What is your Longbow made of ? (wood choices)

[ThePinkOne]

I made mine out of a nice piece of ash flooring with near-perfect grain. Shoots sweet as a nut when I can find time to winkle myself away from my wheelie-bow.

P.

[smog]

I've been shooting a wengi bellied, hickory back bow - extremely fast. But it is beginning to die so I've retired it before it broke. I'm now having a hickory backed black walnut bellied bow being made for me. As spares have hickory, purple heart, lemon wood

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[jaarus]

Think I will go for a an Osage Belly, Purpleheart core and Hickory Back
Sound ok to everyone for my first longbow?

[Kae]

Ok definectly, bamboo would be perfect, but expensive.

Most important thing is that you enjoy it!

Kae.

[jaarus]

Originally Posted by Kae

Ok definectly, bamboo would be perfect, but expensive.

Most important thing is that you enjoy it!

Kae.

Bit too expensive sadly...

[cloutman360]

Same as my first bow and to date it still rates as the best.

[Miner Willy]

My first bow is made of Putu Jumu Belly then 2 cores of Padauk and Purpleheart and a Hickory back. This is a really nice bow, get to 100 yards no problem but has about an inch of follow/set which doesn't affect it at all.

My 2nd bow that's on order will be either (the bowyer is making a couple for me to try) are Osage, Purpleheart, Wenge accent and Bamboo back or Purpleheart Belly with a Purpleheart core another of Afromosia and a Bamboo back. I can choose whichever one I want.

[English Bowman]

Mine is Hickory back, Pau Amarello core, and Osage belly.
I also had a self Yew, which was beautiful, and still have a Lemonwood / Hickory bow, but the best performing is the Osage

Daniel

[steve58]

Outdoor bow is hickory back, lemonwood and satinwood cores, osage belly, beautiful.
Indoor bow was second hand so not sure, but looks like hickory back, lemonwood belly. Nowhere near as fast, even considering the different draw weights, probably an unfair comparison as it is so much older.

[steve58]

Originally Posted by Miner Willy

My first bow is made of Putu Jumu Belly then 2 cores of Padauk and Purpleheart and a Hickory back. This is a really nice bow, get to 100 yards no problem but has about an inch of follow/set which doesn't affect it at all.

My 2nd bow that's on order will be either (the bowyer is making a couple for me to try) are Osage, Purpleheart, Wenge accent and Bamboo back or Purpleheart Belly with a Purpleheart core another of Afromosia and a Bamboo back. I can choose whichever one I want.

You have found a bowyer who will let you try before you buy?