[Ansteorra-archery] Combat Archery Schedule for Gulf War XII

[iaenmor]

see you at war
Iaen Mor
Gate's Edge
Coastal Region Archery Marshal
iaenmor at swbell.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "H.L. Agnarr Thorvaldsson" <agnarr at quik.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Combat Archery Schedule for Gulf War XII


Hey Eadric

I know that your like me getting ready for the war but I have two questions
for ya.

1.  Would some 2 inch wide by 1.5 inches tall; Red Pheon stickers be of use
for the Inspection Point ???  I was able to purchase the remaining stock of
these stickers from my employer as we now have to use a slightly smaller
size for one of our customers.  So I ended up with somewhere like 250 of
these stickers available for the non-contact archers if you want them to
stick on their helms for easier identification on the field of combat.


2.  A few months ago you listed several places on this mailing list for us
to avoid purchasing fiberglass shafts from - due to the poor quality of the
fiberglass rods that we were getting from them.   Have you or anyone else
ever tried to post cure these poorer quality shafts to see if this helps
improve their viability for use?

- To post cure fiberglass all you do is place the bare untaped fiberglass
rods in a regular oven  the middle rack for 4 hours at 350 degrees.   The
fiberglass rods once post-cured can be held without gloves within 5 minutes
after coming out of the oven and they are easily identified if this process
should became a requirement for all fiberglass shafts and bolts.   (The
additional curing time makes the basic colored fiberglass rods change
color - from the oyster white that they are to a really cool looking
beige-brown color.)

    We have just started having to post curing all of our fiberglass rods
that are used at my job.  This very simple process of post curing the
fiberglass rods has greatly improved the overall shear strength, splintering
factor, and just makes the rod a better product for our customers needs; so
it may be of use for the Combat archery as well.

    I will check with my boss tomorrow to see if I can get copies of the
testing
that we have performed on some 5/16" rods to show you just how this helps
the rods hold up to some serious abuse that we have to put them through
before we use them in our products.  I will also bring you some post cured
fiberglass rods if you want so you can make your own conclusions.


I will be on site for the War on Monday.

HL Agnarr Thorvaldsson,
Shire of Crossrode Keep,





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