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  1. Igor

    Meaning of this arrow symbol?

    Does anyone know the meaning of this symbol, where it's from, why it is used - anything! Is there any relationship between the two? The bottle is a c.1910 beer bottle, made in Salford. The other sign is on the wall of Rochester Cathedral. Many apologies for the massive size of the first pic - I...
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    Where to get light broadheads in the UK?

    I know all about no hunting, but damn I just love the look of broadheads and fancy making up some arrows with them. The problem is that I use light points (70gn), so it's doubly difficult to find anything in that range in the UK. There are precious few places in the US that do them too. I found...
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    How did you start shooting a traditional bow?

    I was having a conversation at the club tonight, basically wondering why the vast majority of beginner archers are started off on, and continue to shoot on recurves. An explanation was offered that a solid grounding in archery basics is needed first (draw, release), which is best achieved on...
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    Tapering wooden shafts for piles

    Hello, Firstly, thank you to everyone who answered my question about offsetting fletchings. As you can tell, I am having a crack at making my own wooden arrows. Currently I am trying to taper the 5/16" shafts for 70gn steel piles. I have a standard cheapo pencil sharpener-style tool. Tapering...
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    Wood arrow fletchings - straight or offset?

    As it says on the tin... I am getting a fletching jig and was wondering if setting the fletchings at an angle is recommended/ a must/ frowned upon with wood arrows. I will be shooting a 38# (on fingers) AFB...
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    Ye olde archery clothinge

    Hello. Does anyone know of any person or place that make clothing like in the photo below? That is a magnificent archery outfit, and quite a long way away from Erroll Flynn and his "avert your gaze" tights (sorry to pooh-pooh the legend here) :) I had a quick Google and was a bit surprised not...
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    Wooden arrows - lower spine than should be for an Xlbs bow?

    Hello, I am thinking of getting a Viper Deluxe flatbow after taking all the gubbins off my bow at a recent fun shoot :D (just as a second bow!). I was going to try making my own arrows, and lots of good advice there is here. But just now I came across a comment that surprised me - it was that...
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    American Whitetail targets in the UK?

    Hello, I want to get a small target for home practice, ideally something I could quite easily pick up and take with me when I'm visiting people in the countryside. I came across the Camp Cube target from American Whitetail which sounds great. The problem is, I can't seem to find a UK retailer...
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    Magnetic rest advice

    Sorry for the generic-sounding title! I have two related questions. 1. I'm upgrading from the Hoyt super rest and was wondering if anyone knows of a rest that would actually attract the arm with a magnet to keep it properly flat against the riser. This would seem to guarantee clearance, whereas...
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    Is it OK to keep a bow almost permanently strung?

    A belated Hello to everyone! I have been lurking here for a couple of months and now it doesn't feel right to introduce myself as a newcomer! Having found so much useful information on the forums already, I just have a simple question for now. I like to spend some quality time with my recurve...
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