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Title: Waxing arrowheads
Post by: davidb on April 03, 2020, 04:05:12 PM

Another video on medieval archery tests by Tod of Tod's Workshop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC30A6noRmY

Title: Re: Waxing arrowheads
Post by: Imperial Dave on April 03, 2020, 04:27:59 PM

thanks for the link......not sure I would be keen to film that experiment since one of the arrows pinged off at tangent!!!

Title: Re: Waxing arrowheads
Post by: Erpingham on April 03, 2020, 04:34:24 PM

I wonder if there is any evidence of waxing arrows or crossbow bolts? And if there is, whether it can be distinguished from weather-proofing to prevent corrosion?

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