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How to make a lower poundage, yet full size English longbow?

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Sammakesbows:
Most war bow weight longbows I've seen are small enough to fit completely in your hand. That would mean that making a lower poundage bow (Like 50 pounds) Would have to be slender. Would using a lower RPI stave be able to yield me a full size, yet lower poundage bow? After all, I might be able to get the stave for cheaper, if not free.

Mikkolaht:
Deflexing the stave might help? But it gives bad cast with low poundage...

Make the limbs wider and use some soft species of wood.
I think willow/goat willow would make a big bow, maybe poplar/aspen too.

Just speculations.

Pat B:
Balsa

bownarra:
a 50# yew longbow will still be 1 inch square (ish) in the handle.
Don't over think it just make one :)
Rough out dimensions for a yew longbow 50#@28 would be 1 !/8 wide for the center 12 inches. Then taper to 3/42 wide 12 inches form the nocks then into 1/2 at the nocks.

Pat B:
Are you talking about an English war bow or an English Victorian long bow?

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