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220#@30" W.Elm warbow
RyanY:
I'll do it. :D
adb:
Yah, yah, Ryan... we've heard this story before ;D
Yeomanbowman:
Sorry to only come up with a very un-insightful comment but, Wow that really is quite a bow!!! I think it really does go a long way to showing what Ascham's ‘meane’ wood bow were capable of and how a military archer could train on a heavy with a white wood bow that was heavy enough to be the equal of a livery yew bow. Or use a white wood bow in battle that was capable of being an effective weapon in its own right.
Kviljo:
I think Nidrinr will draw and shoot this bow without a problem!
...as a foot bow 8)
Agree Yeoman! I and Nidrinr discussed this shortly today. It really shows why elm is mentioned in historical texts and is represented in the archaeological material (e.g. Hedeby).
nidrinr:
Until recently I considered w.elm and good ash to be quite equal material for heavy bows. I think different on the matter now. Not only does elm feel like it has a better "kick" from the same poundage, it also has a way of not developing compression marks before it's really poor tillered. Ash has a way of soaking water like a sponge, elm seems to be a little more tolerant to humidity. Both ash and w.elm seems to tolerate a lot of tension, but I have seen ash failing in tension. I've never seen w. elm do the same.
All in all I guess I'm on a quest of harvesting a lot more w. elm than I've bothered to do before.
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