Picking up my new truck today

[ValeTudoGuy]

Most of the thorn I have is much bigger than walking stick size as its destined for firewood (mine to be exact).
The yew is bigger than longbow. And actually good coaster size

To be clear, Yew for longbow is cut like this. heartwood&knots.jpg so thick isn't an issue. I would talk to a local Bowyer, a good piece of yew can be worth ?100's to them.

[Tucky]

It's something I'll bear in mind for the future, I'd actually love a go with a proper long bow

[ValeTudoGuy]

It's something I'll bear in mind for the future, I'd actually love a go with a proper long bow

It's a great hobby. I have a 50lb target longbow, I tried a warbow.... a bit to much for me TBH, something I would have to build up to.

[PeeJay]

And pointed ears!

[PeeJay]

He used to work in elf and safety

[Tucky]

The war bows looked awesome but if I remember right it took ten years to build up the strength to use one

[ValeTudoGuy]

The war bows looked awesome but if I remember right it took ten years to build up the strength to use one

There's some crazy estimate as to how heave the draw was on them. I have had a pull on a couple in the 80-120lb range and they are brutal.... Many people believe that the authentic ones were 150-170lb which is just crazy, though I have met a couple blokes who can shoot with them for a short while.

A couple of the guys I shoot with know a guy called Mark Stretton who sometimes shoots with a 200lb bow.... As far as I know he is the only man ever recorded that can draw the bow to actually shoot with, I think he's in the Guinness world records for it.

[Tucky]

I'm willing to bet he doesn't work in an office.

[PeeJay]

There's some crazy estimate as to how heave the draw was on them. I have had a pull on a couple in the 80-120lb range and they are brutal.... Many people believe that the authentic ones were 150-170lb which is just crazy, though I have met a couple blokes who can shoot with them for a short while.

A couple of the guys I shoot with know a guy called Mark Stretton who sometimes shoots with a 200lb bow.... As far as I know he is the only man ever recorded that can draw the bow to actually shoot with, I think he's in the Guinness world records for it.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/articles/warbow.html

[ValeTudoGuy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVaLyErNyN8

Here he is... I don't know if that's his 200lb bow though. But to put it into perspective, if you hung the bow horizontal it would take a 14 1/2 stone man hanging on the sting with his full body weight to pull the bow into that shape.... and he has to maintain perfect posture and technique while exerting that force.

[ValeTudoGuy]

I'm willing to bet he doesn't work in an office.

I think he's a blacksmith..... he looks like Robert Boratheon too

[ValeTudoGuy]

http://www.primitivearcher.com/articles/warbow.html

Pip is a really nice and knowledgeable guy, many of my friend's shoot with his bows. We have some real artisans in this country (Adrian Hayes, John Geldard and a few others) but it an art that may soon be lost.... If you talk to ANY Bowyer in the world though they will tell you that Roy King is the only reason we know so much about English longbows, everything came from his reconstructions of the Mary Rose bows, it was a great loss when Roy passed away.

[PeeJay]

Do you still see much of John Little and the rest of the Sherwood gang?

[ValeTudoGuy]

Do you still see much of John Little and the rest of the Sherwood gang?

He happens to make the best wooden arrows in the world.

http://www.little-john-arrows.com/

[PeeJay]

He happens to make the best wooden arrows in the world.

http://www.little-john-arrows.com/

Why am I not surprised?