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Del the cat:
It was my B'day over the hols. As a surprise my family got me enrolled as a patron of the Mary Rose which gives me access to the private collection.
My daughter organised a visit and the curator of the collection opened up specially on my birthday so I could look at all the longbows and other artefacts I got to handle some of the bows! He was a great bloke and went way above and beyond the call of duty.
The best bit was seeing the knotty wobbly bows rather than the 'best' ones which are usually illustrated. There are deffinitelt some character bows there. One had a big knot in the middle and cleary visible grain violations on the back mostly running along the length. I'll post some pics later.
Interestingly some were obviously distorted by the weight of silt on them (IMO) and gave the impression of huge reflex. Quite a few just showed that slight reflex you get when a stave is split out from the log. I got the feeling that the bows hadn't been used much, if at all. (Most were found in stored in chests)
It took a couple of days to get the grin of my face!
Del

Ian.:
That does sound excellent, cant wait to see the pictures.

Ifrit617:
Awesome Del! I really can't wait to see those pics.

Jon

Dag:
That must have been a wonderful experience indeed Del! I can only imagine the feeling of holding one of those great bows. I can't wait to see pictures either!

davkt:
Sounds amazing. Even the bows on display are worth a look (and my 7 year old was asking today when she could go again) so the back room collection must be fantastic!

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