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Mary Rose Replica Bow Build-Along--An Entrance into the World of War Bows
duffontap:
Hello Everyone,
I wanted to thank you for your patience with me as we've taken the slow road on this bow. I want to continue here for a little while longer with strings, arrows, and shooting style--but for now--I think you're probably ready to see the finished bow. I took it to the beach yesterday and shot it for the first time. Conditions were windy and lousy, but it felt good to draw (try to draw) the finished bow.
The original Mary Rose bows were marked in the center (as the had no handle or rest) with a bowyer's mark. This is the mark I burned into my bow:
Top horn nock:
Bottom horn nock:
Cross-section:
My first shot with the new war bow:
The bow draws 100# even at 28" which should project to about 120 at 32". 28" is as far as I can currently draw but is longer than the sortest arrows on the Mary Rose so it is a legitimate 'replica' draw.
When unbraced after first shooting the bow showed a 3/4" set which was much less than expected. At rest the set lowers to 1/4". I expect it to eventually rise to about 1 1/4" after being shot in. My wife spent half the day taking pictures and helping me with tests on the bow. She was even good enough to hold it upright for the unbraced shot. After testing the draw weight again she said, 'hey you should check the rpms on the vacume cleaner.' I did.
Thanks for checkin' in. If anyone has problems viewing the pics--send me an email and I'll shoot them off to you.
More on arrows soon!
J. D. Duff
ratty:
outstanding duff :) fantastic bow ;) well done
a winner for bow of the month i think,excellent :)
ps. im so jealous ;D
bullcreekboy:
Excellent work JD. This has been a very educational thread. The bow looks great.
Coo-wah-chobee:
Whoo-wee-What a bow-bob
Kviljo:
Awesome bow and pics! These bows must be the coolest there is 8)
Nice to see the ocean too. Good place to practice flightshooting. Approximately how far did that arrow go?
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