graham <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 8/10/2016 7:25 AM, Spalted Walt wrote:
>> "This is a documentary movie uncovering making of a traditional
>> English longbow from log to a shooting weapon."
>>
>> (15 minutes)
>> https://vimeo.com/176201581
>>
>Except that the traditional English longbow was made from yew, not from
>what looked like ash.
>Graham
The preferred material to make the longbow was yew, although ash,
elm and other woods were also used.
Gerald of Wales (1146 - 1223) speaking of the bows used by the Welsh
men of Gwent, says: "They are made neither of horn, ash nor yew, but
of elm; ugly unfinished-looking weapons, but astonishingly stiff,
large and strong, and equally capable of use for long or short
shooting".
In rec.woodworking, G. Ross <[email protected]> wrote:
> Spalted Walt wrote:
> > "This is a documentary movie uncovering making of a traditional
> > English longbow from log to a shooting weapon."
> >
> > (15 minutes)
> > https://vimeo.com/176201581
> >
> Required that I join. I'm not a joiner.
I use a downloader ("youtube-dl", which despite the name is much more
general) rather than view in browser.
Elijah
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for youtube use, expect to be updating "youtube-dl" frequently
"G. Ross" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Spalted Walt wrote:
>> "This is a documentary movie uncovering making of a traditional
>> English longbow from log to a shooting weapon."
>>
>> (15 minutes)
>> https://vimeo.com/176201581
>>
>Required that I join. I'm not a joiner.
Join what??? What browser did you use to get that message?
Same vid, fullscreen: http://player.vimeo.com/video/176201581
On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:25:24 +0000
Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
> "This is a documentary movie uncovering making of a traditional
> English longbow from log to a shooting weapon."
need arrows too but there should be suitable scrap for that
feathers also
and proper sinews
On 8/10/2016 4:32 PM, Spalted Walt wrote:
> graham <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 8/10/2016 7:25 AM, Spalted Walt wrote:
>>> "This is a documentary movie uncovering making of a traditional
>>> English longbow from log to a shooting weapon."
>>>
>>> (15 minutes)
>>> https://vimeo.com/176201581
>>>
>> Except that the traditional English longbow was made from yew, not from
>> what looked like ash.
>> Graham
>
> The preferred material to make the longbow was yew, although ash,
> elm and other woods were also used.
>
> Gerald of Wales (1146 - 1223) speaking of the bows used by the Welsh
> men of Gwent, says: "They are made neither of horn, ash nor yew, but
> of elm; ugly unfinished-looking weapons, but astonishingly stiff,
> large and strong, and equally capable of use for long or short
> shooting".
>
Apparently, they imported a lot of yew from Italy. No international arms
treaties then!
Graham