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I will have to say myself being in traditional archery most of my life , you guys work is beautiful. It is an art . A deadly art.😉

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@tonymaurice4157

2 жыл бұрын

@@longbows actually the first mention of a bow being used military use was in 633 ad Anglo-Saxon war I believe killed the king

It's been at least 20 years since I last met you Richard - good to see you still crafting bows and in good health. Keep well keep safe.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear from you, stay safe.

Richard Head Longbows made the best looking medieval arrows in the net. IMHO 👍

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

You guys no your stuff awesome bows

@longbows

2 жыл бұрын

Thats very kind of you , sir.

always find you guys interesting...

@longbows

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, really appreciate the feedback, have you had a look at the website?

Excellent commentary. Your voice is very pleasant, soothing and inviting. The bow artistry is Exquisite

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Have you seen my bow making/arrow making website? www.howtomakealongbow.co.uk

Thank you

@longbows

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Good timing as we are approaching the Agincourt anniversary in a few days hence. Top job, cheers from the US

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

The English longbow is so fascinating that we forget that England lost the Hundred Years War.

@mikegregory2492

3 жыл бұрын

The impact of the weapon on medieval society (both militarily and socially), is what makes it truly fascinating.

@mortenjacobsen5673

3 жыл бұрын

And that the bow is welsh

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

A Welsh bow is Welsh

@Exiledk

3 жыл бұрын

@@mortenjacobsen5673 I'm not sure about that. In Somerset, England, they have found the remains of a couple of 2500 year old longbows in the marsh area on the Somerset flats... Maybe they were exported to Wales, across the Bristol channel...?

@jamesbailand4311

3 жыл бұрын

@@mortenjacobsen5673 the staves were often imported from Italy apparently.

Stunning sir.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Beautiful work!

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Always good to see another Richard Head Longbows video. Beautiful creations. And I recognise the composer of the intro music.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great content love watching your videos.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Well done sirs.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

nice work. richard the man-a- kin. harharhar. thank yew have fun guys.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Nice

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Looks like Hector Cole will be busy, too!

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Don't tell him!

Vet nice.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great Vid guys. Looks like someone needs a new tshirt! :D

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Which one

@northeee8887

3 жыл бұрын

@@longbows both 😂 thanks guys, great content

Sighs. Your display arrows are better than my actual arrows. Sounds like awesome work.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Love to see I vid on what you class as you’re favourite bow. My wife tells me I should go to longbows anonymous as I apparently have a problem 😂 😂 keep up the great work and stay safe

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Wives know everything! Hmm, do you mean what type of Longbow?

@garyscott7114

3 жыл бұрын

@@longbows I guess you’re go to bow if you were going for a shoot be interested to see your set up . 👍

As a kid ..and perhaps even as an adult , I would have definitely attempted some arrow pilferage and liberation on seeing the bag of fine looking shafts destined never to experience the wind rushing over their fletchings 😂

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Naughty

The winding of the yarn on the feathers seems extremely tight (only a few millimeters distance between each loop). Is this based on historical findings? If so, do you know why it was done this way and not like practical examples today with fewer loops/windings? The feather already stays attached nicely with only a few loops with a centimeter between each loop for example. It does look insanely cool in any case!

@longbows

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for watching and commenting. The binding, as it's called, is less tight than the examples that all `Medieval` arrows are now based on, that would be the finds from the Mary Rose, which, makes the examples people follow technically Tudor. You would have to ask the Tudor Fletchers of the time why they chose to bind so tightly together; I am sure from their 100s of years of experience they knew what they were doing.

You could avoid people trying to pull the arrows by having one in full display. Perhaps the mannikin could hold one in its hand.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

People always want to see what they can't, no Matt how many we have fully on display, also, it's what the museum has ordered.

Great video, as always. Interesting comment about the side nocks; I’ve noticed that a side nock fits well with a bowyer’s knot where there is more string (coiled) on one side. What do you think? Perhaps this was the rationale at the time. Great fletching and binding on the arrows by the way.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. The side nock is on the top nock, not the end with the bowyers knot.

Lovely work guys,as usual.While im here any news on the arrow found i the barn?

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, no, we had a lab lined up, but as you can probably guess, that has had to be put on hold.

The arrow bag interests me ... do you have a link to an article (video) with more details ??

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed... kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIqiy8RqhNa2crw.html

What was the go to reference for longbows etc before the “Mary rose” finding cool video thanks Liam

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Well, for all our lifetimes, they have been the only ones, the Deane brothers brought up bows from the wreck in the 1800s, so beyond then it's hard to say.

@Dusty357

3 жыл бұрын

Richard Head Longbows thank you for the reply appreciate it

3:45 That bowyer's knot looks like a timber hitch.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

That's because it is.

Interesting bit of trivia, they actually did not draw and knock from the back quiver, the back quiver was for holding more arrows to refill the sidequiver with when it went empty. If you can prove me wrong I'd appreciate it, that way I'm not just typing my fingers off.

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Well said

How do you keep a manequin around without shooting an Apple of its head... ?

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

I dont know, How do you keep a manequin around without shooting an Apple of its head... ?

@mortenjacobsen5673

3 жыл бұрын

@@longbows never have Apples

My guess is they put the strung bow on a tillering stick and heated it up until there was just no tension left. I never thought of doing that for display before. Am I right guys?

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

No, good try, have another guess.

@mikegregory2492

3 жыл бұрын

@@longbows Similar guess to TFf; did you steam treat the bow on a jig to shape it, then apply the string?

@2bingtim

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikegregory2492 That's what I would think.

@2bingtim

3 жыл бұрын

Or take a freezing machine to a medieval longbow re enactment event & zap an archer at full draw!

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

No

Welcher Bogenschütze lässt seinen Bogen stehen ??

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

A manequin

Do I just Include a mailing address or how do i receive this? Lol

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

All the details are here www.richardheadlongbows.com

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Nice video. However Warriors did and do NOT wear costumes! Other than that like what your doing.👍

@longbows

3 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks!

Do you reckon you could shoot an apple from atop Donald Trump’s head with such a bow?