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
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.
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.
"And you must not stick for a groat or twelvepence more than another man would give, if it be a good bow.
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!....
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.