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Since this bow is made in Belgium, I want to talk briefly about the history of the longbow in Belgium, during the hundred years war. Of course, Belgium was not a country at this time, but divided among various factions and the territory did change depending on the time period, divided with the...

Hi guys, I haven't been here in a long time (blew out my shoulder and haven't had it fixed) but today I got kind of excited about some wood that I came across at work. Essentially two slabs of English yew sourced from a farm in MA. My boss says its about 350 years old and was standing deadwood...

Hi - This is one of two bows that were my Grandfathers. He is from Shawnee, OK. and the story was that the bows were Native American in origin, but the "Made In England" mark would appear to indicate otherwise. Appears to be all one piece other than the two horn nocks. The number "16" appears...

Hiya guys, I've been working on Pip Bickerstaffe's book on how to shoot the English longbow. Since I still was in the middle of the indoor competition season, I haven't had the chanced to practice with the longbow. I did implement what I learned with my lighter competition bow. When you go, you...

Dear ladies and gentlefolk, I'm currently working trough Pip Bickerstaffe's book Shooting the English Longbow' and I have a few questions about it. I have contacted Pip about them as well, but I wonder what your opinions are too. Learning from a book with zero coaching is quite difficult, you...

Hey folks! New to archery, been plucking on and off for about 2 years now. Typically shoot a 40lb Kodiak, not very well, but I have a 71 English Longbow at about 50lbs. I'd like to get better at shooting this bow, and the research I've done has forewarned me that this would not be an easy bow to...

I hate it that I have to get them but digging points out of the stramit has lost its glory. So modern target material, modern arrows. I'm going to keep my beautiful woodies for clout. So what weight and spine arrows and points would I need? The bow is a 45# ish laminated longbow with a...

We do penetration tests differently here in England ...

Hi guys, I need an explanation of a part of the description of the Vegas Shoot Website: "You may enter either a Championship division, Flight division or a Junior Division." I see, that Junior Division is clearly nothing for me old man. I have no idea what the difference between "Championship...

Hi Tradtalk, since I am not a native English speaker, I sometimes have to use words, of which I understand what the meaning is, but I do not know the origin. Most English words have roots that I can follow back to Latin, French or German but from time to time I stumble upon words where I don't...

these two kids sing on streets and around markets for money or food. they learn the songs from television. i was told they were on youtube so i looked when i got home. proves that music is universal

Hi Everyone. I need help identitying this bowyer & bow. It was given to me and I was told it was from a bowyer from England. Any ideas? Thanks! Bob