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Mary Rose replica (updated with full draw)
Kviljo:
Don't think it got any major damage. I couldn't see broken fibres on the back, but it was probably some left-over of the growthring I scraped away on the back that cracked. It will be pretty lively if it survives, that's for sure. It's pretty thick for it's width. I was quite amazed that it acted as stable as it did.
Kviljo:
Just thought I would give an update on this bow. It hung on the wall for about 8 months waiting for higher humidity in my workshop, untill a few weeks ago when I decided to try this one out as a Standard Arrow flight bow at the Norwegian Championship that were held not long ago.
It is drawing ~80# @ 28" and ~100# @ 32". The bowyers mark is carved into the bow and represents I and M, which are my initials - Ivar Malde. If I weren't making a replica, I would have made it bend more towards the tips. However, I like that it has about the same tiller as the drawn original bow shown in Soars "Longbow". I decided to have the reflexed limb as the upper limb, so it might look like it is bending a liitle too much at the lower limb. I don't remember the exact amount of reflex the stave had, but the bow is straight even just after it has been shot.
The string is made from dacron and is about 3mm thick. I also made a 15 strand FF string for it, which I tested with a standard arrow today. The FF string made the bow sound like a guitar, but it didn't shoot measurable further. The Standard Arrow landed between 174 and 182 meters with both strings. The arrow was fairly point heavy, so I think it should be fairly easy to pass 200 meters with the bow.
The bow also won "Selfbow of the year" at the Bowyers competition during the Championship. With a shot of 174 meters at the Standard Arrow flight shoot, it came in third. An ash/walnut ~100# warbow shot 212 meters. (which I believe is a new world record for it's class!)
adb:
Very nicely done, Ivar! It's good to be patient, and listen to the wood. I think your tiller is bang on for a warbow, and the weight certainly qualifies it as such. I love the side nocks, as well, giving your bow a true replica quality. Nice work! You're also getting some decent range. When you say "standard arrow", are you referring to EWBS standards at 52g?
adb:
When you cut your side nocks, do you cut them both on the same side, or one on each side? Looking at the bow from the belly side, held out at arms length (like you're going to shoot it), which side(s) are the nocks cut on? Thanks!
Yeomanbowman:
That's a beautiful bow you've Kviljo and from the scrapings I can imagine that the wood is nice and crisp and dense.
By the way the EWBS record for a laminated bow is 281 yards shot/made by Joe Gibbs.
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