Corfe Castle Arrowheads
I've been working with The National Trust and Corfe Castle recently, to reproduce a full set of the arrowheads that have been recovered...
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Feb 151 min read
Medieval Arrowheads Film
Tod popped over to film this discussion on medieval arrowheads - check it out!
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Will
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Mary Rose Museum Arrows
I was very pleased to present the three Mary Rose reproduction arrows to the museum this afternoon, and in particular to Dr. Alexzandra...
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Will
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Coppergate Anglo-Scandinavian Arrows
The arrow shafts are Ash and Poplar for use with a heavier bow than the originals would have been shot from - the original arrow shafts...
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Will
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Mary Rose Museum Arrows
Recently I was commissioned by the Mary Rose Museum to make a set of reproduction arrows for their displays, and to show museum visitors...
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Will
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Nine Inch Nails!
This was a commission for a Netflix production, for 25 huge 9" nails. I needed to recruit the brilliant Ian Thackray from The Village...
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Will
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Six iron Type 16s
Six London Museum Type 16 warheads, forged entirely in wrought iron, with iron barbs forge welded to the sockets.
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Will
Feb 22, 20231 min read
Must sort out a filing system...
The trouble with bulk forging orders while waiting on other materials is that I end having no idea which heads are going on which arrows!
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Will
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Type 7s coming out of my ears!
Apparently 5 months ago everybody wanted Type 7s on their arrows, because that's what I've been making all day! Huge range of sizes as...
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Will
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Brazed arrowheads
In 1405, a statute of Henry IV ordered that arrowheads should be "well boiled or brazed" and "hardened at the points with steel". These...
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Will
Feb 7, 20231 min read
7th Century Angon
Well this was a bloody challenge! Got there in the end though. This is a 6th/7th Century Angon, and is a dimensional copy of one in the...
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Will
Jan 19, 20231 min read
Shears!
Forged out 12 big 1/2" and 4 tiny 11/32" Type 7 needle bodkins, a 3/8" Type 15 broadhead and most fun of all a set of shears copied from...
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Will
Dec 13, 20221 min read
10 iron arrows for empirical testing
Set of 10 wrought iron medieval arrows for Stavros to conduct further textile armour testing. Each iron head has been left in the...
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Will
Nov 24, 20221 min read
One of every type...
Love orders like this one from Tim! One of every single arrowhead I make, plus some multiples to go on full arrows which will be...
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Will
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Arrows Vs Armour II
Here you go folks! Arrows Vs Armour II is officially out! This is 3 years of planning, testing, research and hard work from every single...
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Will
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Big bunch of stuff here!
It's very rare I get a solid 4 days in the forge at the moment, so it's nice to run off a load of orders in one week. We've got...
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Will
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Lots of new orders!
Getting lots of orders in from you lovely people for the new head types, which is much appreciated! Here's a couple of the new ones, the...
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Will
Nov 10, 20221 min read
What a timeline!
From the 7th Century through to the 16th Century in one photo.
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Will
Nov 8, 20221 min read
Military arrows... in miniature!
These are for Darren, spined and matched for a 65lb bow so the shafts are 11/32" but everything else is as per a full size military...
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Will
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Monster feathers!
A standard Swan primary feather next to the primary feather of a sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) the fletching of choice for the Vikings.
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