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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: SebastianArc on October 18, 2023, 06:02:23 pm

Title: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: SebastianArc on October 18, 2023, 06:02:23 pm

This wych elm English longbow is 55#@28 - 74” long.  feels like a javelin and shoots super smooth. This bow was originally  designed as a  100# warbow  and had got it to brace height about 10 years ago. I scraped a lot of wood to get it down to 55# just wanted a bow I can comfortably shoot target with and it’s been way too long since I’ve pull 100# haha! Love working with elm such a great simple bow wood.
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(https://i.ibb.co/JKq3DMf/IMG-7273.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Cz6PRTk)
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Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: bassman211 on October 18, 2023, 06:16:08 pm

Nicely done, and elm makes a great  ELB.

Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: Hamish on October 18, 2023, 06:58:52 pm

I love well-made whitewood ELB's. Great job.

Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: Muskyman on October 18, 2023, 09:17:08 pm

A ELB is on my list of bows I want to make. Very nicely done.

Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: superdav95 on October 19, 2023, 12:28:49 am

Nice for sure.  Elm is great bow wood.  Looks very clean and well made.  Congrats. 

Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: Pappy on October 19, 2023, 09:29:11 am

Beautiful bow, very nice job on that one. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: organic_archer on October 20, 2023, 11:30:28 pm

Love it. Clean and simple. I’m working on a 74 inch hackberry at the moment and hoping it turns out to be a sweet shooter, so your post is good medicine!

Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 21, 2023, 09:17:11 pm

That's about as lovely and graceful as they come. Well done.

Title: Re: Wych elm English longbow
Post by: M2A on October 24, 2023, 07:15:54 am

Great looking tiller and work on that piece. horn nocks like that are not my style but sure like seeing them on classy bows like this. well done.
Mike