We've been working on building this Chinese Ox Bow (aka triple crossbow) for months now and in this latest video we finally get to put it in action.
We test to see what weight arrow give us the greatest power, speed, momentum and distance.
If you're interested please check out the full film on YouTube
An amazing day being taught speed shooting by the wonderful u/blumineck
Battle axes otherwise know as double headed axes are common place in fiction. However, were they any good for war?
Following a visit to the Mary Rose Museum and getting up close looking around King Henry The VIII’s Flagship vessel we get to converse and learn with Head of department and original dive archaeologist who helped find an excavate the Mary Rose, Dr Alex Hildred.
We then discuss the fire darts which they believe were found on the ship. Tod then remakes them in order to test their effectiveness and how they may have been used.
The Ship sank in 1545 during the battle of the Solent. It was recovered in 1982 and has been critical in its well preserved evidence into the technology and life of those in the 16th century.
On the ship they also discovered the remnants of what we believe were fire darts which would have been used to set enemy vessels alight.
Were they used by throwing from the tops or launched from a miss shaped cannon they were found near? Tod and Alex test these in this video.
As well as dropping onto boarding netting, using in an enclosed space to see how it would have affected the shipmates on board as they tried to carry out their duties.
An amazing collaborative effort to pull together this beautiful Dragon scabbard.
A massive thank you to Bill at Baskerville Shields.
#scabbard #art #medieval
Playing around with our new swords the only way one should... By slicing through milk bottles in glorious Slow-Mo
Tod lays out the premise to begin the Arrow Hack series. What can you do to get a few more yards out of your arrow when in a pinch?
We also learn plenty of medieval insults along the way.
This Chinese Ox Bow is slowly coming together. Working out the weights for each bow. But seen we'll be shooting it and doing lots, and lots, and lots of tests
All these arrows being destroyed over the years has added up to a lot. But what fun we've had!
#medieval #archery #tested