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Mary Rose Replica Bow Build-Along--An Entrance into the World of War Bows
duffontap:
You see one here? ;D There are pretty mixed reviews on the limbs. I have a really cool limb stave that I need to work up. Got to go.
J. D. Duff
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heavybow:
Good job josh pulling your bow did it loose some poundage? Josh on your points 300 grains sounds good. Some points can be from 200 grains to 700 grains depends on the point. take care marlon
duffontap:
I don't know Marlon. When I first finished it, the bow seemed to be maxing out my 100# scale at 28". Now that it's broken in, it seems to be more like 100# at 30". I'm perfectly happy in this case. My original plan was to go for 100# minimum, so coming out 10# over is a bonus. If I had been concerned about hitting a very specific weight, I would have 'boken it in' much more during the tillering process and taken the final weight measurements at a point where I was confident it wouldn't lose more weight. Anyway, I like the idea of shooting 110# regularly, and having a couple heavier bows for the days when I feel up to the abuse.
J. D. Duff
Dane:
JD, regarding bodkin weights, I dont happen to know, but it might be worth contacting a museum or organization that has the type of head in their collection and just asking about data, such as weiging the type of bodkin you are interested in replicating. A few months back, at a local gun show, I saw a dealer with a few okay looking medieval bodkins, but he wanted something like 100 dollars each, and that was more than I wanted to pay, nice as they were.
Hector Cole - I've looked at his site, and he does what looks like lucious work. http://www.hectorcoleironwork.com/index.html. Not cheap, particualrly with the dollar rate, but perhaps he would be willing to share information with you?
D. Tiller:
J.D. when you get up this way to shoot with us I will bring my scale out of the closet. Goes all the way up to 200#'s. Tried pulling Scotts 100# bow the other day. Way over my head so far. Think I will work up to it slowly by building progressively heavier bows.
D. Tiller
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