:@ Wow Tin Man that s awesome stiffness,
I see this thread is way old, but - please! tell me how did you technically managed to get the carbon tight and even around the steel tube..?? Vacuum it, or bicycle tire compression ...
Would love to know, great work really!
:thumbsup2:
hy folks,
how s everyone?,,
i was thinking about:frustrated1::crazy:
maybe someone else tried all this so i no longer have to headache..
:cool2:
would it be possible to give a pole a bit more range and accuracy whilst:
1 make it a system that brakes off from the shaft while the bands stay at your hand (just a groove in the tail like bow and arrow)
2 get it to fly by a small 2mm line from tail to float -holded without line tension (- just an extra hole in the tail for the dyneema mount)
3 make it short and lightweight about 1.20meter long and thin to make it faster and have less drag and windage
4 increase the holding power via an ergonomic holding section combined with a kind of bracelett that relieves the permanent band-pull on the thump for easier and even longer holding
5 change the shooting technic from overhand beside the eye to underhand - means the pole would tender rest at the right shoulder having the right eye above the shaft alike bowshooting ( better done with a neoprene headcover for not ripping ones ear:laughing:)
I WOULD CALL THIS A :thereyougo: "brake lose pole"
well, i guess someone has to try this..............:D
it reminds me too on the old bond films:rolleyes1:
i was a little kid then..
:hooray:
had a litlle photosession today..so here is my gun after two revision:D
shoots smooth as a lady, but kicks ass..:cool2:
hy all,
i made my 2nd pole .this time its carbon -filled with bamboo wich was wrapped with glas and glued in 4 more stiffness. it became dead straight with about 880 Gramm weight (-with band and 3prong)-- and a length of 2,35 meter without the tip.
powered with teratube black, and a tail which is able to deliver a breakaway system.
my new paralyzer tip is made out of old broken sport foil.
hope you enjoy......
P.S.
we had a post here about two years ago on how to hold the pole bands with less power for the hands- just like a friction system wit little rope- - i can t find this post anymore:confused1: can someone help??please.
hey guys,,
really love this pole, it s got the flavour!
i see ur using a single flopper.. how thick is the shaft??and whats the material??
and how is the tip fixed into the spear::?
now i made a few tips for my pole ,-and the best one according to not bend after a stoning day-is 8mm and 40cm long single flopper; v2a as all my tips.
good fish:thumbsup2:
hy all,
i was a little bored today as my girl is in theater and left me for amusement;)
so here i d like to show you with what i was spearing with the last few weeks- had a lot of fun with!
the atlatl is a absolut instinctive weapon with lots of power
not that precise as a bow of course but lots of fun shootin it. i started with a quick version out of hawthorn wich was green -and it bend-moreover it s a bit to week , flexing over the whole length what gives a squishy feeling. i decided to make a real good one and here it is:thumbsup2:
my replica is longer than the original cave found, about 67cm long overall. made of yew wood, having a precise bending zone and
an ergonimic handle that gives a good feedback how to hold it, and hit through..
hope you have fun,
blankwalker
sorry i don t have experience with eucalyptus- i only know it s one of the fastest growing up , and that might be no good sign.. better a slow growing wood i think..
o k
3 month is not enough i guess.. could be dry, that might be, but then it shouldn t be straight anymore or without flaws. in europe we say one year!
regarding to the thickness i would recommend a middle course: u won t glue too much nor u won t have a stock that bends...grain direction is important so go on- we have a lot of pics here showing stock how it s glued,,
creets,,
p . s .
notice.. natural oils are cool but not urgent necessary .. glueing gets difficile- u need aceton which holds away the natural oils about 15 minutes while glueing.
boa guys...
i m gettin hungry here..
mh
the normal way is to fit in lead getting a top floating gun in a balanced position -- horizontal!
i ve seen also pictures of top-heavy guns which were balanced with cork..
if u wanna spare - fell any tree with the right density and let dry slowly:D
creets,,,
hahaha:laughing2:
this is hilarious really
always funny to slander on such lads..
i could go on sb badmouthing horribly over pursuit (guess i could go 4 the anti pursuit thread:D) before being like
"oh you mean dan from spearfishing.world... wow he s so cool that s my main board..:thumbsup2:
wondering you dont have any answers,,
i used bongossi density 1.2 and ash 0.9 both a bit heavy
the gun became that heavy - you can t hold it onehanded! so actually it s lying in the corner waiting to get revised -getting rid of al lot of the bongos which i used mainly on the outside because it s a oily, hard wood.
i would recommend a harder wood with a density about 0.7 like teak as most of the others do
its not that prone to ditches and dulls, and it has naturall oils inside protecting ur gun
no matter which wood you take (and theres a lot...) make sure you get to know in which way it s dangerous
i made once a bokken out of palisander(rosewood) and had 2 days of scratching my .. yOu know where.. because of the dust..no fun!
once i made an ax handle out of acacia,, pulling of the bark barehanded:laughing3:
couldn t get away from the loo one day long!
nice dude,
love the colour................:thumbsup2:
"IDK about hitting a guy with his hands in his pockets. Obviously not aggressive."
idk = i don tknow i think .. well that wasn t fair by no means,, but the momentum is spectacular
"Is the dark wood on the out board edge Wangi ?"
should be wenge...Millettia laurentii
"For instance, this is real "Professional Russian": "
jeb:crazy:
