The standard length of the long bow was 6 feet, though, ofcourse, there were some variations. A cross section of eitherlimb makes one think of the cross section of a chocolate drop
(Fig. 3), the flat section being the back and the rounded sec-tion the belly. The nocks were of cow's horn, which were often
beautifully made. Every bowyer seemd to have a style of hisown. An experienced archer could usually tell who made agiven bow by merely glancing at the nocks. The grip, orhandle, was usually covered with plush; sometimes it wasleather or a winding of cord. The materials used in its con-struction were yew, lancewood, lemonwood, ash, and wych
