03-06-2014, 10:48 PM
It really depends. A self-bow would be cheaper, and considering Bone Nuts survive, then the Lathes of a Composite bow would have also survived in those cases. This indicates at least the 3 finds in Britain may have used self-bows. Indeed a Self-Bow can be powerful enough, as 4-foot Native American Selfbows can draw 50 pounds at 2 feet.
I think you would have seen both constructions, after all you can recurve a self-bow, can't you? Robert just described one way to do it.
I think you would have seen both constructions, after all you can recurve a self-bow, can't you? Robert just described one way to do it.
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