Testing viking shield boss made of burl against ~50 lb bow and arrow.

Safety comes from using safety glasses. ;)
Ps. Level of science here is amazing.
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Tiran bog find had a wooden boss made out of gnarl. Here we test how a 2cm+ plank reacts to an arrow vs how a 1cm thick boss made out of gnarl reacts.

Read about the Tiran Bog find:
https://www.leitgiris.lt/tiro_EN.html

Read about constructing a Tiran shield find inspired hypothetical finish shield:
https://hirdmenn.blogspot.com/2020/06/making-of-our-first-viking-shield.html

See the whole playlist of Testing a thin shield: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRDL6wPnRyPhX1_cLByFLlKY0dY49oH6Z

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