most durable bow design?

[nightowl1]

What is the most indistructable bow design? Is there a bow that can double as a walking stick, pig whacker( when they get to close), arrow digger, see-saw,and still shoot an arrow?

and be made of wood?

[lpcjon2]

A Hill !IMHO

[LongStick64]

Without a doubt a Hill

[Mudd]

A stick with a string attached...lol

God bless,Mudd

[rastaman]

Man oh man, i thought we were talking about a new bow company there for a minute.       The most durable bow design that has been almost indestructible for me is any and all the Cari-bow's i've ever owned!    

[Sam McMichael]

Yes, a Hill or a Quillian Bamboo Longhunter. Probably a lot of longbows would fall into this category. These guys with the primitve Osage or Hickory selfbows could make some strong claims as well.

[36bound]

LOL- You guys have all just put a jinx on your bows. This thread reminds me of the guys who stand around the airport hangars on Sunday mornings debating which aircraft engine is the "most reliable". Usually the guy who says that his engine is the most "bombproof" is the one you hear about having to make a precautionary emergency landing a few weeks later.

Incidentally, I happen to think my Widow longbow is as bombproof as any bow ever made and I hope my new Leon Stewart Slammer proves to be just as durable.

[JimB]

They used to make some steel bows.Add to the list "pry bar".

[Arwin]

OH, I have to say my St.Joe longbow!!!

 Last season I was getting out of the woods and hung my bow on the side mirror of my van. I put my hunting clothes away and drove off with the bow still on the mirror!!!!!    

 I looked just in time to see my bow fall off the mirror and go skipping down the road. I turned around expecting the worst. The only damage was a few light nicks.   :cool:  

 Then late December I was getting down in a blustery cold blizzard. My hands lost grip of my bow and it landed on the limb tip from 17 ft....nothing!!!
 
 St. Joes are built like tanks.  

[Stone Knife]

Hill no contest  

[JohnHV]

Everyone start taking notes for future classified ads  

[amar911]

Remind me never to loan one of my bows to Arwin!    

Allan

[robtattoo]

Originally posted by nightowl1:
What is the most indistructable bow design? Is there a bow that can double as a walking stick, pig whacker( when they get to close), arrow digger, see-saw,and still shoot an arrow?

and be made of wood?

I'd say a Hill would be perfect, but you want to shoot arrows too.  

[Mike Vines]

In my opinion, almost every longbow, and most definatly a Hill bow.

[nightowl1]

I was thinking the Hill myself.

I do not plan on using it as a see-saw but the other  options are not far off.

I bet an osage Hill would last at least two pig whacks. haha

[Ricker]

Absolutely agree with all the Hill votes.

[ron w]

Any longbow that's built well with good materials, I have a Bear Montana like could be used for all the things mentioned..............and it spits an arrow well to!!

[Ben Maher]

An all Osage lam Hill ....

[Mudd]

I actually thought the topic was intended to be more of bow design, not bow builders.

I was thinking along the lines of English style, Mongolian style,Native American Indian(they had several styles) The Huns... ect, ect.

I guess I was totally wrong. Sorry!

I'll back out of this one.. hopefully with some grace.

God bless,Mudd

[Wannabe1]

Arwin, it's good to know what I can expect when my St Joe arrives. Albeit, I don't plan on using it for any of the listed activities but, it's nice to know she'll handle the Oregon back country.