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outcaste:
Hi,

Just thought I would share my latest project, a long time in construction but well worth all the effort.





I haven't got any photos of it drawn up but if you click on the link below you will see it being shot. I'm the guy dressed in green/beard/welly boots!


http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/kk123/leafy_bow/agincourt%20shoot%202009/?action=view&current=Movie.flv

The bow is constructed from English yew and has had the sapwood taken down to a single growth ring. The original MR bow has 68 rings per inch, this has 65, so pretty close! The draw weight is 155lbs@32. One thing we have to take into account is this bow is 81ins NTN and the original is 77ins, making it 196lbs@32 or just over 180lbs@30.5ins. It has taken very little set, the stave had a natural deflex for the most part. My aim is to remove the temporary nocks and shorten by an inch or so. 

I would also like to say thanks to Steve Stratton for answering some of the finer points of the original features and dimensions

Cheers,
Alistair

Ian.:
Fantastic looking bow as all ways, what sort of distance did you manage with it.

outcaste:

--- Quote from: Ian. on November 12, 2009, 04:50:21 pm ---Fantastic looking bow as all ways, what sort of distance did you manage with it.

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Hi Ian,

In the awful conditions I managed 220 yards with a 1/4 pound arrow, so hopefully a bit more to come on a better day!

Cheers,
Alistair

Phil Rees:
Alistair ... Congratulations on constructing a wonderful bow.
For those of us not too familular with the technicalities of Mary Rose bows, would you mind explaining the term "slab sided" and were there any other specific characteristics of MR81A 1607 that attracted you to construct your excellent replica

outcaste:

--- Quote from: Horace Ford on November 14, 2009, 06:09:28 am ---Alistair ... Congratulations on constructing a wonderful bow.
For those of us not too familular with the technicalities of Mary Rose bows, would you mind explaining the term "slab sided" and were there any other specific characteristics of MR81A 1607 that attracted you to construct your excellent replica

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Thanks for the compliment and apologies for not responding earlier.

The term 'Slab Sided' only really means that there is a definate flat side (edge) to the bow running almost to the nocks themselves, rather than the 'D' section (you can see this in the photo). With regards to being attracted to this bow in particular, then you might remember an earlier posting of a slab sided bow on this forum constructed from Italian yew. As I was interested in what English yew could produce and wanted to make a really heavy bow (this bow is one of the larger bows found on the MR), I thought I would give it a go. I think it is really interesting what has come out from this as an indication of the draw weights of these bows and relative performance. Next step is to shorten to somewhere near the original length. I guess if i take two inches off it would be around 175lbs @ 32 or more bearing in mind it was 155lbs hot of the tiller.

Cheers,
Alistair

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