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Yeomanbowman:
--- Quote ---A reasonable assumption unless the shorter arrows were fitted with long bodkin heads and the arrow drawn past the shoulder of the bodkin, as was demonstrated by Alanesq and is, I believe, mentioned on his site.
Craig.
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I'm trying to think why there would be very long bodkins fitted to the shorter shafts. I'm aware they were used for fire arrows but they couldn't be over-drawn. I know Alan and respect his analytical mind but never subscribed to his theory on this. Common sense, to me, would dictate that a longer shaft is a far easier and cheaper way to achieve a longer draw length if that was the aim. What are your thoughts on the theory?
Jeremy
Prarie Bowyer:
Question: What does a Yew Self bow such as this one run? I have no idea. I want to say I saw a price pushing 2K U.S. once.
adb:
$1000 is not an unreasonable price for a warbow weight yew self bow.
Del the cat:
Price depends if the bowyer is doing it as a business with all the associated overheads or doing it for the love of it for a few people who take the trouble to visit using using materials sourced very cheaply (or free).
Del
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: Yeomanbowman link=topic=30201.msg412617#msg412617
Craig.[/quote ---
I'm trying to think why there would be very long bodkins fitted to the shorter shafts. I'm aware they were used for fire arrows but they couldn't be over-drawn. I know Alan and respect his analytical mind but never subscribed to his theory on this. Common sense, to me, would dictate that a longer shaft is a far easier and cheaper way to achieve a longer draw length if that was the aim. What are your thoughts on the theory?
Jeremy
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Ascham said that the draw is to the barbs or the shoulder of the head. I think that the theory that the draw would be unnecessarily extended to the tapered socket is runaway speculation.
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