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Daniel
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Post by Daniel » Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:33 pm

Dusan wrote:Bark was in the end about 1 mm thick
That's interesting. Some time ago I had a chance to take a closer look at Tartar bow&arrows in Chartorysky Museum, Krakow, Poland.
Cherry bark covering on the arrow appeared to be very thin, much like very fine paper. Also, it is very clear that the bark was spirally wrapped around the shaft.
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Dusan
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Post by Dusan » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:33 pm

Its no problem go to thiner cherry bark , but bark lost most of his durability.
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