Author Topic: Does anyone have an estimate for the draw weight of the Waterford bows?  (Read 1538 times)

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Offline Strichev

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Those were found with arrowheads of a military nature and yet the bows were only 120 cm long. I've been wondering what sort of draw weight would be achievable with such short yew bows from the 12th and 13th centuries.


Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Does anyone have an estimate for the draw weight of the Waterford bows?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2016, 07:49:05 pm »
well thats about 47 inches,,
so maybe the draw on the bow was about 23 to 24 inches,,( maybe shorter, there are guys here that will no more about yew)
if it was sinew backed maybe a bit more,,
I am not an expert on yew,,
most good bow wood will make a heavy bow at short draw lengths,,
I am guessing 70 to 100 depending on the width of the stave,,