2026 - What I did today.

OK. Next time the rain stops (in about a week) I'll see what I can find - out of curiosity.
I thought that archer's bows were made from Yew?

They are , but straight yew branches are in short supply as it's so slow to grow. According to youtube you can still make a decent bow from a number of woods, with Hazel being the favourite in the UK because ther is so much of the stuff? It could turn out to be a 'pipedream' like so many of my plans, but I would like to give it a go!

Am I imagining it, or, could you make a bow with a piece of  plastic pipe?

Yeah, if you wanted to shoot arrows with a sucker on the end!

I nearly choked on  my tea