english
Ex Member
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The English style is good for elm, birch and ash as well, but all three of those also perform well as flatbows, especially ash. Osage makes sense, considering it is straight grained and stacking makes sense with it's structure. Hickory won't make a good longbow, but hickory flatbows are great. I have used one once, and it was great. Hickory is not native to the UK though, so it is expensive and I don't like paying to do things primitively. I used willow to make a flatbow when I was just starting out and had no idea what wood to use. It wasn't bad, really. I think the three best bow woods are yew, osage and mulberry, but all three need a lot of preparation.
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