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Bow X1-3 - The last 'mean' wood warbow?
Yeomanbowman:
Sorry, I thought you were UK based for some reason. Good luck with the new project.
Badger:
Several years ago I made a 154# @ 32" 72" long osage Elb syle. The bow took no set but was doggy. Looking back I suspect high mositure as it was much thicker than I thought it should have been.
dobson:
I live not far from Leeds and have visited the Royal armouries quite a few times, I assume this is the bow that they have on display in the main hall? I always wondered if the bow was Yew or not and the cross section of the stave, thanks for shedding light on this, was an interesting and enlightening read! :)
Yeomanbowman:
Hi Dobson,
I have not seen the bow since it went up to Leeds but the really distinctive features are the flat belly, crowned back and truncated ends. If it has these, it's your man!
meanewood:
Just thought I'd give an update on the performance of the 'shamfered face' nock idea.
I've made 3 Elm bows with this type of nock and string setup and all is going great after extensive shooting.
The initial indentation of the string on the tips is only minor and does not get worse over time!
The more I look at the close up photo of the 2 tips of X1-3, the more I'm convinced that the shamfered end is original
and I believe my experimentation shows that this was the method of self nocking used on this bow and perhaps other 'Meanewood' bows of the period.
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