Jamie McDonald, of Powell River, B.C. has been making longbows in the traditional style for the past nine years. McDonald uses Pacific yew trees to construct his bows, and has gained a reputation as ...

Jamie MacDonald is a rare breed. He is a “bowyer”- that’s someone who makes traditional handcrafted archery bows. Not only that but, although he makes several types of custom ordered bows, he ...

Until the advent of firearms, the English longbow was the most formidable weapon of Medieval times. It was made of yew wood, a very ancient species of evergreen conifer so long-lived, some specimens ...

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Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Tom Mareschall carries a 2.5m-long tree trunk across the workshop, lays it down and then raises an axe above his head ...

Celebrations for the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt will take place in England this year, and one of the world's top longbow makers, who hails from Powell River, will be in attendance.