What is your Longbow made of ? (wood choices)

[steve58]

Cheers NoWay, hope the blister gets better soon! Interesting to see how the deciding factor was the tiredness, if ever there was evidence of the need for sustained practice... am going away to think about winter training now!

[NoWay]

If only they could have all been like this set.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2359/...8b849818_o.jpg

[Streethawk]

Thought i'd add mine, its Hickory, Greenheart and Lemonwood, Bickerstaffe, 50lbs at 28"... but i draw 30" so a bit heavier i think. Pip was very helpful in making a bow for my longer draw.

[Bladsey]

Hello,
I've just bought a rosewood belly, bamboo backed bow. it is stuning and shoots very sweetly. I've also made an ash belly, bamboo back - which I'm still shooting in, but it's got really power to it. my current 'everyday' bow is lemonwood, purpleheart and osage and is very good too. Can I choose a favourite? Nah - the new rosewood one is a beauty though!

[englishwarbow]

High altitude Italian self yew. The rolls royce of bow woods

[Et tu brute]

The longbows I currently have are:

Bamboo back, bubinga core, lemonwood belly. Made by Pete Davidson.

Bamboo back, pitch pine core, bamboo belly. Made by myself with the help of another club member.

Bamboo back, maple belly. Made solely by myself.

I feel a bit un-traditional with all my longbows having bamboo backs, must get me some Hickory! A self-yew would be wonderful.

[Yeah, I missed again :)]

my longbow is made out of lemonwood as the belly then pau amarillo then purpleheart with hickery as the font-bit (technical term!!)

[Saxon]

Hickory / Opepe / Ipe 100@32. This is a lovely combination.

[Araglin]

Hickory back, lemonwood, bamboo belly.

[MATTeL]

Epe/Ipe - Bamboo super core - Bamboo

Made myself at a Fairbow workshop.

Tillered to 58lbs at 32"