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Welcome to the New English War Bow Forum!
DanaM:
Looking forward to meeting some new folks and seeing thier bows. Welcome all.
DanaM
Justin Snyder:
David, I don't think the other bows were really dual purpose. Most primitive cultures had hunting weight bows of 40# and less and war bows in the high to extremely high weight. The reason I ask is because laminated bows or hybrids are the best that most guys can do since they don't have access to premium yew. I don't care either way. I was just curious if it had to be English in style, or war bow by weight, or both, or are laminated bows allowed, or just self bows. I don't want to influence the decision. Maybe if you can get a bunch of guys from the English Warbow site to weigh in it would and give their oppinion. Justin
Yeomanbowman:
--- Quote from: justin snyder on April 28, 2007, 05:11:50 pm ---Maybe if you can get a bunch of guys from the English Warbow site to weigh in it would and give their oppinion. Justin
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Hello,
Don't expect any meaningful concensus from us rabble, we never did before ;)
However, here's my tuppence worth...
Seeing as it's primitive archer and historically English warbows were extensively (but not exclusively) selfbow that should be the primary thrust.
Jeremy
duffontap:
Jeremy's right, we'll never get a consensus on what an English warbow is. This forum is intended to help fill the hole left by the closing of Englishwarbow.com/forum so the purpose should be similar. I would welcome posts on any kind of war bow as long as they are not called something they are not and serve as contrast to the English design. 100# minimum! (totally kidding about the minimum). ;D laminated bows are welcome in my book--just don't call them something they are not.
J. D. Duff
D. Tiller:
Yep! I agree. Simmilar to the Mary Rose design rounded belly that type of thing,
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