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opinion on knot hole..

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WillS:
Yeah, but that was Mike Loades' documentary, and anything he says needs to be taken with a HUGE pinch of salt...

Enthusiasm A+, accuracy.... Well.  Ahem.

Here's the specs for the standard English warbow

Mary Rose Class Self yew bows in the “spirit of the original” MR bows:

- No shorter than the shortest MR bow (74” – to be confirmed);
 - May be to any MR bow profile;
 - Heat treatment may be used to straighten a stave but not to induce unnatural reflex (an unbraced bow shall not show any artificially induced reflex);
 - Be full compass in tiller;
 - Within the 5/8, depth/width rule along the length of the bow;
 - Has some profile to the belly of the bow (i.e. not flat bellied); and has no handle grip/covering.


Don't worry about the deflex - it will shoot a bit sweeter, be easier to brace and at 80# you're not gonna be competing for distance anyway so that extra snap you'd get from a perfectly straight (or even reflexed) stave won't matter much.

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