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Spine consideration for war arrows
markinengland:
There are records of quite a few woods being sued for arrows, in the Great Warbow and also Toxiphilus. I can't rememner them all though. Some liek chestnut were obviously used but not thought very good.Ash was given an OK as it was heavier and gave a good "stripe2 or wound, but poplar thought somewhat light I think.
I;ll have to have a bt of a read. Trouble is that Ascham bores the pants off me!
Mark in England
Lloyd:
see my post in the "What is a War Arrow" thread for a list of all the arrow woods that Ascham mentions.
Pat B:
I'm gonna see what I can come up with, weight wise with a 1/2" diameter sourwood(Oxydendrum arboreum) shoot shaft. What weight should I look for in a 1/2" shaft to make weight in a war arrow?
Pat
Lloyd:
1/2" bob tailed ash would weigh anywhere from the mid 700's to the low 1000s of grains at 33" or so on average. Plus the head of course.
Pat B:
I was thinking 1000gr+ for the total arrow weight. I'll have to do a bit of experimenting with different hardwood shoots to see which will make weight. If nothing else, you guys are gonna make a war bow fletcher out of me. ;D Pat
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