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Kviljo:
New warbow. 95# @ 30". 76,5" ntn. 41x32mm at the grip. Sidenocks modeled after the one preserved. Fast grown norwegian yew.




...and for those of us who are into making replicas...       ...this is as close as I will get without seeing the thing live I think. - apart from the extra notch for the stringer.

Badger:
KV, I like it, replicas always have a special place with me when they are truly in character such as yours veis. I especialy like the tiller you put on that bow. Have you tried it out yet? Steve

Kviljo:
Thanks :)

Yep, tried it today, but I found out it's a bit too heavy for me to shoot more than a few shots. It shoots very well though with effectively only 1/2" stringfollow. So I shot my other new bow instead. It's birch/walnut and draws 70# @ 28". Glued in about 2" reflex, and it has kept about a 1/2" of it, even though it is 82" long. It too is based on a medieval artefact - a norwegian version of the laminated saami/Finno-Ugrian/asiatic to-wood-bows.

SimonUK:
Very nice bow! Did you try to follow the dimensions of the mary Rose bows?

The nock looks very close to the original. Having made it, any thoughts on why the original is that shape?

Kviljo:
Yep, it follows basic MR-specs, although I made it a little thinner because the stave was so marginal.

Haven't thought about why the nock is shaped the way it is. It seems to follow the tradition though, as almost all longbows, from the Nydam- to the MR-finds have sidenocks.
I bet there was a variety of hornnock-shapes back then too though.

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