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New Article on Blunts and their use in medieval archery
PatM:
Much ado about nothing.
Lucasade:
You know hemp is a controlled species that needs a licence to grow (in the UK anyway)?
WillS:
Well, there was me thinking any published new research would be interesting. Didn't realise you guys had a criteria to fill before you decide something is worth doing or not...
Glad you knew about it and its all common sense and blindingly obvious, but at least now it's documented because it never was before. It's odd that nobody has tested wooden blunts before, what with it being such common sense ;)
The "fuss" (although there isn't any really, it's just an article) is that while "common sense" would suggest any head that weighs the same will fly more or less the same as a real head, the construction and general use in the middle ages isn't documented or discussed anywhere. That's what is being tested, and to anybody interested in medieval archery that's what is fascinating.
If everybody had said "well yeah, obviously a 170# bow will shoot further than a 100# bow, that's common sense" then nobody would have tested it, would they? Every time somebody ignores the people saying "what's the point in trying? It's obviously going to do this..." and actually tests something, we learn new things. Marks not trying 50cal casings because that has zero relevance to historical archery. He's making wooden blunts as seen in period artwork and testing those.
Tch. Honestly!
mhof86:
Wills I liked the article and look forward to the follow up on what they come up with. Thanks for posting this.
bobnewboy:
I refer the honorable gent to Marc St Louis' article on wooden blunts in PA a year or so back. Detailed instructions on how to make and use them. You do subscribe to the magazine dont you?
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