Materials for making bows and arrows What are the materials needed for making bows and arrows?

Bow divided into single bow and composite bow, single bow is generally made of wood, bamboo, less powerful, but the single bow of the English longbow can penetrate the plate armor of the Western knights, is considered to be the single bow inside the most powerful. Compound bow for China and Mongolia and other nomadic people use, the power than the single bow is greater, generally made of wood, lacquer, horn, tendons and other materials, according to historical records a good compound bow takes 2 years to complete the production. It can completely penetrate plate armor made of steel, when the Huns and Mongols were relying on this to sweep across Europe and Asia