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.
web page (http://thornews.com/2013/11/10/the-breheimen-bronze-age-bow-1300-bc/)
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Exciting to see a bow from so long ago!
Roy built that bow! :)
Is that why it broke. It's the right weight at least.
Not much fun when he doesn't see it.
The old man probably went to bed 3 hours ago. He will see it in the morning.
Alright girls, knock it off.. LOL
No Roy did not make that one, it looks like one of mine. :D
Whew, and I was skeered Bue.. :)
I just thought, "dang, that would fit right onto Roy's form".
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?
Maybe elm? It was a well used bow wood in the centuries preceding the classic English war bow.