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Mary Rose Replica Bow Build-Along--An Entrance into the World of War Bows
michigan bowguy:
great thread! 8)
Badger:
JD, If I will narow the outside limbs a bit in the morning and get the outer limbs working a bit more then photo it. Try to post it tomorrow, Steve
Jaro:
Ask Steve Stratton if he done any of the "experiments", Pip claims he made with him on the face of the very book.
Anyway Steve Stratton, who is pretty knowledgeable to the subject is now selling italian high altitude yew bows made to profile and dimensions of MR bows. They mostly come out over 100# and these are also mostly 4´´ longer than originalls (presumably safety). Now I have seen these in person, width and profile of one of smallest MR Bows 80´´ long, drawing 96#, except that originall was only 74´´ long!!! Take a guess how much weight it would have picked when piked down 6´´, but my guess is 4#per inch. This is a bow which is only 30 mm wide!
(BTW - if you have $ - buy Steve´s bows, they are excellent and nobody knows when the stock dryes out. They are made in Italy, he imports and sells them)
Jaro
Jaro:
J.D. The laminated stave is option if you have not yew stave, but its not the right thing....
http://www.sweb.cz/hawkwind/trosky/braced.jpg
http://www.sweb.cz/hawkwind/tiler1.jpg
Jaro
Badger:
Beautiful tiller on that bow jaro, I am going to try and get some yew this year, last year I wasnt too happy with the one stav I did buy, it seperated inbetween the lams first time bow was flexed. Steve
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