Re:Aboriginal Australian genomes reveal Indian ancestry
by UncleEntity on Thursday March 02, 2023 @08:36AM
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> Bamboo should also be very good, but its properties vary widely and aren't really captured on that site.
I was watching a video the other day about samurai bows which are made of laminated bamboo.
Quite comparable to the English longbow as those things go.
Australian river red gum is theoretically decent, and I know that people have made serviceable bows from it. I think merbau backed with bamboo is about as good as it gets for Aussies, and merbau is an import.