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kram57
Todd the archer
Budapestlimes
jreese
olrono
westwind
Tinker
Loggo
Pavise
crimbizzle
Jim Koch
Mike
Ivo
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Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Mike- Fresh Blood
Doesn't mean
I'm new to crossbows
- Posts : 5
Join date : 2009-12-02
Well I guess I'm one of the first few people.
I've been messing with crossbows of one sort or the other for the better part of about 30 years (!).
All have been modern bows.
I currently own 9 of'em
A coupla years ago, I got David at Wyvern Creations to build me one of his Medieval replicas.
A very nicely done, working bow. It shoots 16" (as I recall) wood arrows with a little more of an old world tip and two feathers out back.
I did some more little things to it to make it look a little more period.
Mike
I've been messing with crossbows of one sort or the other for the better part of about 30 years (!).
All have been modern bows.
I currently own 9 of'em
A coupla years ago, I got David at Wyvern Creations to build me one of his Medieval replicas.
A very nicely done, working bow. It shoots 16" (as I recall) wood arrows with a little more of an old world tip and two feathers out back.
I did some more little things to it to make it look a little more period.
Mike
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Hi Mike,
Very glad to see more experienced crossbowmen joining up. Also very excited about your hobby as well as your pursuit of giving your modern material based crossbow a more historical feel...looking forward to seeing it.I'm sure, in time there will be all kinds of information here on building historically accurate and functional replicas of the old as well as the more modern hunting and target weapons.
Welcome to the The Arbalist Guild Mike. Looking forward to seeing your crossbow creations and modifications.
Ivo
Very glad to see more experienced crossbowmen joining up. Also very excited about your hobby as well as your pursuit of giving your modern material based crossbow a more historical feel...looking forward to seeing it.I'm sure, in time there will be all kinds of information here on building historically accurate and functional replicas of the old as well as the more modern hunting and target weapons.
Welcome to the The Arbalist Guild Mike. Looking forward to seeing your crossbow creations and modifications. Ivo
Jim Koch- Fresh Blood
Doesn't mean
I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 1
Join date : 2009-12-04
Greetings To The Group,
My name is Jim and I own Alchem Inc, a manufacturer and supplier of various crossbow parts. Our web site can be found at "http://www.alcheminc.com". My plan is to add a link to this site so that our customers who have questions can come here for support and inspiration.
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Jim Koch
My name is Jim and I own Alchem Inc, a manufacturer and supplier of various crossbow parts. Our web site can be found at "http://www.alcheminc.com". My plan is to add a link to this site so that our customers who have questions can come here for support and inspiration.
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Jim Koch
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Good Day to You Jim,
Glad you could make it. The idea with a link is excellent. We are looking forward to bringing this community to it's full potential and with your skill in the craft our job has just became twice as exciting.
Welcome to The Arbalist Guild Jim!
Ivo
Glad you could make it. The idea with a link is excellent. We are looking forward to bringing this community to it's full potential and with your skill in the craft our job has just became twice as exciting.
Welcome to The Arbalist Guild Jim! Ivo
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Вижу появились знакомые имена с Русского форума, а некоторые даже уже учяствуют и тут. Холось бы по приветствовать моих арбалетных товарищей на нашем новом форуме и пожеалать удачи в наших хобби, работе, ну и конечно же в личной жизни. Всем большое спасибо что заглянули.
Одно желание есть у меня, и это как раз таки почему я не начял майки и кепки раздавать, я хочю чтоб форум росc привлекая особых и любящих арбалетное дело людей...как было на Русском форуме.
Еще раз спасибо Вам ребята что поддержали.
Одно желание есть у меня, и это как раз таки почему я не начял майки и кепки раздавать, я хочю чтоб форум росc привлекая особых и любящих арбалетное дело людей...как было на Русском форуме.
Еще раз спасибо Вам ребята что поддержали.
crimbizzle- Fresh Blood
Doesn't mean
I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 14
Join date : 2009-12-13
Greetings everyone. I am a wanna be bowyer with a band saw and a few shootable bows so far. If it throws a pointy stick I'm interested, and I'd definitely love to try my hand at building a crossbow some day. My wife and I are in the middle of moving so all my stuff is packed away. For now I'll watch and hopefully in a month or two I may have a project started.
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Hey crimbizzle,
Glad to see you here with us and Welcome to The Arbalist Guild. I have some rules here and the first one is "No D&D!!!" :affraid: ...
- Just kidding man
Glad to hear about your crossbow building plans.That band saw will certainly come in handy, as well as your bow building experience
If you have any questions or suggestions, ask away, suggest away...this place was built for it. :farao:
Check out the forum, it's structured a bit differently from BD and I hope you and everyone else likes it. Have Fun!
Welcome to The Arbalist Guild Crimbizzle!
Ivo
PS: Funny, you are moving in...I'm starting to move out...all things are packed away....kinda sucks, I agree. Good luck with the move man and Happy Holidays!
Glad to see you here with us and Welcome to The Arbalist Guild. I have some rules here and the first one is "No D&D!!!" :affraid: ...
- Just kidding man
Glad to hear about your crossbow building plans.That band saw will certainly come in handy, as well as your bow building experience
If you have any questions or suggestions, ask away, suggest away...this place was built for it. :farao:
Check out the forum, it's structured a bit differently from BD and I hope you and everyone else likes it. Have Fun!
Welcome to The Arbalist Guild Crimbizzle! Ivo
PS: Funny, you are moving in...I'm starting to move out...all things are packed away....kinda sucks, I agree. Good luck with the move man and Happy Holidays!
Pavise- Dear Friend, You will be Greatly Missed.
- Posts : 128
Join date : 2010-02-07
Hello everybody,
After some weeks of lurking and learning I decided that it was time I joined you all officially. Besides that, my good friend Robin Allen has asked me to. So thanks to you too Ivo, here I am.
Regards to all,
Pavise
After some weeks of lurking and learning I decided that it was time I joined you all officially. Besides that, my good friend Robin Allen has asked me to. So thanks to you too Ivo, here I am.
Regards to all,
Pavise
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Hello Pavise,
Very happy that you made it, sorry for the bumpy ride with the registration. Everything is done to keep this forum secure and the e-mail verification is one of those security features that we can not live without.
I'm glad to hear this forum is being recommended to people and will do my best to keep it as warm and welcoming as the smell of fresh cut wood in the workshop.
Welcome to The Arbalist Guild Pavise!
Good Day,
Ivo
Very happy that you made it, sorry for the bumpy ride with the registration. Everything is done to keep this forum secure and the e-mail verification is one of those security features that we can not live without.
I'm glad to hear this forum is being recommended to people and will do my best to keep it as warm and welcoming as the smell of fresh cut wood in the workshop.
Welcome to The Arbalist Guild Pavise!
Good Day,
Ivo
Loggo- Fresh Blood
Doesn't mean
I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 1
Join date : 2010-11-14
Hello my name is Logan, I'm a first time builder just in the middle of a bow project now.
Tinker- Techno Weeny Supreme
- Posts : 75
Join date : 2010-07-19
Location : Idaho, USA
Hello, my name is Tinker. I am an addict 
westwind- Fresh Blood
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I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 3
Join date : 2011-04-23
Age : 39
Location : Montana
Hello everyone! I was quite surprised when I found this forum as I have been having alot of trouble finding information regarding crossbow construction. Anyways it's great to be here! I am an experienced bladesmith and leather worker so anything that pertains to either of those please don't hesitate to ask. I am fairly new to crossbows and their construction so I am looking forward to exploring all the information here.
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Good Day Westwind,
I know...I used to sprain my internet ankles looking for crossbow info on the net, then *bam* - built a forum.
So Welcome to our Crossbowyer Circle! Let us know what's up and we'll get on it.
All Best,
Ivo
I know...I used to sprain my internet ankles looking for crossbow info on the net, then *bam* - built a forum.
So Welcome to our Crossbowyer Circle! Let us know what's up and we'll get on it.
All Best,
Ivo
olrono- Techno Weeny
Lets put a laser on it!!!
- Posts : 54
Join date : 2011-05-11
Hello... O'l Rono here. built my first croossbow at six years old, a wooden hanger and some inter tube rubber cut to size and away I go... Looking forward to a pro building a replica of William Tell the originial TV series bow. Now if he would only find time to call me.
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Hey Ol'Rono,
Welcome to the Guild!
Haha, That's not technically a crossbow you built, *technically* it was a slingshot...I built those too as a kid...In Ukraine we called it Samostrel which meant self shooter...they kinda generalized everything, so everything that wasn't a gun or a bow, but still shot - was a Samostrel.
Hey, enjoy your stay and good luck with that William Tell topic.
Ivo
Welcome to the Guild!
Haha, That's not technically a crossbow you built, *technically* it was a slingshot...I built those too as a kid...In Ukraine we called it Samostrel which meant self shooter...they kinda generalized everything, so everything that wasn't a gun or a bow, but still shot - was a Samostrel.
Hey, enjoy your stay and good luck with that William Tell topic.
Ivo
olrono- Techno Weeny
Lets put a laser on it!!!
- Posts : 54
Join date : 2011-05-11
Thank you for the welcome Ivo, I am enjoying a second childhood with the crossbow and I can see I will learn alot here on your site thanks...
jreese- Fresh Blood
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I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 1
Join date : 2011-06-28
Age : 67
Location : Western Wisconsin
Thanks for the warm welcome. I had been searching for a site that works with those interested in building an arbalist, and I'm very glad to have found you. I'm in the information gathering stage now, and with limited funds I'm too glad to trade the time I have to make this project work. Since I'm in a rural area finding the raw materiel is much easier than finding the talent to pay for the work I should be doing anyway. But there is no lack of talent in this area, in anything from woodwork to blacksmithing to building a trebuchet...
I'm very eager to get started, so feel free to reign me in and explain how things should work.
I'm very eager to get started, so feel free to reign me in and explain how things should work.
Budapestlimes- Fresh Blood
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I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 3
Join date : 2011-07-16
Hello everyone!
I am a Hungarian, Budapest.
My brother made crossbows.
https://picasaweb.google.com/obuda1
Budapestlimes
I am a Hungarian, Budapest.
My brother made crossbows.
https://picasaweb.google.com/obuda1
Budapestlimes
Todd the archer- Crossbow Junkie
I live here!
- Posts : 581
Join date : 2010-02-25
Age : 62
Location : sellersville,pa.
That is a very nice crossbow you have there.
Todd
Todd
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Hi and Welcome!
The carving and the engraving are awesome on those bows...couldn't keep my eyes off of them. Great job and my compliments to your brother's skill!
If I'm not mistaken, the carving and engraving were all done by hand? and I even see some gold encrustation on the border of the side plates...simply fantastic! Thanks for sharing, is there a picture of the bow assembled? or is this still work in progress?
Ivo
The carving and the engraving are awesome on those bows...couldn't keep my eyes off of them. Great job and my compliments to your brother's skill!
If I'm not mistaken, the carving and engraving were all done by hand? and I even see some gold encrustation on the border of the side plates...simply fantastic! Thanks for sharing, is there a picture of the bow assembled? or is this still work in progress?
Ivo
Budapestlimes- Fresh Blood
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I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 3
Join date : 2011-07-16
Todd, Ivo, Thank you for response!
Yes, everything is handmade, finished two weeks.
Engraving of the old master's work. All other brother and my little one.
Yes, everything is handmade, finished two weeks.
Engraving of the old master's work. All other brother and my little one.
Ivo- Admin
- Posts : 1041
Join date : 2009-11-25
Age : 36
Location : NJ, USA
Definitely looking forward to your projects completion. And you said the little one is yours, you mean the one with a carved Ram's head in the grip? I'm an Aries by Zodiac, so that would be my choice of animal too!!! 
Ivo
Ivo
Budapestlimes- Fresh Blood
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I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 3
Join date : 2011-07-16
I mean, if completed...
kram57- Fresh Blood
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I'm new to crossbows - Posts : 2
Join date : 2014-07-02
Age : 67
Location : London UK
Hi. iam not sure if ive done this right..so sorry if I have posted in the wrong place? Iam not very good at DIY but I love xbows and have discovered them late in life. Ive been modifying the self load 80lb pistol xbow for a while now and have managed to almost double its power. I love this xbow and for a while been trying to give it that bit more FPS it deserves. I have got it up to just over 300fps now but..as with power you want more!! Ive got a 120lb split limb xbow and have been toying with the idea of cutting the limbs down to fit onto another MK2 pistol xbow (minus the cocking arm). Because iam shortening these limbs they will be much stiffer..thus more powerfull? I allways wondered why medieval xbows had a very short draw..some under two inches!! Now I know why..as the huge poundage they needed to cock a 400+ crossbow..it just would not bend and arch 6 or 8 inches! Iam really in unknown territory here as I don't know if it will work?? But, it may well do and be hugely powerfull?
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