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Mary Rose Replica Bow Build-Along--An Entrance into the World of War Bows

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backwoods preacher:
Folks,
 A few points,
Both the English Red Devon (sometimes called the milking Devon) and the Irish Dexter cattle have fairly narrow well shaped pointed horns easy to work.  Having raised the Dexters for 10 + years, i can testify to this. All cows were horned. the polled one did not come into popularity until we started to mess with the genetics and did a lot of linebreeding.

second, as late as the 1780's there was an occupation (profession? skill?) of hornsmithing, similar to gunsmith, blacksmith, silversmith etc., which worked in and with horn, doing everything with the horn that we do today with plastic.

My point is simply that the equipment and skills were there.
Living History programs and reenactors are a great resourse.
Backwoods Preacher

heavybow:
Very nice looking bow josh nice horn tips thats a war bow ;D ;D

duffontap:
Justin,

When did you pull ahead in the race!  This post makes it a tie at 323.

Backwoods preacher,

Thanks for that necessary contribution.  Hornsmith--who'd ever know.

Thanks Marlon,

I shot my finished bow today for the first time.  Thanks to the exercises I'm able to (barely) pull 100# now.  Triple didgets!



Everyone,

I'll be posting a few bow pics tomorrow. 

      J. D. Duff

Rich Saffold:
J.D. I finally got caught up on this..I really like the shot of you bent over during initial tillering. :o Having been there myself.. ;)  I'm sure the finished pics. will be worth waiting for..

Rich

duffontap:
Thanks Rich,

I was hoping you'd drop in. 

Finished pics coming up in a few minutes. 

      J. D. Duff

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