Composite bow

Composite bow is a traditional bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together, cf., laminated bow. The horn is on the belly, facing the archer, and sinew on the outer side of a wooden core. When the bow is drawn, the sinew (stretched on the outside) and horn (compressed on the inside) store more energy than wood for the same length of bow. The strength can be made similar to that of all-wood "self" bows, with similar draw-length and therefore a similar amount of energy delivered to the arrow from a much shorter bow. However, a composite bow requires more different materials than a self bow, its construction takes much more time, and the finished bow is more sensitive to moisture.

The main advantage of composite bows over self bows (made from a single piece of wood) is their combination of smaller size with high power. They are therefore more convenient than self bows when the archer is mobile, as from horseback, or from a chariot. Almost all composite bows are also recurve bows as the shape curves away from the archer; this design gives higher draw-weight in the early stages of the archer's draw, storing somewhat more total energy for a given final draw-weight. It would be possible to make a wooden bow that has the same shape, length and draw-weight as a traditional composite bow, but it could not store the energy, and would break before full draw.

Composite bow
Description
Type	Bow
Capacity
Weight	2 Stones
Hitpoints
Stamina
max Speed
Tracking
Behavior
Tamable	No
Length	3
Recipe
Quantity	Ingredient				Influence
1 ×	hardwood board				30 %
4 ×	Bones				10 %
1 ×	Linen rope				20 %
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Durability	Equipment				Influence
30	Knife				10 %
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Crafting
Required skill			Bowcraft
Minimum skill level			90
Skill influence			30 %
Starting tool			Knife
Crafting duration
Resulting quantity			1
Amount wanted
ID 603

The Composite bow is a higher-tier bow that requires the skill 90 in Bows mastery to use.