Medieval Arrows

Will

Jan 12, 20221 min read

Medieval Variety Pack!

Couple of big Type 7s, Type 9s, M2s and Type 16s, and a cheeky Type 10.

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Will

Jan 11, 20221 min read

More arrows for Toby Capwell!

These ones are fully medieval, from head to nock, but still suited to Toby's 80lb bow. Iron Type 9 bodkins, fitted to 11/32 shafts. ...

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Will

Dec 20, 20211 min read

Seax finished at last!

Had a few hours this evening to get a stain and oil on the handle and I'm so glad it's done! Just the sheath to go now. The blade is...

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Arrows for Dr Tobias Capwell, curator of The Wallace Collection

Will

Nov 18, 20211 min read

Arrows for Dr Tobias Capwell, curator of The Wallace Collection

Known for his superb black and gold harness, I needed to do something that would match so these 11/32" arrows have black fletchings...

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Six Westminster Abbey arrows and three Mary Rose arrows for Christian in Germany.

Will

Nov 7, 20211 min read

Six Westminster Abbey arrows and three Mary Rose arrows for Christian in Germany.

They're not replicas of the originals as they're only for an 80lb bow with a longer draw length (32") but they're made using the same...

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Whole load of head orders all ground up and shiny!

Will

Oct 7, 20211 min read

Whole load of head orders all ground up and shiny!

Some of these are going off as individual heads, some will be fitted to arrows later.

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Nice display set of Mary Rose and Westminster Abbey arrows for a customer.

Will

Oct 6, 20211 min read

Nice display set of Mary Rose and Westminster Abbey arrows for a customer.

The Westminster arrows are dimensional replicas of the 1400s original, with a shaft of lime, tapered horn insert glued in place with...

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Will

Sep 21, 20211 min read

Really interesting set of heads

Really lovely set of interesting heads commissioned by Ian of @bostonbows.co.uk I love doing these unusual ones, they make a nice...

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Will

Sep 20, 20211 min read

New anvil - big orders!

What better way to christen the new anvil than to smash out a whole bunch of orders for you lovely patient folk! Here we've got: 3x 1/2"...

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Will

Sep 16, 20211 min read

Photos From Crecy!

Just received these lovely photos of the English yew copy of Mary Rose bow MR80A1142, and full set of authentic late medieval arrows now...

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Firmly in the late medieval period with this set for James!

Will

Aug 31, 20211 min read

Firmly in the late medieval period with this set for James!

Six heavy medieval arrows, all 1/2" at the head and 11/32" at the nock. Long fletchings bound with red silk into my verdigris glue,...

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Here's a much heavier set of Viking arrows for Gabriel, with a nice variety of heads.

Will

Aug 31, 20211 min read

Here's a much heavier set of Viking arrows for Gabriel, with a nice variety of heads.

10mm ash shafts, with bulbous nocks and four fletchings, bound with hemp into birch tar glue. The heads range from forked hunting heads...

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Set of tiny Scandinavian arrows for Susan.

Will

Aug 31, 20211 min read

Set of tiny Scandinavian arrows for Susan.

These are spined for a 30lb bow, so the shafts are 5/16" pine with bulbous nocks, each fletched with four feathers cut to the Jufvonna...

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Will

Aug 14, 20211 min read

Three Westminster Abbey arrows

Linden (lime) shafts, tapered from 11mm at the head up to 11.5mm at the chest and down to 7mm at the nock. Tapered horn inserts, ...

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Set of arrows for David, ranging from very early to very late medieval.

Will

Aug 12, 20211 min read

Set of arrows for David, ranging from very early to very late medieval.

The Viking arrows are 10mm ash, with four fletchings tightly bound with hemp into a birch tar glue, with bulbous nocks and my Type 1...

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Will

Aug 11, 20211 min read

Photoshoot for The Telegraph

Some of the beautifully atmospheric photographs taken by Russell Sach for The Telegraph recently.

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All ready at the Weald And Downland Museum

Will

Aug 7, 20211 min read

All ready at the Weald And Downland Museum

Setup at the @wealddownmuseum was made especially easy this morning thanks to the beautiful arrow display stand from @bostonbows.co.uk...

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Set of nine military arrows for Yannick.

Will

Aug 4, 20211 min read

Set of nine military arrows for Yannick.

These are done in mini sets of three with different binding colours for each head type - red for the Type 16s, blue for Type 9s and green...

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Will

Jul 8, 20211 min read

Just a small order...

For Tod's Workshop!

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Does it get any more awesome than this?!

Will

Jun 30, 20211 min read

Does it get any more awesome than this?!

This is a 14th Century heavy war bodkin that I forged in charcoal with bellows, made from... 14th Century medieval iron, that came from...

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