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How War Bows were manufactured for wars

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Hrothgar:
Interesting topic. The Guilds no doubt would have this down to a near science, probably like Henry Ford and his assembly line. Recalling that many of the bows on the Mary Rose weren't finished I suppose this allowed for individual, last minute adjustments.

I believe the rasp and file also have a long history and likely were regularly implemented.

WillS:

--- Quote from: Hrothgar on March 10, 2014, 08:49:57 am ---Recalling that many of the bows on the Mary Rose weren't finished I suppose this allowed for individual, last minute adjustments.
--- End quote ---

Woahhhhhhhhhhh.  That's a big ol' can of worms you just popped open there.....   :o ;)

That theory has been pretty much disproved at this stage.  I don't think any of the "powers that be" still think they were unfinished.

Hrothgar:
Really...oops.

adb:
None of the bows I saw at The Mary Rose Museum looked unfinished to me. Why would an unfinished bow be on a war ship?

Hrothgar:
Its been a decade or so since I ready Robt. Hardy's 'History of the English Longbow', but at the time of its writing, I recall some were of the opinion that some of the bows were still in the stave stage; on this premise I speculated that perhaps final tillering or finishing was to be done by/for each individual archer upon distribution. Just a theory.

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