So does An Tir. Expecting someone to shell out $1000+ for a real horn bow is not realistic. And using a real horn bow in An Tir, with our lovely dampness would...
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Guy Taylor
guy.taylor...
Aug 3, 2012 8:33 pm
Prices I found for a traditionally constructed horn bow were well in excess of $2,000. Guy The new Greenman Archery website ________________________________...
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Ld.blackmoon
ld_blackmoon
Aug 3, 2012 9:00 pm
greetings for the ansteorran royal round , at least, ( other kingdoms unknown ) fiberglass is all it takes to remove something from the " period " list. ...
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Ld.blackmoon
ld_blackmoon
Aug 3, 2012 9:11 pm
greetings a true horse bow made with horn, wood and sinue ,would qualify as period, however not many people playing in the sca can afford between $500.00 and...
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Dawn Ratz
kaiya_barasha
Aug 3, 2012 9:45 pm
I have a linen backed Yumi Horse bow. http://www.woodbows.com/yumi.html I am very interested in learning how to shoot with it- and eventually learning to...
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James of the Lake
jotl2008
Aug 3, 2012 10:29 pm
When the debate on banning fiberglass from the IKAC was "raging" (ca. May 2000) after the arrow shelf had been banned, I wrote: I thank you, my Lord. I shoot...
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lekervere
Aug 3, 2012 11:19 pm
Horse bows are nice. I own a Kassai Greyhound. Its very smooth to shoot and it looks wicked. It has provided me years of carefree shooting. Its not the fastest...
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arion12@...
arionthewand...
Aug 3, 2012 11:58 pm
<< currently many of the fiberglass based " horse bows " when strung are almost indistinguishable from the " real " thing at more than 5 foot, and they do look...
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Steven Casort
ihon_macl
Aug 5, 2012 7:17 am
Dear Colleague, http://kasabsarees.com/fgpup.php?ezazhotmailID=177 Sun, 5 Aug 2012 8:17:18 ______________ " Petersburg--its from Sis." (c) jaelynn alberteen...
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Chris Ivins
yuriilev
Aug 5, 2012 7:40 am
Methinks this is spam, and that Lord Steven's email account hath been hacked. Steven, you need to change your password ASAP. - Iurii ...
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Oscar Van Loveren 00...
coachmen1972
Aug 5, 2012 2:58 pm
Smells like spam, looks like spam talks like spam...... ... Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/...
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John Edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Aug 5, 2012 3:55 pm
The sender's email has been placed on moderated status until this is cleared up. Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf, group owner ________________________________ From: Steven...
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John Edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Aug 6, 2012 4:27 pm
I am trying to locate Robert Toxophilus of Werchesope an archery marshal in the East Kingdom. He has a short article on line on wooden Etruscan string...
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SCA-Archery@yahoogrou...
Aug 6, 2012 9:09 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the SCA-Archery group: I am already thinking of Better War Through Archery to be held February 2013 in...
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Luigi Kapaj
puppykhan
Aug 6, 2012 11:49 pm
"Horse Bow" is a brand name, not a type of bow. Those bows are made by the master horse archer and teacher Kassai Lajos. They are fiberglass bows made in the...
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Dawn Ratz
kaiya_barasha
Aug 6, 2012 11:58 pm
I had not known "Horse Bow" was the name of a Brand. Being an equestrian and archer I must say I assumed it was indeed a horse bow. I also brought the Yumi bow...
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John Edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Aug 7, 2012 12:17 am
I think that "Horsebows", one word, is the brand name for Lajos bows. Horse bows like short bows or long bows is a general class of bows. Jon ...
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Dawn Ratz
kaiya_barasha
Aug 7, 2012 12:39 am
Ahh so not common knowledge. A simple google search of horsebow - turns up http://www.horsebows.com/ but so does a search for Horse Bow. Very easy to mistake...
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arion12@...
arionthewand...
Aug 7, 2012 12:58 am
You are wrong. You even use the term horsebow in the generic sense on your website :) "Composite bow" is also a good term for this category of bow. Google...
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Jim Pickette
pickettej
Aug 7, 2012 1:28 am
Good luck in the Middle. JoO AMIT, Calontir...
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Oblio of Abertwidr
oblio.of.abertwidr@...
Aug 7, 2012 2:23 am
... A problem that often occurs within the SCA, is that some people set themselves up as self professed experts ("an expert is a drip under pressure" :) ), and...
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lekervere
Aug 7, 2012 2:57 am
The term horse bow, as one word or two, has been used on numerous archery discussion groups for years to describe the various Asiatic static recurves. It may...
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John Edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Aug 7, 2012 3:07 am
As group owner I have no problem with anyone using the term "horsebows", "horsebow";, "horse bows" or "horse bow" in this group because these words are not the...
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John Edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Aug 7, 2012 3:14 am
I do not believe that Puppy's post was intended as a troll. It may have been misinformed, but not a troll. So ... please let us all not accuse him of...
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Ld.blackmoon
ld_blackmoon
Aug 7, 2012 5:17 am
greetings also people seem to forget many native american bows which later became horse bows, which also tended to be short , powerful bows as well, and not...
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Oblio of Abertwidr
oblio.of.abertwidr@...
Aug 7, 2012 8:31 am
... I congratulate you on your moderation shown in this instance. I, correspondingly, gladly amend my reference to trolling, in that I retract the reference to...
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Oblio of Abertwidr
oblio.of.abertwidr@...
Aug 7, 2012 8:40 am
... No. They can't have been english longbows. Only bows that meet the 5/8 rule, and have horn tips and rubber bands around the bow staves, for sighting, are...
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Ronald Klick
osmond_de_be...
Aug 7, 2012 10:51 am
Jon, Â Here is his email address. Â rwgoodrich@..., Â YIS Osmond de Berwic From: John Edgerton <sirjon1@...> To:...
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John Edgerton
sirjonfitzrauf
Aug 7, 2012 3:51 pm
Thank you. Jon ________________________________ From: Ronald Klick <osmond_de_berwic@...> To: "SCA-Archery@yahoogroups.com" <SCA-Archery@yahoogroups.com>...
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marychance
Aug 7, 2012 7:55 pm
Getting back on what I thought was the topic. Why shouldn't composite (fiberglass, etc) period style bows be allowed in period competition? (instead of put in...
