Museum of London
In London for a meeting about a very exciting project and couldn't resist popping in to the MoL to have a look at their stuff. Check...
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Will
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Interesting T16 Arrowhead
Here's a really interesting arrowhead. This is my copy in iron with steel barbs of Royal Armouries XI.529. It's a London Museum Type...
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Will
Oct 30, 20221 min read
How's that for consistency!?
24 identical 11/32" (8.5mm) socket Type 9 bodkins forged out this morning/afternoon.
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Will
Oct 26, 20221 min read
Pre-shaping photos
Had to get a photo of these before I trim the fletchings. The buzzard primary feathers in particular have the most beautiful natural...
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Will
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Two down...
These ones are buzzard secondary feathers. Primaries next, then on to the much more difficult saker and peregrine fletchings!
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Will
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Preparing some very special arrows!
The feathers here are from (top to bottom) buzzards, sakers, peregrines and red-tailed hawks. They were all gifted to me by a falconer...
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Will
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Ray Mears Archery Feature
The first of the HistoryHit films with Ray Mears shooting the Saxon arrows I made has surfaced on YouTube. Very cool watching an early...
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Will
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Kickstarter rewards
Fifty (50!) heavy war bodkins, copies of either MoL A5698 or 7568 depending when I forged them! These are for all you brilliant folks...
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Will
Sep 22, 20221 min read
Wing clipping
Clipping the Pilgrim goose feathers for the winter gives me a lovely new bunch of fletchings to play with!
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Will
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Westminster Abbey Arrow Video
Great little video by Kevin Hicks on the Westminster Abbey arrow, featuring the one I made for him a few weeks ago. There will be...
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Will
Sep 7, 20221 min read
Tri-blade Viking Arrowhead
My replica of the three-bladed Viking arrowhead found by @secretsoftheice on 25th August, forged in iron. This has had no grinding or...
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Will
Sep 6, 20221 min read
New Product Line Part 2
Here are the bladed and barbed arrowheads from today, to update the website shop, plus a photo of each arrowhead type I offer. The Type...
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Will
Sep 5, 20221 min read
New Product Line Part 1
I spent today forging out and photographing a whole bunch of new arrowheads for the website, here's a few! Everything is a reproduction...
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Will
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Set of arrows for Tod
Set of 8 late medieval / early Tudor arrows for @todsworkshop - and not for blowing up on camera! These are personal arrows for an 80lb...
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Will
Aug 11, 20221 min read
Forging in the heat!
Somehow got through the heat of today to get these done! Really nice variety in here, including: 1 x Nydam needle bodkin 1 x Saxon leaf...
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Will
Aug 9, 20221 min read
Westminster Abbey and Mary Rose arrows
The Westy is goose fletched with dark silk binding encased in a wax, kidney fat and oxide glue. The nock is 7.6mm in diameter and the...
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Will
Aug 5, 20221 min read
Arrowheads for Kevin Hicks
Westminster Abbey and Type 9 arrowheads for the brilliant Kevin Hicks from "The History Squad" on YouTube and of course Warwick Castle.
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Will
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Nydam arrowheads
Love these mad looking arrowheads from the Nydam Mose burials! I don't get asked to make them often, but they're a real treat (and a...
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Will
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Another exciting project!
Set of arrows for another exciting project in the works, again featuring Joe from Hillbilly Bows. These are late Saxon arrows, based on...
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