This is a basic ‘how to’ article on making a Mary Rose style longbow.
The draw weight can be whatever you like and the ‘n to n’ length can be adjusted to suit.
http://www.theenglishwarbowsociety.com/ ... ngbow.html
As you can see by the tutorial the bow can be made with simple tools. Take up the challenge.
Daryl.
Making a Heavy Whitewood Longbow by Jaro Petrina
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Making a Heavy Whitewood Longbow by Jaro Petrina
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For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken. [Ascham]
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For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken. [Ascham]
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” [Einstein]
I am old enough to make my own decisions....Just not young enough to remember what I decided!....
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Re: Making a Heavy Whitewood Longbow by Jaro Petrina
Read over this many times...
Getting a decent stave is the hard part!!
Getting a decent stave is the hard part!!
Re: Making a Heavy Whitewood Longbow by Jaro Petrina
Another good link Daryl. I haven't seen Jaro around on the sites for a couple of years. He is a really talented bowyer, one of the first to do heavy warbows successfully from whitewoods.
Hamish.
Hamish.