AncientCraftwork
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I think, as a beginner, it is easier to make a bow without a non bending handle part, in the English d-shape style. I had a few attempts at flatbows with a handle in the past using nothing but a knife and a hatchet but they all failed. But now I've made a few D shaped bows from young trees that had a max diameter of 15 cm / 6 inches, bows that also bent through the 'handle', and I am absolutely surprised by how well they work, I really didn't expect much but they shoot between 25 and 35 pounds and I can land homemade branch arrows at 25 meters in a pig sized target consistently, which is incredibly satisfying. I think it is a lot more forgiving design. Now I am constantly swapping between archery and slinging, after I get bored of one I do the other.
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