:D If you think you want to get into wma (western martial arts) at some point i would recomend the tinker blades hanwie makes to his specs. you can have a sharp for cutting and a blunt for sparring/drills. best of all they are the same weight and balance,so going from one to the other is no problem ...

leloop my freind i think im gonna have to coppy youre shelter set up. i love my diamond fly but in truth unless i carry a large pack of some kind its too bulky to carry along. especially for a ranger wanting to pack light and move over hard terrain. ( i already copied youre tinder box and fire bag :...

I my self was a Boy Scout, i remember having more luck with a bow drill back then. recently ive started looking at them again,mainly as a was to make fire in the event i lose my flint and steel kit. but so far its harer than i remember it being. :P guess im gonna have to dive into it all the way til...

Happy b day Pete and many moore to follow

i know ive even been talking back and forth with leloop geetin advise on diffrent methods of fire startiing using flint and steel with out char cloth. ( wanted to hone a skill or two before the moot.) and yes youre right well have other oportunities for sure.

Well the state of TN strikes again, i was planning on attending the April moot, but NONE of my vacation bids went through. i was hoping to finally get together with my fellow rangers for a few days of fun,and fellowship. looks like its not meant to be for this year atleast.

i beleive i read it over at the hurstwick website, and also recall seeing similar in a book on dark age weapons

Eric im sorry for youre loss,prayers for brighter days ahead going out to you and yourse.

ive seen that method before, sadly what i have found so far on the state website is non existant on types of points allowed, Tn does seem biased against bow fishing in general,allots changed in X number of years ( im not sayin how many ).

So ive been thinking of getting back to bowfishing,( also good way to spend time with my dad) but i want to do so using les modern equipment for my longbow. ie: oak shafts in place of fiberglass, and primitive points made of steel. i have to check the game laws here to make sure im legal with the se...

happy birthday to all, and may the light of Manwe shine down on you always.

Awsome Dwayne thankyou! And BTW, it was cool to see the Brooch pic on the photostream and I like the way you attached it. The loop and toggle method is perfect for this type of brooch! :mrgreen: I just saw that myself! You are right, friend Ringulf, that's exactly the perfect method. Any pics of yo...

Ringulf wrote:We could always make a cautionary board for weaponry.

We could just call it "Practicing Safe Seax"

Bwahaaaaa!!! Oh Ringulf thats just so wrong ( yet funny). This is one time i have to admit youre sense of humor has dwarved all else in the discusion.

I just caught what Ringulf said so i went back and looked at the vid again, there does seem to be a little bit of a curve in the bow. some bows will set with a little bit of a curve in them after a while, it called string follow and is natural for a self bow ( self bows being made from a single peic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYwv7Q1tMbU here ya go a quick and dirty tutorial on setting youre brace height.