Hi All
What readily available woods could be used to make a reasonably good longbow?
I know Yew, purpleheart, Osage, IPE, hickory and other exotics make good bows but we are not exactly awash with these locally. They are even hard to find to buy and prohibitively expensive.
The wood we could probably obtain locally (from people pruning overgrown trees) are things like oak, birch, hazel, Leylandii, laurel etc. Would any of these make a reasonable quality bow?
Regards
Osprey
What readily available woods could be used to make a reasonably good longbow?
I know Yew, purpleheart, Osage, IPE, hickory and other exotics make good bows but we are not exactly awash with these locally. They are even hard to find to buy and prohibitively expensive.
The wood we could probably obtain locally (from people pruning overgrown trees) are things like oak, birch, hazel, Leylandii, laurel etc. Would any of these make a reasonable quality bow?
Regards
Osprey