Arrow Penetration Tests into Wood - Video 16

Why the title? - Well we couldn't help but have a little joke at the expense of those who surf YouTube looking for adult material. Plus we thought it would be fun to see if a suggestive title would have any effect on the amount of hits this video receives compared to our others.

The title does of course have a legitimate meaning. The feather that sits at 90 degrees to the bow when the arrow is on the string is known as the "Cock Feather", and naturally the video contains many shots of arrows achieving "Deep Penetration" into the targets.

For those that are interested the bow Martin shoots in the video was made by the Italian bowyer Celestino Poletti. It has a draw weight of 110 lbs and is made of close-grained high-altitude Italian Yew.

The arrows were half inch tapered to 3/8" at the nock, with heads made by Martin himself and John Marshall. The metal used in the heads is steel and the shafts are Poplar or Birch.

Martin did not penetrate completely through either pieces of wood (we didn't think he would), but he did go through the plate without any trouble at all. And for those "clankies" among you that think we are making some kind of statement about medieval armour - WE ARE NOT. Please do not write to tell us that medieval armour was thicker and harder, because we already know this - thank you!

Sorry, but we do not make arrows or bows for other people so please do not ask us to.

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• longbow
• warbow
• bow
• arrow
• archery
• england
• english
• armour
• cock
• penetration
• medieval