couple pic of my bow

[tom-h]

this is my bow it is a 68" bamboo backed hickory and pulls 55lb@28" my quiver is a slide through  for easy arrow removal if sitting   the next bow is my son's war bow this is a monster it pulls 145lbs @30" and is 7ft.long made from cedar and will cast a a heavy arrow in the 5-600 gr. range 200-300yards quit easy  this would have been what you faced  in the 1400 's a 1000 archers casting arrows as fast as possible out to 400yards the sky would have  been  black with  arrows  coming down


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[Ironwood]

Great looking bows!  I really like the quiver.  Sure would cut down on the movement when you go for a second or even a first arrow.

I can just imagine the recoil on that 145# bow.  A friend of mine had one that was rated at 100 # draw weight.  That thing would nearly jump out of your hand every time you shot it.  After a couple of shots you were ready to sit it down. :)

[tom-h]

yep and to think the english archers would shoot arrow after arrow foe two to three hours at a time when not in battle they would practice for 6hr min per day.i can not draw the war bow back my son  shoots a 30" arrow with ease in it

[FrankG]

Nice bows Tom !!

[windwalker_au]

ther a couple of very nice bows  tom.
bernie

[RoaringBull]

great bows, Tom!  How much does that warbow weigh, approx?

[tom-h]

bull im going to guess about 3-4lbs but is so well balanced it feels like nothing

[Ranger]

Very nice bows, Tom.

[Mr Woodchuck]

Fine bows indeed ... koulda used that warbow today   lil hog grazin bout 200 yards out... hog ona spit.
  Used ta shoot 150# bow till the arm got bustted up... back ta 58 lbs for me.
Bet that cedar has some "shock" to it ... but ya kant hear it comin from that far away.
lol

[tom-h]

reall it is pretty quite  i have never shot it  i have only watched grant shoot it  anything over 60lbs is to much for this ol,man to pull  it does look th have some hand shock to it though and even with the telephone pole arrows he uses it is still very fast.below is one of his homemade bamboo arrows  not sure of the wt.

[Lady of the Woods]

wow, what a couple of beauties! love the color!
nice arrows too.
z

[Mr Woodchuck]

I still shoot big huge heavy arrows   they penetrate

[tom-h]

grant has taken a few hogs with these homemade  bamboo arrows and the reall go deep and wont break off

[FrankG]

Tom where does he get the shafts ?

[tom-h]

mostly from k-mart in the lawn and garden there indoor plant stakes  some times big-lots has them  the cost about 2.00 bucks for 10pcs.