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ozark caveman:
Does Osage make a good ELB?

broad_head:
Hi
    I have seen a number of osage English longbows some self bows others backed. A friend I shoot with has a hickory backed osage bow made by Pip Bikerstaffe that draws 150lb at 36 inches, he is a big chap!
                                                                                                      Peter (UK)

Loki:
Aye,Osage makes a great D Bow.

uwe:
Yes, it does! A friend I haven`t met for years, owns one. No stringfollow, no other troubles. The ELB was made by an experienced Northgerman bowmaker from Kiel in Schleswig- Holstein, who already made a lot of this kind.

adb:
In my humble opinion, I believe backed osage (hickory) makes the best warbow. Even superior to yew   It can be made heavy, will last a very long time, and is more readily accessible as a raw material. Osage is tough. I think it's the strongest wood in compression. It will make a heavy warbow, without breaking a sweat.

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