[Ansteorra-archery] Arrow materials

[Cellach Ferguson]

You are, of course, correct.  I looked back and realized that I'd misread
one of your earlier posts.  You had said carbon fiber was not acceptable,
not fiberglass.

My Apologies,
Cellach Ferguson
Vivat Narmon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eadric Anstapa" <eadric at scabrewer.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Arrow materials


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bobby Hyscher" <bob at breezykilt.com>
> >
> > I have just a quick comment/question regarding the usage of certain
> > materials in the arrows of combat archery.  If we are phasing out wood,
> > can't use carbon because they shatter and can't use fiberglass for the
> same
> > reason, why are spears ok with fiberglass?
>
> We can and do use fiberglass.  Fiberglass is currently the preferred and
> most widely used solution in all but three kingdoms.  Good fiberglass
> doesn't shatter, it can hardly be broken, and when it does break it
> typically does so in a relatively safe manner.
>
> >
> > Again, this may be WAY off base,
> > I am a relative newbie and I freely admit that I have much to learn.
The
> > only thing I can think of, frankly, is that if the society is forcing
the
> > removal of, essentially, all materials for combat archery shafts, then
> they
> > must be trying to rid the known world of combat archery altogether?
> >
>
> The Society has not forced the removal of any shaft materials.  In fact in
> the past year or so at least one new material has been added.  Since
> fiberglass was allowed in 1998 it's use has grown steadily.  At this most
> recent Gulf War better than 99% of the arrows were fiberglass.  Wood is
now
> arguably the least safe and most costly shaft material.  In the past few
> years more and more kingdoms have opted to no-longer allow wood in favor
of
> the fiberglass which is believed to be much safer.  Still other kingdoms
> have issued basically the same policy that I recently issued and have said
> No NEW wooden shafts.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lord Eadric Anstapa
> Kingdom Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
> eadric at scabrewer.com
>
>
>
>
>
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