bowstave
Unstrung bow material
A bowstave is a length of wood prepared for making a bow, or the wooden body of a bow itself.
Traditionally cut from yew, ash, or other springy woods, a bowstave is shaped and seasoned before being worked into a finished weapon: The fletcher selected a straight-grained bowstave from the stockpile.
Toxic conifer, flexible timber
- hickoryDense North American hardwood
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- elmGenus Ulmus tree
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
lemonwood · bamboo · heartwood · sapwood · woodgrain · billet · seasoning · split
Tall wooden archery weapon
- recurveBend back again
- yewToxic conifer, flexible timber
- archerOne who shoots arrows
- drawCreate with pencil
nock · string · backing · lamination · reflex · grip · limb · tip
yew
Toxic conifer, flexible timber
maple · lemonwood · bamboo · heartwood · sapwood · woodgrain · billet · seasoning · split · knot
longbow
Tall wooden archery weapon
draw · nock · string · backing · lamination · reflex · grip · limb · tip · belly
springy
Able to rebound
pliable · elastic · tensile · bendable · limber · cast · recovery · snap · flex · yielding
carving
Shaping by cutting away
steaming · bending · tapering · roughing · hinge · set · reflex · finishing