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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: duffontap on May 22, 2007, 04:39:49 pm
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Hello Everyone. I thought you might enjoy this video of my first three shots with my new 110# Pacific Yew English War Bow. I'm still a beginner with a war bow but I'm really enjoying this stuff. I hope I can persuade some of you to go check out my new bow on the English Warbow forum here on Primitive Archer:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,2427.0.html
Well here's a full draw shot:
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/SunsetDraw.jpg)
Here's the video!
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/th_3ShotVideo.jpg) (http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/?action=view¤t=3ShotVideo.flv)
J. D. Duff
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Wow! Great looking bow. Would love to come up the coast sometime and watch you shoot it.
Stan
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Thats awsome....Brian
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You can shoot it yourself. Where are you from?
J. D. Duff
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Just south of Eugene. Might be able to put it through its paces at 18" of draw or so ;D Would be fun just to watch it shoot.
Stan
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AWESOME Josh!!!... :o... :)...
You are doing as a PROFESSIONAL LONGBOW MAN in your video!!... 8)...nothing to see witha newbie... ;)...
Well done mate!!...
Cheers...
Asier.
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Josh, this is a fine bow. As Jaro said, the tiller is better than the first. I like the look of this bow, too - yew is beautiful stuff.
The English War Bow section seems to have shaped up nicely, as well.
So, when are we going to get to see that fire arrow? :)
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Wow Josh...great video. I bet she's fun to shoot. Do you have any closer pics of the bow?
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Oops....found the closer shots......I do have a question though......My Longbow was made in 94 and was 60#@28" when I got her....she feels even stronger today. She does have a wee bit of set in the bottom limb but thats the only change I've noticed over the years. Do ELB's do that? or is it just me getting older.. ;D
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Nice. Where did those arrows end up? On the Kamchatka Peninsula? :)
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Hillbilly, looks like they were seen heading toward Juno. ;D I believe our northern radar stations picked it up. Nice bow JD.
Dick Bernier
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Dane,
Thanks a lot. I tried to light my Christmas tree on fire with a flaming arrow and it didn't work. It's harder than I thought but I haven't given up completely. :-[
jpitts,
The Welch bow? A bow can easily gain and lose a little weight over the years. I don't know how much you're talking about though. I've had vine maple bows gain and lose 5 pounds or more.
Hillbilly and DBernier,
They went out of sight. My farthest flyer went 215 yards. A better shooter would have gotten 240 I'll bet.
I hope everyone gets a chance to see the detailed pics on the warbow page. The tips and everything are showed there.
J. D. Duff
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Maybe one of those firecage heads would work? And how did the Xmas tree feel about that? :)
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I used a firebasket head stuffed with steel wool soaked with gasoline. It stayed lit in flight but there is something disconcerting about drawing a huge ball of fire toward your bow hand. :o The tree wouldn't light even though I doused it liberally with gasoline. It was very windy though. I'll try more but I need to prefect the fuel first I think.
J. D. Duff
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J.D. ,
Yeah the Welch bow....I think it gained weight and I've lost it...LOL's ;D
Oh well more incentive to keep the ol muscles toned.
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I used a firebasket head stuffed with steel wool soaked with gasoline. It stayed lit in flight but there is something disconcerting about drawing a huge ball of fire toward your bow hand. :o The tree wouldn't light even though I doused it liberally with gasoline. It was very windy though. I'll try more but I need to prefect the fuel first I think.
J. D. Duff
They didn't have 100 octane gasoline back in the 1300s, did they? Or steel wool. Do you think trying some other conbustable materials from that period would work?
Just some trivia, boiling oil used to defend castles is pretty much a myth...they used boiling water.
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Hmmm, I thought they did. :D I've heard they used wool mixed with tar. I don't think it would stay lit but I'm not sure. I'll ask over on the warbow page.
J. D. Duff
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Very nice J.D. looks like you done a supper job and to be able to shoot it[well that is just awsome.]
Pappy
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Thanks Pappy. I hope you got a chance to look at the detail pics? I should just post them, here they are.
J. D. Duff
From the Warbow Page:
Bowyer's Mark:
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/BowyersMark-1.jpg)
Unbraced: I can't believe how long these bows are. I'm 6' 2", the bow is 6' 5" nock to nock with a few more inches of tips on top of that.
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/Unbraced-1.jpg)
Full draw:
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/FullDraw-1.jpg)
Top tip:
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/TopTip-1.jpg)
Bottom tip:
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/BottomTip-1.jpg)
On the tiller:
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/Tiller-1.jpg)
Good times at the beach:
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/duffontap/SunsetDraw.jpg)
J. D. Duff
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Hmmm, I thought they did. :D I've heard they used wool mixed with tar. I don't think it would stay lit but I'm not sure. I'll ask over on the warbow page.
J. D. Duff
Only leaded gasoline, of course. Refineries in the olden days were much more primative.
I thought burning pitch would be ideal, but you are the guy hurdling fire balls down range. Don't get hurt, or hurt your bow. It isn't worth that.
Dane
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J.D. Nice work!
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Thanks Rich. I appreciate it. I just read your article on Palm bows. I lived in SoCal for a summer and trimmed a Palm tree. Worst thing I've ever done. I still have scars.
J. D. Duff
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Yes I saw them on the War bow forum and it looks awesome,got to where we expect no less from you. :)You are really turning out some fine looking bows.
Pappy
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Sorry i missed this earlier. Very enjoyable and informative video. I really love the Sunset FD pic and I will be posting it on my TBD pages today sometime if all goes well. Fantastic job JD.
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What is the TBD page? Thanks for the compliment!
J. D. Duff
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Oooops, I usually put a link on but forgot this time. By the way (for future reference) if a person has a web site it will show as a "Globe" to the left of their post and all you have to do is click on it. Mine is a personal (non-commercial). And the the TBD pages are a special section (Traditional Bows Drawn) reserved for Full Draw pics (over 600 of our fellow trad archers/bowyers at full draw and adding everyday - more or less - LOL). Your's are on Page12, and soon page 13 will be started. Please enjoy those pages and the rest of the site at your leisure (it usually takes more than one visit - LOL)
http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/index.htm
Find the TBD section in the menu and click on it
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So thats you page is it ;D,was looking at that over on PP a while ago,it had me square eyed for hours,lol,great site!
I don't think it would stay lit but I'm not sure
Fire arrows dont work like in the movies (Grrr,Ridley!),the flaming arrows we see at the flicks are pure Hollywood ;D.Your lucky to see a trail of smoke never mind the rolling thunder Ridley treated us too in Gladiator (pfft) the wind puts the flames out pretty sharpish.As long as some of the material is still smouldering what your shooting at should catch,it may take a while and its not as spectacular as you imagine but they still work ;D.
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:D Square-eyed, eh? Thank you for the kind words, Loki. I love it when folks enjoy it - it is a labor of love.
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Great page. I'm looking forward to seeing all those bows! Thanks for adding me.
J. D. Duff
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My pleasure, JD, the pics really look good on there - as does the bow, the scenery, and the form. And I just finished posting one of our young archers on there beside you - she makes for good contrast.