[Ansteorra-archery] Another post about the bow??

Bob Dewart gilli at seacove.net
Sun Dec 23 17:36:16 PST 2001


I got the UHMW from Fearghus.  I got the shafts from Gene Bolton Sales
(714)964-1192.  And where and when the next AoB is, your guess is as good as
mine.

Gilli
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Davis" <WDJr at excite.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Another post about the bow??


> I guess I will just go with fiberglass.  Where do you get your fiberglass
> shafts and UHMW?  As for the medallion, I'll wait until the AOB.  By the
way
> when and where is that?
>
> Oudeceus
>
>
> On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:02:58 -0600, ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org wrote:
>
> >  Well, the passing thing is the question.  I submitted my work on 2
> October.
> >  If it does pass, it's the thing for wood arrows.
> >
> >  But Eadric is right.  Fiberglass is the way to go.  While our
Ansteorran
> War
> >  Arrows will go a bit farther, the wood just breaks too much.  And the
> >  Ansteorran works great on them too.
> >
> >  While I have an unknown large number of wood combat arrows, I'll only
be
> >  repairing them, not making new ones.  I'm only making UHMW and
fiberglass
> >  ones.  And I'm not in a big hurry there either.  Because after the
> surgeries
> >  (Darcy is having one too) we're looking at trying to buy some land and
a
> >  house.  So our presences at the next GW or two or three is doubtful.
> >
> >  Say there, you might not know it but you have a 3rd place IAAC
medallion
> >  coming for you Open division score in the previous season.  So, which
> would
> >  you rather do: get the a Coronation or at the next Academy of the Bow?
> >
> >  Gilli
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: "Walter Davis" <WDJr at excite.com>
> >  To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> >  Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 8:20 AM
> >  Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Another post about the bow??
> >
> >
> >  > Gilli,
> >  > Sorry to hear you're not going to Gulf War.  You will be missed I'm
> sure.
> >  > But I'm happy to hear about your new bow!  I can't wait to get a look
> at
> >  it.
> >  >
> >  > As for Gulf war, I need help!  I don't have any APDs and only 12
Baldar
> >  > Blunts.  I am currently the only archer in our shire so I'm trying to
> get
> >  > ready on my own.  I want to get 50 more blunts but the e-mail address
I
> >  > tried didn't work.  I like the golf tube APDs I've seen but I don't
> know
> >  if
> >  > they will pass.  I will be using wood combat arrows because I have
100
> >  > shafts I had already started on.  I have to strip feathers off about
70
> of
> >  > them.  Help!
> >  >
> >  > Oudoceus Kynith
> >  > Shire of Rosenfeld
> >  > On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 08:59:10 -0600, ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
> wrote:
> >  >
> >  > >  Well now that you mention it, the reason I haven't been talking
> about
> >  > >  getting ready for the war this year is because I'm not going.  I
> wasn't
> >  > >  going to make a big deal out of it.  But just to let folks know
I'm
> not
> >  > >  going because I'm in a snit about something, here's why.  Toward
the
> >  > later
> >  > >  part of next year I may be having some surgery.  I need to save up
> my
> >  > >  personnel time at work to cover as much as possible of my recovery
> >  time.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Now I hope my saying this does not make you feel badly.  There's
no
> >  > reason
> >  > >  for you to do so.  Because you're absolutely right.  There are any
> >  number
> >  > of
> >  > >  items much more important to be talked about than my gorgeous new
> >  "Real"
> >  > >  English longbow.
> >  > >
> >  > >  But as you may recall, a few days ago I sent out a question, a
> fairly
> >  > >  serious one, to the list.  It didn't get very much response.
> >  > >
> >  > >  I still have $57.00 that I collected from an auction to help refit
> >  combat
> >  > >  arrows with APDs.  Does any one need any materials?  If not, the
> money
> >  > will
> >  > >  be given to the Kingdom Treasurer at Crown.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Gilli
> >  > >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  From: "Tessa Nieto" <eleanor_cleavely at yahoo.com>
> >  > >  To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> >  > >  Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:07 PM
> >  > >  Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Another post about the bow??
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >  > My dear good gentles,
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > forgive my saltiness and curmudgeoness but, can we
> >  > >  > PLEASE get back to talking about more important things
> >  > >  > than Gilli's new bow? That's all I've seen for the
> >  > >  > past three days and I really wish we could talk about
> >  > >  > where to find balder blunts, who is planning on
> >  > >  > teaching a class or two on how to make legal combat
> >  > >  > arrows and preparations for Gulf War.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > Once again, I do not wish to rain on Gilli's parade.
> >  > >  > Indeed, I am quite happy to hear of his new long bow.
> >  > >  > However, Gulf War is approaching and I have not seen
> >  > >  > one post regarding preparations from the Ansteorran
> >  > >  > archers. Are we even making an appearance this year?
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > Thank you and have a great evening,
> >  > >  > Eleanor
> >  > >  > --- john moore <iaenmor at swbell.net> wrote:
> >  > >  > > that's why they are called LOOOOOONG BOWS,  agood
> >  > >  > > luck with the new toy.
> >  > >  > > Iaen Mor
> >  > >  > > ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > > From: "Bob Dewart" <gilli at seacove.net>
> >  > >  > > To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> >  > >  > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 6:43 PM
> >  > >  > > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] It's almost here!!!
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > > > Happy days are here indeed!!!
> >  > >  > > >
> >  > >  > > > It's here, it's here!!!!
> >  > >  > > >
> >  > >  > > > Long bow indeed.  It's longer that I'm tall!!
> >  > >  > > Welllllll now.
> >  > >  > > >
> >  > >  > > > Gilli
> >  > >  > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > > > From: "Harry Bilings" <humble_archer at hotmail.com>
> >  > >  > > > To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> >  > >  > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:34 AM
> >  > >  > > > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] It's almost
> >  > >  > > here!!!
> >  > >  > > >
> >  > >  > > >
> >  > >  > > > > cool have fun with your new toy.
> >  > >  > > > > plachoya
> >  > >  > > > >
> >  > >  > > > > >From: "Bob Dewart" <gilli at seacove.net>
> >  > >  > > > > >Reply-To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
> >  > >  > > > > >To: <Ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> >  > >  > > > > >Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] It's almost
> >  > >  > > here!!!
> >  > >  > > > > >Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:17:51 -0600
> >  > >  > > > > >
> >  > >  > > > > >Greetings and Hi There all you period archery
> >  > >  > > fans,
> >  > >  > > > > >
> >  > >  > > > > >I'm so happy.  It's almost here.  In fact it
> >  > >  > > should be here tomorrow.
> >  > >  > > > > >Yepppppiiiiiiiiii.  And what is it that makes
> >  > >  > > me this happy??? It's my
> >  > >  > > > new
> >  > >  > > > > >English longbow!!!!  Here is it's progress.
> >  > >  > > You have to read from the
> >  > >  > > > > >bottom up.
> >  > >  > > > > >
> >  > >  > > > > >
> >  > >  > > > > >PACKAGE PROGRESS
> >  > >  > > > > >Date   Time   Location   Activity
> >  > >  > > > > >Dec 19, 2001   7:16 A.M.   DALLAS, TX, US   IN
> >  > >  > > TRANSIT TO
> >  > >  > > > > >     7:15 A.M.   NEWARK INTL, NJ, US
> >  > >  > > DEPARTURE SCAN
> >  > >  > > > > >     4:57 A.M.   NEWARK INTL, NJ, US   ARRIVAL
> >  > >  > > SCAN
> >  > >  > > > > >     3:15 A.M.   PHILADELPHIA INTL, PA, US
> >  > >  > > DEPARTURE SCAN
> >  > >  > > > > >     1:33 A.M.   PHILA AIR HUB, PA, US
> >  > >  > > LOCATION SCAN
> >  > >  > > > > >Dec 17, 2001   10:17 P.M.   EAST MIDLANDS, GB
> >  > >  > > EXPORT SCAN
> >  > >  > > > > >Dec 15, 2001   12:24 A.M.   BARKING, GB   HUB
> >  > >  > > SCAN
> >  > >  > > > > >Dec 14, 2001   10:01 P.M.   GB   BILLING
> >  > >  > > INFORMATION RECEIVED
> >  > >  > > > > >     7:12 P.M.   BURY ST EDMUNDS, GB   ORIGIN
> >  > >  > > SCAN
> >  > >  > > > > >
> >  > >  > > > > >Gilli
> >  > >  > > > > >
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