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Offline Joec123able

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Fact or myth ?
« on: November 28, 2013, 08:34:18 pm »
I read some where that heavy yew warbows only last a year before they wear out due to the fact of yew being a soft wood? What ya think ?
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2013, 09:39:41 pm »
Quote from: Joec123able on November 28, 2013, 08:34:18 pm
I read some where that heavy yew warbows only last a year before they wear out due to the fact of yew being a soft wood? What ya think ?

Haha, I remember this one...
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2013, 09:48:09 pm »
Quote from: toomanyknots on November 28, 2013, 09:39:41 pm
Quote from: Joec123able on November 28, 2013, 08:34:18 pm
I read some where that heavy yew warbows only last a year before they wear out due to the fact of yew being a soft wood? What ya think ?

Haha, I remember this one...

Ok? Lol
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Offline WillS

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2013, 10:45:12 pm »
That's one of Bickerstaffe's little gems.
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Offline adb

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2013, 11:27:45 pm »
Quote from: Joec123able on November 28, 2013, 08:34:18 pm
I read some where that heavy yew warbows only last a year before they wear out due to the fact of yew being a soft wood? What ya think ?

I have a couple that are 3 years old now, and they're still as good as the day I made them. I disagree with this one.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2013, 11:56:34 pm »
Undoubtedly he meant when they were actually used as a warbow, not when they are shot relatively lightly as a recreational bow.
 Take a heavy bow and shoot it at a long draw thousands of times and carry it through questionable humidity and the inevitable nicks and dings and it's likely an accurate statement.
 They wouldn't have needed so much Yew supplied in the old days if bows could just be passed down to the next guy.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2013, 12:19:42 am »
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2013, 12:26:27 am »
And what about that "life expectancy in battle might be no more than 2 – 3 dozen arrows" quote, :).
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Joec123able

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2013, 12:38:53 am »
Quote from: toomanyknots on November 29, 2013, 12:26:27 am
And what about that "life expectancy in battle might be no more than 2 – 3 dozen arrows" quote, :).

Lol stir it up  ::)  ;)
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Offline PatM

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Re: Fact or myth ?
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2013, 01:58:38 am »
Quote from: toomanyknots on November 29, 2013, 12:26:27 am
And what about that "life expectancy in battle might be no more than 2 – 3 dozen arrows" quote, :).
I can't help him there.
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Offline adb

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« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2013, 10:13:57 am »
This has been a long standing debate, and as debates go, everyone has their opinion. I don't shoot my yew warbows daily... weather and seasons make it impossible. I shoot maybe 500 - 600 arrows a summer through mine, and at that rate, my bows should last a long time. That's what I've found, anyway.
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