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ELB or EWB?
Yeomanbowman:
Yes, you are quite right Ian, its well outside the 5/8ths and it's very flat too. It's not a typical MR bow but I think it gives a glimpse of what a white wood bow may have looked like that was strong in tension and not so strong as yew in compression.
I have some images that are not great but give some Idea. the side against the metal stand is the back and is more crowned than the belly.
Ian.:
Yeah that's the one, would be interesting to get some dimensions. The section was almost triangular if I remember, I cant imagine the bow could be much more than 100lb, but as you say perfect shape for a meane wood.
Prarie Bowyer:
Huh, I thought an EWB was a type of ELB. Whows WTH I know.
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: Prarie Bowyer on March 23, 2012, 03:39:13 am ---Huh, I thought an EWB was a type of ELB. Whows WTH I know.
--- End quote ---
I would consider that you were correct. The term “English Long Bow” was applied to the bows used in Victorian England, perhaps with the belief that the English longbows they read about were always made like theirs. The Mary Rose bows demonstrated otherwise, so the new term “Warbow" was invented. It is really ignorant to fail to recognize that the MR bows were indeed longbows and they were English. Mediaeval longbows of higher quality than military issue were also made with lighter draw weights for hunting or sport shooting, or even war. We can see examples in Denmark, Ireland and Germany. All longbows were a minimum length of a man’s height and were to be drawn to at least 32 inches. Yew of various cross sections was the preferred wood for all self bows since the stone age..The present so-called “English Long Bow”, because it is stiff at middle and ends, can be expected to break at that draw length. The bow in Cardiff doesn’t sound like MR. I believe all MR bows had round conical tips to hold horn side-nocks.
Cheers,
Erik
Ian.:
It is an MR bow and well worth a look, although I would bring a torch as they have it under mood lighting.
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