
View ArticleGreetings from North Carolina
Hello - new member of the forum here, from the piedmont area of N.C. Very much into DIY (much to the dismay of the wife sometimes) and have been fascinated by crossbows for a long time. Since N.C. made...
View ArticleNewbee's introduction
Hi there, I go with the name john, am 44 yrs old and live in Europe.. Although I have a Barnett 'woodstock' Wildcat in possession I 've never used it much. I'd like to change this but was looking for a...
View ArticleNew Michigan Cross Bow Hunter Here
Hey everyone! I just came across this forum and love it. I can't believe the craftsmanship that I am seeing. I'm interested in building a cross bow because I think it would be fulfilling to build...
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Howdy, I'm Jack Pine, a redneck from the forest area of northern Michigan. Have carried on a lifelong love affair with the crossbow. Tried to make one in high school metal shop [before they started...
View ArticlePaul Hudson is here
Hello everyone, my name is paul i am newbie in this forum. Im interested in bowhunting.
View ArticleNew to the Forum
This is my first post to the Forum, so I hope I've got it right. I've long been interested in traditional crossbows but I have been put off by my total inability to make or find bows (prods). Oddly,...
View ArticleNew From New England
Greetings, I am an ancient weapons enthusiast and reenactor living in Massachusetts. As the primary artillery interpreter for Legio III Cyrenaica and occasionally a Knight of the Order of St. John...
View ArticleHello from Virginia
Just wanted to say 'hello' - I've been looking at the forum for a few days, after deciding to attempt to make a medival style crossbow. I've been working wood for a good while now, and making knives...
View ArticleHello Everyone
Hi Everyone: New to the forum, stumbled upon this during the last month when I built an 11lb notch-lock crossbow for my son's Medieval period school project. Putting it together was great and I learned...
View ArticleHello from New Zealand
Hi all, I am from New Zealand and am new to crossbow building. I've been interested in making one for a good few years now and have scoured the net for info and pictures etc. Now that I have a good set...
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hello everybody from newcomer
Hello, everybody, I am from Sweden, I am quite interesting in the crossbow and slingbow, nothing but design and shooting. Love to share some ideas and works with you later on. Enjoy the summer. Cheers...
View ArticleGlad to be here. - Working toward building a completely unreasonable machine
Hello. My name's Jim. A week ago I found my seven year-old grandson using a makeshift slingshot to evict the pest metropolis colony outside the cottage. I joined him for a little while. He remarked...
View ArticleNew to The Forum
Hello, folks. I'm new to the forum, and interested in building a crossbow. The picture posted by Bill Barton on Alchem's site sums up my interest, mostly. I'd like to fabricate as much as possible...
View ArticleHello to all.
Hello all. My name is Nick Barber and I am from Boyne Falls Michigan. I stumbled onto this site while looking for a bit more information on building a crossbow. I decided to try to put a crossbow...
View ArticleHowdy From New Mexico
Greetings to the Guild! After some months of lurking and reading this fascinating forum, I thought I'd better join up so I could introduce myself properly! My name is Orien, and I'm a craftsman (knife...
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