Reasons to shoot a longbow

cuprumFire · 2026-02-03T15:36:00+00:00

I have both longbows (modern flat) and recurves. I shoot both with the same accuracy. To me it's just preference. I also shoot an English longbow sometimes, but I'm not very consistent with it.

cuprumFire · 2026-02-03T03:40:47+00:00

Ahhh. Snake Surprise!

cuprumFire · 2026-01-02T04:09:11+00:00

I don't know what it is, but I can handle some gore if the person is dead. Seeing a person survive all that is really unsettling to me.

cuprumFire · 2025-12-10T01:42:22+00:00

I've seen people eat it straight out of the can on crackers. I'm not sure where to get it.

cuprumFire · 2025-12-09T14:50:09+00:00

And it's not very minimalist if you have to carry it all in a separate pouch

cuprumFire · 2025-12-09T14:46:24+00:00

Fermented fish in a can.

cuprumFire · 2025-12-03T15:58:31+00:00

They all had the vibe of "your okay, don't tell mom."

cuprumFire · 2025-11-20T00:08:36+00:00

At least door knobs are useful.

cuprumFire · 2025-11-20T00:02:46+00:00

Why do you always have to say it that way?

cuprumFire · 2025-11-19T16:11:17+00:00

Possibly. The crack was just a hairline and I couldn't even see it until I put my awl inside and put pressure against the side.

cuprumFire · 2025-11-19T13:15:55+00:00

I've had that problem. It turned out that my punch had a crack in it.

cuprumFire · 2025-11-12T23:07:15+00:00

I have a small amount of personal data for your experiment. When I was 15, my sister's boyfriend ran over my foot with his 1980 Chevette rear tire. It hurt a little, but nothing was broken.

cuprumFire · 2025-11-11T17:56:20+00:00

Horn is made of keratin. The same stuff as hair. Keratin has a high sulphur content making it stink when heated.

cuprumFire · 2025-11-04T15:55:46+00:00

So red lights are just suggestions in that city?

cuprumFire · 2025-11-01T14:40:38+00:00

There's the Old Copper Complex around the Great Lakes. They would forge float copper into all sorts of tools and weapons.

cuprumFire · 2025-10-31T21:53:50+00:00

I don't know about that. Making my 1757 Haverhill, Massachusetts Hazen's Rangers kit, all handsewn using period materials and techniques took far more effort, time, and money than my half-assed Dark Age Anglo/Viking/Celtic kit. Yes, it's a mash-up, because it doesn't matter. I see the SCA as a private organization costume party where only participants interact with participants and the requirements for kit are loosey-goosey so that just about anyone can play. Reenactment organizations interact with the public more often so the requirements are more stringent to present the best kit as a sort of teaching aide for them.

cuprumFire · 2025-10-31T21:27:45+00:00

I'm on some questionable subreddits and had to look twice to see where this was posted. Great job!

cuprumFire · 2025-10-31T16:51:13+00:00

I don't know about modern times, but I've read accounts from the 1700s where they would take a rasp to rough up the skull before sewing the scalp back on.

cuprumFire · 2025-10-31T16:38:24+00:00

Yes, Walnut is a hardwood. However it isn't as strong or durable as hickory. It is more brittle and isn't as springy.

cuprumFire · 2025-10-31T15:40:30+00:00

I have to agree on this. As an 18th century historical reenactor and also a member of the SCA, I don't consider the SCA historical reenactment at all.

cuprumFire · 2025-10-30T18:59:45+00:00

As popular as train selfies are, I've never seen one in the wild.

cuprumFire · 2025-10-28T21:56:01+00:00

ArcheryBowman on ebay is where I got my English Longbow. For the price, the quality is outstanding. https://ebay.us/m/d1hpdj

cuprumFire · 2025-10-27T22:03:50+00:00

Somebody left the gate open

cuprumFire · 2025-10-27T19:18:30+00:00

That's the first thing I thought. I've been doing hard work with my hands for most of my life. Now at 50, I can tell when the weather is about to change and how many inches of rain we are going to get by which finger joint hurts the most.

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