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150 lb yew
Rod:
I'd like to hear how it is shooting since I am interested in the performance of Baltic yew.
In some quarters it is given a bad name but i would not be surprised if a majority of the livery bows made in Lincoln were of baltic yew shipped in through Boston and carried up the Witham to Brayford Pool.
Any info on cast and arrow weights etc. would be appreciated.
Rod.
Lukasz Nawalny:
I see that my sharp edges make your worry :) It is possible that you have right but for this time I have very small % wodden longbows brakage. I think not more like 4 maybe 5 %. Maybe if I will make round edges this % will be smaller ? Possible but not for sure ;). I have made over 50 longbows from baltic yew. I must say - we have few types of this yew - very hard , other is very light another with not dense growth rings soft and elastic. Now I have my personal target bow from this very light wood - bow mass is around 300 gram , I dont seen such light longbow for this time , very fast - with only 42 lb about 175 fps. I dont know how fair can this 150 lb shoot , but my one of best baltic yew " warbows" 75 lb with 55 / 60 gram war arrow shoot over 220 meters - about 250 yards.
here pictures with medeieval longbows cross secitions
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Jaro:
Henry, I know preciselly this type of softer and very light yew, it shoots well, but it also does not live long and has tendency to blow up all of sudden.
Anyway this:
but my one of best baltic yew " warbows" 75 lb with 55 / 60 gram war arrow shoot over 220 meters - about 250 yards.
again deserves commentary with words "sanity check" - very good yew bow of 125# and good archer might actually do the distance. To do it with bow of this weight is not physically possible under normall weather conditions (it might be with very strong tailwind).
Please see results of batsford shot for refference and consider the weights of bows in relation to the performance and weight of arrows.
55 gram arrow is 850 grain, more than standard and 60 gram is 925 grain. That is hefty arrow. In other words you are telling that you are shooting 12,3 gr/pound with longbow at 250 yrds. If its not impossible, then its very unparsimonial in the face of other evidence.
It would make you to shoot standard at distance of 300 yrds with self longbow of mere 90# if made out of the same wood, something which is not possible.
J.
Lukasz Nawalny:
I shoot with my longbow few tousend shoot for this time and in my opinion I will be shoot about 2 seasons on high performance of this bow. This very light yew wood have dense rings and is not soft . Soft sort of Baltic yew have not dense growth rings , this is something other. I dont speak english very well but I understant that you dont belive in this 220 M distance. Well I have witness when I shoot with this bow with 55 g arrow 5 inch feather with light wind that was exactly 222 meter. Arrow speed was very close like in asian laminate bows , here is this bow in action - in second part of this movie we have laminate turkish Grozer with 70 lb. But ofcourse its only words - you dont must to belive ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4VwqX1Wss
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: henry31 on December 07, 2009, 12:41:28 pm ---I shoot with my longbow few tousend shoot for this time and in my opinion I will be shoot about 2 seasons on high performance of this bow. This very light yew wood have dense rings and is not soft . Soft sort of Baltic yew have not dense growth rings , this is something other. I dont speak english very well but I understant that you dont belive in this 220 M distance. Well I have witness when I shoot with this bow with 55 g arrow 5 inch feather with light wind that was exactly 222 meter. Arrow speed was very close like in asian laminate bows , here is this bow in action - in second part of this movie we have laminate turkish Grozer with 70 lb. But ofcourse its only words - you dont must to belive ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4VwqX1Wss
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I don't see any problem with your claim, my 75 lb longbow of English Yew (and we all hear you can't make bows of English Yew ::) )will shoot about 220yards* with a regular arrow which I use for field shooting.
* Paced out, but I know my paces are a pretty good yard from pacing measured distances on the golf course. The last bow I made (English Yew Longbow) 44 lb @ 27" would shoot one of my lighter 28" arrows 180yards, and I daresay it would easilly draw to 29"-30" if asked.
Del
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