is there any good how to site for making a english war bow i figure that they cant be to hard to make and it would be alot cheaper then buying one for a site
Try Google, it's a good starting point.
Google should definitely show you some other forums that are or have dedicated warbow sections. Lots of good folks to share information about them as well. Maybe more than you are ready for :-)
On the Primitive Archer website there is a "War Bow" thread. Some of the best war bow builders in the world frequent and participate in this thread. Most of the war bow "experts" are from Europe but there are a few from the US and Canada also..and elsewhere.
Not only do they discuss building war bows but also how to get yourself in shape to be able to draw a heavy draw bow and the best techniques for drawing heavy bows but also the proper dimensions of an authentic war bow.
Also, Google "The Mary Rose Trust". This site is dedicated to the research of the bows and arrows that were recovered from the Mary Rose, a ship that sunk in a river in England hundreds of years ago. Because of the anaerobic conditions in the mucky river bottom, many of these bows and arrows were preserved and a few preserved enough to be strung and shot, I believe.
Pat, you think you could throw a link to the 'War Bow'-thread, pretty please?
Fatboy, PM sent.
Try out the Norwegian forum. www.bueforum.no (http://www.bueforum.no)
OOoops.. If i have seen topic starter was from.. Sorry, guys. But for you, Fatboy, the norwegian forum is good..if u are from Denmark and understand norwegian:)