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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Frank Schalles <francisschalles@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra <Ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, April 15, 2013 10:38 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Ansteorra-archery] Period-ness, when is a bow not period due to the string?<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=y_msg_container><BR>Archers!<BR><BR>Is a long bow not period when it does not have a period string?<BR><BR>Even a Flemish string is made with modern material. So is a<BR>period bow not period when using a modern string?<BR><BR>I seek a debate, wisdom, and common sense. Where do we draw the line?<BR><BR>Ld. Francois de Lions,<BR>Keeper of the Royal Rounds,<BR>Kingdom of Ansteorra<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ansteorra-archery mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org" ymailto="mailto:Ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org">Ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org</A><BR>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-archery-ansteorra.org<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>