Yew war

[Keenan]

Wow, That tiller looks excellent. Very nice bow!

[bow101]

 ........What is considered a WAr bow and what lenght is  considered a Long Bow..?

[Shaun]

Thanks Keenan et al

101 - there is a whole forum about war bows, but to me they are long yew bows made in the style of the Mary Rose and other historical bows used by the English in the 100 years war era. These bows were estimated draw weights from 80 to 200 and meant to be long drawn to 30" or more. Their purpose was to send  heavy arrows long distance to penetrate armor.  ELB shape and full compass tiller was standard.

[ksnow]

That is an awesome looking bow.  Definitely on my to do list, just need to find a piece of wood to handle it.  Not much yew up here in Wisconsin.

Kyle