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Cromm:
25 holes.

adb:
Awesome arrow bag. Nothing wrong with those arrows, they look fine to me. Didn't medieval archers stuff straw in the bottom of the bag to protect it from the heads?

ratty:

--- Quote from: adb on July 09, 2009, 12:39:04 pm ---Awesome arrow bag. Nothing wrong with those arrows, they look fine to me. Didn't medieval archers stuff straw in the bottom of the bag to protect it from the heads?

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thanks :)

quite possibly, i seem to remember reading somwhere that they used corn or barley in the bottom, but don't quote me on that, because i'm working from vague memory ;)

triton:
if pulling a 5/8" hole over fletches is detrimental, how would they suffer after being pulled from a belt as shown in many medieval illustrations.  I said "try it" and if you do, you'll see the fletches don't suffer enough to warrant them useless.
I didn't make my bag with any intention of being accurate for the period.  I like them and fancied making one. nothing more.  I have cut the holes in the disc 5/8" because to me that's logical to ease filling up of the cassette.  25 holes like a bakers dozen perhaps?  I cut the slits in the side of each hole because Tudor bodkins wont go in quick enough.  After opening the bottom of the bag and pushing the arrows from the top, into the gorund, the bag pulled up and the fletches were unscathed, ready to shoot quicker than drawing each one out of the bag.

youngbowyer:

--- Quote from: ratty on July 09, 2009, 10:51:28 am ---is it just me ?

or has this spacer got 25 holes? not 24?



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You're right it does have 25

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