Interesting story

[razorback]

Just found this story and thought others might also find it interesting. Author is not terribly well educated in bowyering but explains things well for other neophytes.

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[Jomohr84]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Exciting to see a bow from so long ago!

[monterey]

Roy built that bow!  

[razorback]

Is that why it broke. It's the right weight at least.

[monterey]

Not much fun when he doesn't see it.

[scrub-buster]

The old man probably went to bed 3 hours ago.  He will see it in the morning.

[Roy from Pa]

Alright girls, knock it off.. LOL

[Buemaker]

No Roy did not make that one, it looks like one of mine.   :D

[Roy from Pa]

Whew, and I was skeered Bue..  

[monterey]

I just thought, "dang, that would fit right onto Roy's form".

[KellyG]

Very cool and but I would think the replies to the post is correct in that it was a childs bow at just over 51".

Does anyone have a diagram of that cross section they are talking about.

make me wonder about the wood too. What hard wood. Did the have a hedge cousin over there?

[monterey]

Maybe elm?  It was a well used bow wood in the centuries preceding the classic English war bow.