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Westminster Abbey and Mary Rose replica arrows
Adam:
Very nice work sir. This is off topic a little, but is tge Westminster arrow on display? I was there a few years ago and don't recall seeing it. Unfortunately, I didn't know about the arrow until after I returned home. Thanks.
WillS:
--- Quote from: stuckinthemud on December 10, 2016, 11:00:28 am ---Very nice work, I'd love to get into forge work but too much else to learn! So, is the verdigris a glue to mount the fletchings or a sort of mastic to smooth over the silk?
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The compound goes on before the feathers and binding. The fletchings are bound down into the compound, and it's heated gently to flow over the bindings and seal them in. The end result is a smooth hard plastic-like finish and you can't feel the bindings at all.
WillS:
--- Quote from: Adam on December 10, 2016, 11:26:30 am ---Very nice work sir. This is off topic a little, but is tge Westminster arrow on display? I was there a few years ago and don't recall seeing it. Unfortunately, I didn't know about the arrow until after I returned home. Thanks.
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It's not on display at the moment but they're setting up a new gallery for the next few years and it will be displayed then.
Adam:
Wonderful! I'll have to make it back someday. Thanks for the information.
mikekeswick:
Nice work :)
Just wondering why you say that there is no need to seal aspen? I understand if there was no finish on the originals and you are copying them then authenticity is important.
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