Hello All

[Paulyboy1960]

Hi,

I am Paul, and I do the occasional odds and sods with wood, but nothing to flash or precise. I guess I am on here to learn how to do things and get a few good ideas.

I am into old cars (Wolseley 24/80) and my partner is into archery, and I have built various things for that.
It seemed that when I googled most things about welding and lathes this forum came up, and I found there is a hell of a lot more on here than just woodwork, it is a goldmine of good stuff.

As I said, I hope to get some things out of this forum, and hopefully help some others along the way

Cheers, Paul

"Arte et Marte"

[Perfect Pens]

G'Day Paul,

Welcome to the forums, I agree with you there is a plethora of info on here

Cheers
Tony

[old1955]

Welcome to the forum Paul.

[crowie]

G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "Paul".
There are a lot of members in and around Adelaide and across Sth Aust.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork ..
Cheers crowie

[Paulyboy1960]

Well, this is one example of something I built, involved some woodwork, and a hell of a lot of thought. Its an archery drawboard, made using a surplus office desk, with two planks running lengthways for support. It is designed to allow precise measurements and sight settings to make sure the arrow is perpendicular etc. What the bow hooks over is a $2 doorstop with 10mm threaded rod to provide strength. As you may appreciate, if it let go at full draw it would be ugly. The winch is the most expensive bit, chosen for the worm drive to give a smooth draw without the ratcheting action. I Mounted it on casters. The bowpress and vice are Off-the-shelf items as well. I used aluminum strip as guide rails for the ruler and a t square to allow peep sight to arrow measurements. I had the idea of how I wanted it to work, and my partner had a large input as well. The main things were strength and rigidity to ensure accurate alignments, and making sure it draws straight. The photo is of her hard at work using it.
Cheers, Paul

[crowie]

Well, this is one example of something I built, involved some woodwork, and a hell of a lot of thought. Its an archery drawboard, made using a surplus office desk, with two planks running lengthways for support. It is designed to allow precise measurements and sight settings to make sure the arrow is perpendicular etc. What the bow hooks over is a $2 doorstop with 10mm threaded rod to provide strength. As you may appreciate, if it let go at full draw it would be ugly. The winch is the most expensive bit, chosen for the worm drive to give a smooth draw without the ratcheting action. I Mounted it on casters. The bowpress and vice are Off-the-shelf items as well. I used aluminum strip as guide rails for the ruler and a t square to allow peep sight to arrow measurements. I had the idea of how I wanted it to work, and my partner had a large input as well. The main things were strength and rigidity to ensure accurate alignments, and making sure it draws straight. The photo is of her hard at work using it.
Cheers, Paul

That looks like one very serious bow Paul...I'd encourage you to post this in a new thread as I'm sure other will also be intrigued by yours and your darlings hobby...cheers, crowie

[Christos]

Welcome to the forum.

[JJF]

welcome aboard