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We manufacture all our own arrow shafts and can produce around 20,000 shafts per day if needed.

Heritage Longbows is the biggest arrow shaft producer in the UK

Heritage can produce shafts in sizes from 1/4″ up to 1/2″

We can also supply them with tapers on the ends, commonly known as :-

Rear tapered shafts / bobtailed shafts (rat tailed)

Barrelled shafts

Chested Shafts or Breasted shafts.

All shafts can be supplied with inserts at the nock end.

The timber we use is Scots Pine, as used in the Victorian period

Heavy shafts for Warbows are made from Ash, Pine and Larch

Trade enquiries are most welcome

Our Traditional English Longbows can be made from a single piece of timber or multiple pieces of timber to create a laminate bow. Made to the 5/8 rule they are legal to shoot in all competitions.

We also use bamboo in the construction if required, this gives the bow a slimmer profile and faster cast due to the reduced limb weight.

Small horn nocks, leather stitched grip and fastflight string.

Bows are glued up with a 2″ forward set which makes the bow shoot faster and reduces string follow.

Finished with an oil or varnish finish, the choice is yours.

These bows are made with a bamboo back and belly with a timber core.

They are smooth drawing and fast shooting

Small overlay nocks in timber or horn, leather stitched grip and fastflight string.

Bows are glued up with a 2″ forward set which makes the bow shoot faster and reduces string follow.

Finished with an oil or varnish finish, the choice is yours.

Can be shot in the NFAS Primitive Class.

These bows are made with a bamboo back and belly with a timber core.

They are smooth drawing and fast shooting

Small overlay nocks in timber or horn, leather stitched grip and fastflight string.

Bows are glued up with a recurve in the tips which makes the bow shoot faster for its weight.

Finished with a varnish finish.

These bows can be shot in the NFAS Primitive Class.

Our Warbows can be made from a single piece of timber or multiple pieces of timber to create a laminate bow.  They are designed to shoot a heavy arrow.

For a more reliable bow for Roving Marks we can use bamboo in the construction which although isn’t traditional it should give less problems than an all wood bow.

Small horn nocks, leather stitched grip if required and fastflight string.

Bows are glued up with a 1″ forward set which makes the bow shoot faster and reduces string follow.

Finished with an oil or varnish finish, the choice is yours.

Custom arrows can be made in diameters from 1/4″ up to 1/”2

They can be crested, crown dipped, self nocked, inserts fitted, tapered, barelled etc

All our Pine shafts are made in our own workshop from timber specially selected by us so we know that they will be great quality.

You can choose from basic arrows for a beginner or high end for the best of the best.

With loads of colours to choose from and different feather shapes and sizes we can make anything you want.

We make arrows for Warbows too. These arrows are mostly made in 3/8″ or 1/2″ and can be tapered on end or both ends.

Made to your own spec for general shooting / roving marks or made to The English Warbow Society specifications.

Timbers mainly used in construction are Ash or Pine

These arrows can be fully fabricated or supplied in kit form.

Choice of horn inserts or fibre inserts.

We make reenactment archery related products in our workshop, take a look in the galleries to see what we do.

From wooden crossbows to Viking longbows and arrows

These items are lower draw weights to conform to the reenactment group rules so the risk of any injury is reduced.

We mainly use ash and hickory to produce our reenactment bows.