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stevesjem:
I totally agree that the MR bows are not the be all and end all of Warbows, however this thread is called "data on the Mary Rose bows/arrows" and as such this should be the topic of conversation.
When I was last at the MR, which was only a couple of weeks ago, i was talking to one of the scientists there who is looking at the DNA of the wood to try and determine where this wood came from and he asked me to send him a sample of Italian yew for reference, so very soon we will know for sure where this wood came from.

Steve

triton:
damn.  please excuse me for going off topic  O:) by referring to bows other than those on the MR.
Those results wil be very interesting.

stevesjem:

--- Quote from: triton on November 27, 2008, 08:38:03 am ---damn.  please excuse me for going off topic  O:) by referring to bows other than those on the MR.
Those results wil be very interesting.

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No problem

adb:
Hi, Erik

I don't understand how you can say you made the first MR replica warbow, 5 years before the MR was discovered?? Certainly, you may be able to say you made a Medieval era bow, depending on what material and # the bow is. Have you been to the MR museum? As you're obviously interested, it's worth the trip! Was for me.

bow-toxo:

--- Quote from: adb on November 27, 2008, 11:22:39 am ---Hi, Erik

I don't understand how you can say you made the first MR replica warbow, 5 years before the MR was discovered?? Certainly, you may be able to say you made a Medieval era bow, depending on what material and # the bow is. Have you been to the MR museum? As you're obviously interested, it's worth the trip! Was for me.

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 Good question. The Mary rose was discovered long before it was raised and dtvers brought up two of the bows in the nineteenth century. One of these was described in the 'Badminton Library' volume on 'Archery' which includes the information that the bow is 1 1/2” by 1 1/4” at midpoint. At one foot from the tip, the girth is 3 Ό”, at two feet, a girth of 4”, and at two feet ten inches, a 4 ½”girth. includes the information that the bow is 1 1/2” by 1 1/4” at midpoint. The maximum girth of 4 1/2” is maintained for eight and three-quarter inches. I cared enough to make one up. Yes,Steve. The one in the photo is really yew. high altitude Pacific yew drawing 100# plus, arguably as good as wood from parts of Europe, even England, that were sourced when the best was no longer available.

Alastair,---- It is true that the written word is not necessarily true. The same can be said for the spoken word, the posted word, or an interpretation formed by faulty or uninformed guesswork. Did the Badminton Library have any reason to give false measurements, or medieval archers who described how they determined bow and arrow length ? We are not talking the Agincourt body count here. BTW, do you and Steve believe the battle of Agincourt really happened ? After all, it is known only from the written word..

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