95# @ 30"

[SimonUK]

What's the dark patch about 15 cm from the handle on the right limb? If that's a knot, you've done extremely well not to let it break.

[Kviljo]

Yep, it's a knot. That one have had me worrying a bit, but it seems to be just fine.

[ozark caveman]

Nice Bow but look at the house in the background

[cowboy]

Great bow kviljo! Don't quite know how to say this but that's a big one - don't know anything about ELB's . Love your countryside, kind of alien to me but very interesting - you should post a few more pic's of it. What kind of trees are those?

[Kviljo]

Thanks

I might be wrong, but the one the bows are leaning against, is beech. But it is of course a protected area, because of the church.

[cowboy]

Cool - thanks..

[Steinn]

Is that the Borgund stavekirke? Also very nice bows!

[Kviljo]

Nope, it's Fantoft Stavkirke/stave chuch.

It's about as cool as a church can get, hehe 

[faltenhemd]

nice bow!

hope you dont mind me bringing up this old topic, but i got a question:

whats a sidenock?

are the horn nocks of your bow only cut at one side of the nock?

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or are they symmetrical?

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[alanesq]

I can answer that question no problem ;-)
As I have recently created a web page with all the info I have on sidenocks as there doesn't seem to be much info about them out there

see:  http://www.alanesq.com/sidenock.htm

btw - yes, they only have a slot on one side of the nock

[skerm]

Hi, Alan!

Nice site you put up there. What about the third picture on it, the one showing bow tips in gray scale? Are you sure that it shows yew bows found on the Mary Rose?

Cheers,
Daniel

[alanesq]

now you mention it the growth rings dont look like Mary Rose yew ? ?
not sure where I got that picture from, - I will see if I can find a different one

although if they arn't Mary Rose bows I would be interested to know what they are as they also have side nocks

thanks

[Yeomanbowman]

Hi, Alan!

Nice site you put up there. What about the third picture on it, the one showing bow tips in gray scale? Are you sure that it shows yew bows found on the Mary Rose?

Cheers,
Daniel

Daniel/Alan,
I think the image is from Hardy's 'Longbow'.  Not all of the MR bows had really tight grain and it is theorised that some may have been indigenous yew.  Steve Stratton may be able to tell you more.

[faltenhemd]

thanks alan!
i didnt know about the mary rose bows having sidenocks.
cool page