Mythbusters Robin hood
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RE: Mythbusters Robin hood
I didn't see the episode, but I'd tend to agree that it's probably not possible.
However, it seems to me that Mythbusters occasionally overlooks a lot of variables in their tests, though. Did they try different arrow materials, draw weights, arrow weights, tips, etc?
However, it seems to me that Mythbusters occasionally overlooks a lot of variables in their tests, though. Did they try different arrow materials, draw weights, arrow weights, tips, etc?
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RE: Mythbusters Robin hood
Due to the fact that arrow B would follow the grain of arrow A they could not acheive a complete split. I would pressume that of you could mill an arrow with the grain running true to the arrow the entire length it would be possible.
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RE: Mythbusters Robin hood
Due to the fact that arrow B would follow the grain of arrow A they could not acheive a complete split. I would pressume that of you could mill an arrow with the grain running true to the arrow the entire length it would be possible.
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RE: Mythbusters Robin hood
Due to the fact that arrow B would follow the grain of arrow A they could not acheive a complete split. I would pressume that of you could mill an arrow with the grain running true to the arrow the entire length it would be possible.
Did they try different arrow materials, draw weights, arrow weights, tips, etc?
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RE: Mythbusters Robin hood
No, Frank. They tried dowels they bought at a hardware store and some plain Port Orford cedar shafts, but they didn't try any shafts where the grain ran true from nock to tip. Most dowels and wood arrow shafts these days are made by sawing out the doweling blanks and the grain runs out the side in practically all of them. If they'd used shafts made from shoots or split timber instead, the way arrow makers did it in the olden days, they likely could've gotten their nock-to-tip split.
I nearly sent them an e-mail to tell them they coulda just bought a Hooter Shooter instead of building the contraption they put together.
I nearly sent them an e-mail to tell them they coulda just bought a Hooter Shooter instead of building the contraption they put together.