Archey BowmanDoug Parry · Bowyer · Ellensburg, Washington
The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, strung and standing full length against the maple wall
  • The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, strung and standing full length against the maple wall
  • The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow: a buffalo horn tip of the unstrung bow, its string looped below
  • The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, braced on Doug's tiller against the maple wall
  • The left buffalo horn tip of the 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, with its twisted string
  • The right buffalo horn tip of the 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, with its twisted string
  • The deer skin and sinew handle wrap of the 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, its draw weights pencilled on the limb
  • The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, drawn on Doug's tiller
  • The upper limb and horn of the 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, drawn on the tiller
  • The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, standing, the bamboo back and dark ipe belly in view
  • The curve of the 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, standing against the maple wall
  • Close-up of the upper horn tip of the 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow against the maple wall
  • The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, standing, seen from its bamboo back
  • The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, unstrung on the tiller, the string hanging slack

Every bow

Bamboo-backed ipe English warbow, 115 lb

A Moso bamboo back on an ipe and hickory belly: 115# at 28", 140# at 32", 80" overall.

Draw weight
115# at 28" · 140# at 32"
Length
80"
Woods
Moso bamboo, Ipe, Hickory
Built
Bamboo-backed, with an ipe and hickory belly
Tips
Custom buffalo horn
Strike plates
Inlaid, right and left handed
Handle
Deer skin and sinew wrap
Finish
Three coats of hand-rubbed satin hard wax oil
String
B-55 Flemish twist, with a B-55 stringer

$490as listed on eBay, October 2026

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The 115-pound bamboo-backed ipe warbow, drawn on Doug's tiller
Drawn on the tiller

In my words

Made with a carefully selected piece of barrel tapered Moso bamboo backing and an ipe hickory belly. Custom buffalo horn tips, right and left handed inlaid strike plates, a deer skin and sinew handle wrap, and finished with three coats of hand rubbed satin hard wax oil. Built to the specs for proper longbows.

Comes with a one-year full replacement warranty. If anything should go wrong with this bow due to workmanship or material within a year of purchase, I will replace it at no cost to you. A B-55 Flemish twist string and a B-55 stringer are included.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

What every bow comes with

  1. Custom buffalo horn tips, shaped by hand
  2. Inlaid strike plates, right and left handed
  3. A deer skin and sinew handle wrap, if you want one
  4. Three coats of hand-rubbed satin hard wax oil
  5. Built to the specs for proper longbows
  6. A B-55 Flemish twist string and a B-55 stringer
  7. A one-year full replacement warranty. If anything goes wrong with the bow from workmanship or material within a year, I'll replace it at no cost to you.
Doug Parry leaning on his workbench in his workshop, a longbow on the wall behind him
Doug, at the bench

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Doug's email address

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