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Meare Heath bow

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bjrogg:

--- Quote from: bassman211 on December 23, 2024, 09:56:23 pm ---To be fair I would also like to say a 75 inch bow won't show much in the way of speed with a 25 inch draw at 40 lbs. This same bow at the same poundage drawn to 28 to 30 inches would show better performance. I nock an arrow at the corner of my mouth. I don't think the English shot that way, and they may have made this bow more towards 70 to 100 lbs which may have served them well with a heavier arrow for hunting , or in combat. In any event the bow remains an enigma, so this may all be conjecture.

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I think you are probably correct Bassman. I certainly am no expert on this bow or its history, but it makes sense to me that it would be more suited to a longer draw. And probably a higher draw weight to.

From my limited experience a longer bow is usually smoother draw. More consistent. And should be quite durable.

They are usually more clumsy for hunting. Not speedy. And yes they sometimes feel like you are holding a small tree.lol

I think if the draw length is increased to take advantage of the extra working area of the bow. It would make it a much better performer.

Bjrogg

bassman211:
Thanks for your replies WB, and Bjrogg.  The Hupa bow looks much like this bow only on a much smaller scale. Paul Comstock liked to build wide bows, and used birch to build some of them.  It can be good bow wood if  belly heat treated the right way, and is lighter in mass, but probaly not near as durable as yew, or black locust, or some of the other popular woods.

medicinewheel:
We don't believe you ever made on if you don't show us pictures btw...

bassman211:
I have posted quiet a few bows on this site over the years, but my wife who now has dementia, and is in a home took the pics, and  did the posting. Bob Barnes was nice enough to help me post my last pics. My son took the pics ,and sent them to him. My good friend Will B. gifted me with a nice 59 inch Osage stave that I got 2 bows out of. He said he would post them for me when I was done with them. He is hunting muzzle loader now. Maybe I can get my son to log in, and take pics ,and post. I am not sure he would know how either. Since August of this year I have been working on bows 8 to 10 hours a day, and have made Osage plains bows, elm target bows, black locust bows. I only have 1 good black locust stave left. My son has elm on his property. I will be cutting some soon. One way ,or another I will get some pics posted of some of these bows. The Meare Heath will be the first one. Patience please.

superdav95:
Glad to see your still at it and love it.  Watching and waiting for the pics! 

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