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Bow X1-3 - The last 'mean' wood warbow?
PatM:
Why does the article mention Witch Hazel as if it was a separate type of wood?
mikekeswick:
Witch hazel is a different tree to a 'standard' hazel.
Witch hazel is called - Hamamelis virginiana
Hazel is called - Corylus avellana
Two different trees. Good luck trying to find a witch hazel stave! On the other hand hazel grows so straight it's almost made for bows.
PatM:
I know all that but Witch Hazel is an North American species.
There is supposed to be some thought that Witch Hazel was named after the Wych Elm because of the young shoots being similar.
From the 100% accurate source of Wikipedia ;):
The name Witch in witch-hazel has its origins in Middle English wiche, from the Old English wice, meaning "pliant" or "bendable".[6] "Witch hazel" was used in England as a synonym for Wych Elm, Ulmus glabra;[7] American colonists simply extended the familiar name to the new shrub.[citation needed
Lucasade:
I may have missed it but what length is the longer bow that you made please?
outcaste:
--- Quote from: Lucasade on February 01, 2015, 03:18:10 pm ---I may have missed it but what length is the longer bow that you made please?
--- End quote ---
Hi,
Assuming that the base of a horn nock would be around 13mm; projecting from the current 16mm bow tips, one could expect and additional 50-70mm of length on each limb prior to horning.
Alistair
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