English Longbow

[pktm]

Does anyone know of a bowyer who makes an English Longbow in the US or Canada. Looking for a serious bow not a show piece.

[Bird Dog]

One Tree Wooden Bow Company (Canada) makes pacific yew longbows that are the nicest I've seen and shot. I think the site is   thewoodenbow.com.

[Orion]

Alan Boice, Liberty Bows, used to make a glass laminated bow patterned after the English longbow.  There's a fella in Alaska, who's name I can't remember, who made and probably is still making, beautiful horn tipped English longbows from yew.  He built these bows to shoot, but they were also beautiful show pieces.  I believe he lives in Wasilla, but I just can't come up with his name.  Maybe someone else can.  Edited after reading the next post.  East Texas Hillbilly has the name.  Welchman longbows.

[E. Texas HillBilly]

Check out Welchman longbows.com, they are very nice bows from what I've seen.
                        -Hillbilly

[unclewhit]

google the name Gerald Welch I haven't heard anything about him lately, but I know he made some yew english longbows and warbows.

[SpankyNeal]

Also check out Jay St.Charles at Pacific Yew Longbows. He makes them out of Yew, Ipe, and Hickory, and also offers a takedown option.

[Ted Fry]

Happy to build you an English longbow, check website  www.raptorarchery.com

[Bird Dog]

Ted, I never shot (or seen) one of your long bows but your flat bows are superb.

[Sherwood Poacher]

Check out RUDDERBOWSARCHERY.COM....they have a nice Bamboo/EPE longbow........am looking to getting one for myself.

[Ted Fry]

I think he wants one made from Yew with horn tips Poacher , thanks for the kind words Bird Dog

[Steve B.]

Like this:


   

[Ted Fry]

Hey , thats a picture from my web site, good thinking Steve B , thanks .
That bow is an english style osage with horn tips

[Steve Thomson]

I make some unique English longbows.They can range in length from 72" to 78"long and any poundage.I enjoy making a laminated comb using wood and bamboo.Check out my website  www.bowsforpros.com  and see earlier post here longbows for 2009.I'd be happy to help you in any way.Steve T.

[Bill Turner]

Belcher Bows. Jim Belcher is a second or third generation English bowyer who transplanted to Michigan. He makes beautiful bow. His English longbows are used in England for flight shooting competition. He purchased the Massie "Longhorn" line when Jeff Massie retired. Give Jim a call. He is a great guy and builds high performance bows.  

[bicyclemonkey]

Mike from  Maddog Traditional Archery  is making me a 72" ELB with horn nocks for $230.  It was originally going to be yew, but Mike couldn't find any from his suppliers, I ended up going with Osage instead.  I have been looking for a very traditional ELB for a while now but didn't want to pay beaucoup for it.  Here's an example from his website that mine should look like (with the addition of the horn nocks, of course).

 

[Tajue17]

Joe Don Jones made the best Osage english longbow I have ever shot,,  I still have a gerald Welch bow ( from ketchikan alaska & mail only "no phone") and that is georgious but I still cannot to get a arrow to shoot from it IDK it baffles me but its a nice bow that lives under my bed.
I head liberty makes a fine one too!  

beg Joe Don to make one it will be worth it!