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New Article on Blunts and their use in medieval archery
PatM:
Every other culture used them and we presume the English were at least as intelligent. ;)
The concept just seems so ordinary to anyone who has a background in the older forms of archery. Not really worth getting excited about.
Just don't try to tell us that the bows are now calculated to have pulled 250 pounds and could send a blunt through an armored horse.
Lucasade:
--- Quote from: mhof86 on January 20, 2015, 07:51:23 am ---Wills I liked the article and look forward to the follow up on what they come up with. Thanks for posting this.
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+1
WillS:
I thought it was through an oak door. That's the story you're meant to tell.
I think you've over-estimating the excitement level. Nobody's having a heart attack over this stuff, it's just a new article written about somebody's work on blunts. Read it, don't read it, agree with it, don't agree with it etc. Makes no difference, really. Saying it's worthless because we already know about blunts is daft though.
We already knew longbows existed before the MR was lifted. Does that mean nobody should be making and testing replicas of them? Should there never be articles written on things that people already know a bit about?
We know that bows were used against armour, so it stands to reason the arrows can penetrate armour. Does that mean nobody should be testing the results? "Nah, we already know that mate. S'obvious, ain't it. Don't waste your time." What a ridiculous attitude to have towards somebody doing research on something.
Has anybody else actually done any testing with an exact replica of a medieval English bow, to see what replicas of medieval English blunts are capable of? Doesn't ring any bells to me.
PatM:
Well you did use "fantastic" and "fascinating" and "breakthrough". :-*
I will await the testing of the exact replicas based on artifacts and compare them to my blob ended hickory arrow shot from 120 pound bow into car door.
WillS:
You're a miserable sod sometimes Pat. It's fascinating to some (myself included) and while you may be playing with car doors on your own, nobody has actually written anything about medieval English blunts being tested so technically this article is "breakthrough" as well, as will be any results from shooting them for distance. I certainly can't find anything online or in books about how to make them properly, with indigenous materials so I'm "fascinated" by the idea that Marks going to describe his construction methods as well. The ones I've seen are "fantastic".
I will do my best in future to remember that you're allergic to enthusiasm however, and try and write all my posts with an overwhelming sense of impending cynical disappointment if that would suit you better?
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