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Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: jaxenro on August 24, 2016, 07:57:19 am

Title: English Warbow Book??
Post by: jaxenro on August 24, 2016, 07:57:19 am

Can anyone recommend a really good book on construction of a historically accurate English War bow and related equipment (i.e. arrows, quivers, etc.)? One that covers some history and the archers deployment and armor would be nice as well but I could see that might be a different book

I am collecting articles from the web but nothing beats sitting down with a good book and reading it

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: FilipT on August 24, 2016, 08:18:09 am

I have always been told that Weapons of Warre is extremely good book for construction of Mary Rose warbows replicas. But its a bit pricey (38 pounds).

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: WillS on August 24, 2016, 10:35:05 am

Weapons Of Warre is your best option.

Detailed dimensions of every bow, drawings of each one, sections on timber quality, density, nocks, strings, arrows, arrow bags and bracers etc, plus details on construction of each element and construction of replicas and the testing thereof.  It goes as far as chemical analysis of the glues used on the arrows.

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: jaxenro on August 24, 2016, 10:40:17 am

WoW it is - looks to be about $60 on fleabay

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: PaulN/KS on August 26, 2016, 06:47:47 pm

That's because of the currency exchange rate.

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: penderbender on September 24, 2016, 12:58:12 pm

Is it the armaments or the ordinance?

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: Del the cat on September 24, 2016, 01:24:37 pm

Weapons of war covers daggers swords pole arms bows arrows canon all sorts of stuff in great detail
Del

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: WillS on September 24, 2016, 01:46:28 pm

Quote from: penderbender on September 24, 2016, 12:58:12 pm

Is it the armaments or the ordinance?

It's the same one.  For some reason it's called something different depending where you're looking.

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: penderbender on September 24, 2016, 04:12:53 pm

Thanks wills! I've been checking it out on amazon and they have both titles kinda the same description though! Cheers- b

Title: Re: English Warbow Book??
Post by: arthurnottheking on November 18, 2019, 11:55:18 pm

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Hello,

My favorite book is Secrets of the English War Bow by Hugh D. H. Soar (2004). There's one more book by this author that is worth attention: The Crooked Stick: A History of the Longbow. I often visit The Longbow Shop and check its collections - many useful materials too.

Arthur