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meanewood:
Yes Ascham does say Ash and some Oak are best. He is probably having a go at contemporary fletchers for using Poplar (Aspen) but it is light , strong, if made thick enough, straight grained and easy to work with. So having to use horn inserts was a small price to pay I suppose!
Heffalump:
--- Quote from: WillS on December 04, 2013, 08:18:56 am ---Thanks John! I'm still struggling to really get on top of 125#ish to push these out. Anything lower seems useless with them. Hopefully when I get my 130# bow finished it will motivate me to crack on and move up in weight!
I'm fairly comfortable at 100-115 and on a really good day can comfortably shoot 120ish but I seem to have lost strength recently! Maybe it's the cold weather and lack of practice space?
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I know the feeling Will ;) You might have seen Darran's thread on the EWBS forum regarding seeming loss of strength in cold weather? Mind you, he is on another planet with that 162 Poletti self-yew bow eh? :o Myself and another warbow enthusiast/improver were also remarking on failing performance in the cold the other day at the field. I'm well on top of anything 100-110 and can rove all day with that weight no problem. I'm still building up in draw-weight and got reasonably comfortable with shooting livery arrows in 2's and 3's through a 120 bow during the Autumn, but am now struggling a bit with the colder weather and not so many shooting opportunities. I think this is probably true of most people when it comes to working at your current maximum draw and trying to maintain good form. It's certainly gonna be a while before I can do justice to the 130 Del has just made me ::)
p.s. Doesn't bode well for a sub-zero shoot at Donnington in March does it :o :laugh:
TTFN,
John T. ;D
WillS:
Yeah Donnington could be interesting haha!
I think I might make myself a 45lb yew longbow and write "150@32" on the belly in marker pen... I'll also hollow out my Livery and Quarter Pounders and replace the heads with plastic. Nobody will know...
Heffalump:
--- Quote from: WillS on December 05, 2013, 08:03:13 am ---Yeah Donnington could be interesting haha!
I think I might make myself a 45lb yew longbow and write "150@32" on the belly in marker pen... I'll also hollow out my Livery and Quarter Pounders and replace the heads with plastic. Nobody will know...
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That's the spirit mate! >:D Just be ready for a quick "Exit stage left"....if anybody mentions scrutineering ;) :laugh:
WillS:
"Whassat? They wanna weigh the arrows? Hang on, me tent just blew over...."
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