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Archery
Sept 14, 2019 6:20:33 GMT -5
Post by Earl of Rochester on Sept 14, 2019 6:20:33 GMT -5
Is anyone here into archery? I tried a replica medieval longbow the other day and it was great fun. The only problem is having enough space to shoot your own arrows. I could quite easily get into historical archery, a pity I don't own a horse...
Does anyone else do archery?
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Archery
Sept 14, 2019 7:51:22 GMT -5
Post by generalpl4gue on Sept 14, 2019 7:51:22 GMT -5
Archery is awesome .
I once made a long bow by PVC pipes. It's really flexible and has a nice shot. I recommend to everyone that want a good low cost bow.
I tried to make my own arrows, but I gave up. I bought a aluminum hunting arrow, that is quite more steady and tough.
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Archery
Sept 14, 2019 11:35:03 GMT -5
Post by Windischer on Sept 14, 2019 11:35:03 GMT -5
I tried it a few times in school (5th to 9th grade), we sometimes has workshops that included archery. I wasn't halfbad. We used modern bows and arrows though. The only really old school item was a peace of donkey hyde that you put on two fingers, meant to protect the skin from the bowstring.
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Archery
Sept 15, 2019 5:45:24 GMT -5
Post by Earl of Rochester on Sept 15, 2019 5:45:24 GMT -5
I'm seriously thinking of buying a longbow, I'd like it to be historically accurate but all the ones I've looked at so far are rather expensive. It's about £500/£600 for a basic yew bow.
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Archery
Sept 15, 2019 10:33:51 GMT -5
Post by Windischer on Sept 15, 2019 10:33:51 GMT -5
The good ones are made of ash, or?
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Archery
Sept 16, 2019 6:37:40 GMT -5
Post by Earl of Rochester on Sept 16, 2019 6:37:40 GMT -5
The best are made of Yew. I was a bit confused at first as the Victorian style longbows are a mixture of wood and on many sites it's not clear which ones are medieval.
Medieval ones now go the unofficial name of 'warbow' and are made of a single bit of Yew rather than a mixture of others. They also bend less than the Victorian ones and are larger. They'll still set you back about 500+ tho. Ash ones were used too but they weren't as good as Yew.
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Archery
Sept 16, 2019 9:17:18 GMT -5
Post by Windischer on Sept 16, 2019 9:17:18 GMT -5
Ah, then I mixed it up a bit. Didn't know archery was popular in Victorian times.
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Archery
Sept 16, 2019 14:09:52 GMT -5
Post by Earl of Rochester on Sept 16, 2019 14:09:52 GMT -5
I found this great documentary.
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