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ARROWS - arrowmaker - 05-01-2007
Goodmorning I am new to this site so please help if I get things rung let me know.
I am interested I the arrows that were used by the Roman Army Shafts/fletching and heads
arrowmaker
Re: ARROWS - Caballo - 05-01-2007
You might find this article helpful? http://www.romanarmy.net/arrows.htm
:oops:
Regards
Caballo
Re: ARROWS - Robert Vermaat - 05-01-2007
Quote:Goodmorning I am new to this site so please help if I get things rung let me know.
HI Fred, just a friendly reminder to add your real name to your signature. :wink:
arrows - arrowmaker - 05-01-2007
Thanks for that imfo. I am also looking making a bow I have made the normal type mongol.I use only traditional materials horn and the like any imfo would be very useful
Arrowmaker
Re: ARROWS - Caballo - 05-01-2007
Interesting! Can you post some pictures?
This may be useful
http://www.atarn.org/chinese/scythian_bows.htm
The Simon James book on Dura Europas also has a detailed examination of a bow found in a grave- unfortunately I do not have the references to hand- perhaps someone else can help here?
Regards
Caballo
Bow - arrowmaker - 05-01-2007
Yes I think I have got some photos I made this first one for a customer who wanted the real thing not the normal glass things on the market.
Regs arrowmaker
Re: ARROWS - Dan Howard - 05-01-2007
David Sim has some good info on making arrowheads in Iron for the Eagles.
Re: ARROWS - M. Demetrius - 05-01-2007
Arrowmaker, you probably already have it, but http://www.woodbows.com/ has quite a variety of information and finished, or partly finished bows to help. The Mongol Bow they have is pretty close to the Scythian.
Re: ARROWS - arrowmaker - 05-02-2007
Thanks M Demetrius thanks for link there are a few books I do not have my birthday is soon looks like books books.
arrowmaker.
PS anyone know Latin for arrowmaker or fletcher
Re: ARROWS - Gaius Julius Caesar - 05-02-2007
Wow, nice site fred! Looks like you are well on the way to having roman arrows already, if I remember Iron for the Eagles correctly! 8)
Re: ARROWS - arrowmaker - 05-02-2007
I try to please but thanks for the help
Arrowmaker
Re: ARROWS - M. Demetrius - 05-02-2007
Archer is sagittarius
Arrow is sagitta
Bow is arcus
Bowstring is nervus
Don't have fletch, -er in my dictionary, but feather is penna
Hope that helps some
Re: ARROWS - arrowmaker - 05-02-2007
thanks for reply is there Latin for maker I think sagitta maker or is there a proper noun that joins them together.
arrowmaker
Re: ARROWS - M. Demetrius - 05-02-2007
maker = factor
Latin names are more structured than just translating a craft to Latin, unlike English. Carter, Cooper, Fletcher, Miller, Baker, Carpenter, Smith, all good English craft-surnames, wouldn't be the name of the one who did them in Roma.
If I were an arrow maker, for example, I would still be Marcus Demetrius. "Maker of arrows" would be "Factor sagittarum" just the same. I might be called M. Demetrius, factor sagittarum.
Re: ARROWS - arrowmaker - 05-02-2007
Magic my Roman Warrior over the water
ThanksArrowmaker