[Archers] More on PVC Bows

[michael sheppard]

Greetings M'Lord!

Although you were missed at Coronation, glad you were able to celebrate!

Thank you for this info!  I myself, not knowing a lot about these bows,
feels the more we know as a group, the better equipped we are when one is
presented for inspections and use on any of our ranges.  Please keep me in
the information loop!

YIS
Saphir

On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Garth Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu> wrote:

> Noble friends of the Bow,
>
> Instead of being at Coronation last weekend, Lady Sarah were celebrating
> our anniversary at Colonial Williamsburg and taking in the Williamsburg
> Celtic festival. To my surprise, I met a fellow at the Celtic fest who had
> a dozen or so PVC bows on display. His name is Ben Dunham, and normally he
> builds and sells harps.  The harps are definitely NOT made from PVC. :~) He
> also has experience as a bowyer working in wood.
>
> The bows he had on display were all about four feet in length. They ranged
> in draw weight from 10 to 40 pounds. Their styles included simple sticks,
> recurves and even a reflex/deflex. All were designed to be shot off the
> hand, but he said he was working a series that would include right and left
> arrow rests. I drew one of his bows of about 37 pounds, and found it very
> easy to handle. No, I wasn't able to shoot it. The bows were all painted in
> bright colors to appeal to children, but that's no different from the red,
> yellow and green camp bows many of us have in our loaner kits. I was not
> wild about his strings, which appeared to be nylon doubled back on
> themselves with fixed loops at the ends.
>
> With his experience as a bowyer, and the number of PVC bows he has built,
> I am inclined to guardedly trust his products and experience, though I
> still want more data. The bows appeared to be well made, and would be great
> for beginning archers. He has a web site for his harp business, and plans
> to add a section on his bows in the future. Ben promised to let me know
> when the bow portion is up, and I will share the URL with the group then. I
> intend to keep in touch with him to learn more about his experiences with
> the bows, and may even buy one to evaluate. Ben was very pleased at my
> interest, glad to meet an SCA marshal for obvious reasons, and would
> welcome further contact any of us. His web site is www.dunhamharps.com .
>
> Yours Aye,
>
>
> Mungo
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