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Offline SebastianArc

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Wych elm English longbow
« 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.









Offline bassman211

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2023, 06:16:08 pm »
Nicely done, and elm makes a great  ELB.

Offline Hamish

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2023, 06:58:52 pm »
I love well-made whitewood ELB's. Great job.

Offline Muskyman

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2023, 09:17:08 pm »
A ELB is on my list of bows I want to make. Very nicely done.

Offline superdav95

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2023, 12:28:49 am »
Nice for sure.  Elm is great bow wood.  Looks very clean and well made.  Congrats. 
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2023, 09:29:11 am »
Beautiful bow, very nice job on that one. :)
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Offline organic_archer

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #6 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!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2023, 09:17:11 pm »
That's about as lovely and graceful as they come. Well done.
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Offline M2A

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Re: Wych elm English longbow
« Reply #8 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