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Hector cole heads have arrived with a slight problem.
triton:
given the materials of the time, I would say it's perfectly reasonable to use the same glue to fix the heads as used for the fletching.
youngbowyer:
--- Quote from: Rod on February 26, 2009, 07:49:09 am ---It is probably worth discussing the type and size of shaft with Hector when ordering so that he can make an appropriate socket size.
Last time I spoke with Chris Boyton he mentioned that there was some evidence showing that the same mix that was used to coat the shaftment might have been used to fix heads.
Given the copper content of this mix it might have been unhealthy to be wounded even with a sterile point, before we even consider the fact that points werre not sterile and that shafts might have been stuck in the ground.
With the prevalence of dysentery on campaign and the use of night soil and animal manure in agriculture then the risk of infection seems great.
Rod.
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There have been lots of documents saying that archers stuck their arrows in the ground making the risk of infection far greater.
Lloyd:
The beeswax for arrow heads story keeps coming around but I've never seen any documentation. If anyone has documentation for using beeswax to affix heads please let me know where it is.
triton:
I think comes from an idea in connection with why arrows found are of different lengths, ranging from 28"-32". so different types/length of head can be fitted.
Personally I think it's also connected to the myth that arrows were a one-shot item.
youngbowyer:
--- Quote from: Lloyd on February 26, 2009, 04:25:52 pm ---The beeswax for arrow heads story keeps coming around but I've never seen any documentation. If anyone has documentation for using beeswax to affix heads please let me know where it is.
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Another theory was that they used bluebell sap.
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