A quick missive regarding bolt construction. I recently had an issue where I simply could not hammer the shaft in to the Fathead deep enough. It turns out the spec has changed from the Fathead, to the Fathead 2 (at the time of writing, provisionally approved). From Northstar: Please see the attached instructions. If you would like to … Continue reading Combat Bolts – Hammering it Home
Category: Armored Combat
Making a Quiver – Combat Archery
Greeting friends, a question often asked, ‘what is a good quiver to use’, or, ‘how can you make one’? As with anything this can be a very big subject, but let’s go into some basics of not only construction, but of some of the use cases related to quivers as well. How many bolts do you … Continue reading Making a Quiver – Combat Archery
Reach Out and Touch Someone – Pole Arm Construction
As a combat archer, there are times when there simply isn’t any combat archery, or there are alternating scenarios, whatever the case may be… So I thought to myself, ‘Self, you should take up pole arm!’ Im no stranger to rattan having made made throwing daggers, and other things out of it. So I sought … Continue reading Reach Out and Touch Someone – Pole Arm Construction
Order Inclusions – The Case for Sharing a Seat at the Table
Friends it is the case that many groups work in a vacuum. That may for technical, safety, or any number of reasons. However decisions have been made in the past about how well some things do fit together, or whether they fit together ‘well enough’. Take the case of the Laurel. Arts can, and do, vary … Continue reading Order Inclusions – The Case for Sharing a Seat at the Table