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What is "Warbow"

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Miles:
I like some of the basic parts of the definition as in draw weight.

I know there's some evidence of the use of Ash and Elm not just Yew use to make English Self-Longbow's used in war but of both Woods I've not seen any very heavy bows made of them, but did have a 65 pound at 28” English Longbow made up white ash (a New World wood) the bow shots very well until I broke it’s limb.

Any one made a Hvy Warbow out of Ash or Elm yet?

Miles

D. Tiller:
Thimo has and they shoot great from the videos I've seen!

1/2primitive:
I would think that a warbow is just a heavy weight longbow, right? But then the warbow could be called a longbow and also a warbow. I would expect that a bow that has a lower draw weight (around 50-60 lb.) would just be labled as a 'longbow'(?). As for making it from a different wood, you can make a Cherokee style bow from a different wood and it would still be called a Cherokee style bow, just a different wood.
Agree? Disagree?
       Sean

D. Tiller:
A little different in this case Sean. Since the warbow is actually different than the English Longbow. The Victorian Longbow does not bend in the handle but the Warbow does in what is called compass rose fashion. It historicaly has been made of three different woods Yew, Elm and Ash. So to be historicaly correct you nead to make them out of those three woods. Yew was the cadillac of the three.

Now if you just want a warbow you can make it out of any wood you like. People have made great warbows out of different woods and also made from different laminate of wood glued together. Pip Bickerstaff, among others, has made bows this way. I expect with the rarity and price of Yew today and in the future bows will be made more often from second woods or laminates. Personaly, if it bends compass rose and has a belly thats curved in the english fashion, standing man heght or taller its a warbow.

Primitive Archer has always been very inclusive as a website and magazine so lets keep this board that way too. We are just focussing down on a particular style in this area of the PA bulletin board.

ratty:

--- Quote from: sagitarius boemoru on May 06, 2007, 03:39:44 pm ---

English bow does not need 32´´ draw, its obvious not everybody can reach it and even at MR was alotl of arrows shorter than this.





Jaro


--- End quote ---

i have an opinion on the shorter arrows  :) i belive the shorter arrows on the MR would have had longer bodkins on them,and the longer shafts shorter heads bringing them all upto around 32" for optimum draw and power ;)






so i belive the longer the draw the better if its back to your ear or past your doing fine by me ;D

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