Hello
I make my own bows. First I made a laminated take-down recurve, back in the 90's and about three years ago I made a lamintated longbow.
Yes, they are very shootable. The longbow is the sweetest shooting traditional bow I've shot.Its definitelyfar from the fastest shooting traditional bow I've ever shot. It lacks a bit in the preformance arena. Probably because I'm no expert bowyer, or even a craftsman thats a good woodworker. I'm just a longtime bowhunter who wanted to take the challenge in a different direction. And once you've taken a deer with a homemade bow its a new satisfying feeling. I still have to take a whitetail with the longbow, but the recurve has taken several. Hopefully this is the year for the longbow.
Its 65" long, centershot and tillered to be shot three fingers under. Its 53# at my 29" draw length. I'm toying with the idea of making another longbow this winter in the57-60# range.
Enclosed is a pix of me shooting the longbow.

Happy Hunting
Dan