[Regia-NA] viking bows

[Wulfhere se Treowryhta]

   I've been riding a bicycle for 35years (I'm 38). In all those years, 
I've never slammed my head on the pavement, nor have I ever personally 
known anyone who has. So, I guess helmets are pointless...

   I have snapped my share of wood tool handles and been injured enough 
to respect a stout piece of wood loaded beyond it's capacity.

   It's obviously not a topic up for debate. Very sorry I brought it up. 
Don't know what I was thinking.



On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 11:04 AM, Gareth Evans wrote:

> I do have to agree with Carolyn here.  I have been re-enactment 
> shooting for
> about 9 years and shooting for the last 22 years (I am 26).  In all 
> that
> time I have had 1 fibreglass trainer bow and 4 D-section long bows 
> explode
> on me, I have never received an injury or injured someone.  So it 
> seems that
> the linen backing would not help safety at all.
>
> But it would turn a longbow into a composite bow, thus defeating the 
> whole
> point of shooting a longbow.  Strange idea...................
>
> All the best
>
> Goose
>
> PS Hi ya Chris B
>
> 		-----Original Message-----
> 		From:	Carolyn Priest-Dorman
> [mailto:capriest@cs.vassar.edu]
> 		Sent:	27 October 2003 15:06
> 		To:	list-regia-na@lig.net
> 		Subject:	Re: [Regia-NA] viking bows
>
> 		Wulfhere wrote:
>
> 		150lb.  Never has so much as a splinter injured him as a
> result.  He has
> 		also been a line marshal when bows have blown up and has
> (knock wood) never
> 		seen an injury.
> 		
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