When it comes to crafting bows the archers are in the worst situation- to make and boost a bow you need 4 sinew (very rare material) and a sextant (pricy)
Sextant is like 5000 gold depending on bartering/charisma/attitude, so far I ended one of my games with a lot more gold then I could spend/need. That leads me to believe that gold should not be an issue, especially not that late in the game, since you will have heartseeker for free untill level 18.
As far as sinew goes, I personally found enough to make a few bows, if you need sinew, you can allways go deer hunting in Hiberheim, in my case I just go vendor shopping every level up and the enchanter in cyceal market and the guy at cyceal docks have them every now and then, making it a gold sink but not so impossible.
But yeah you are right when pointing out that making bows is a lot more annoying then crafting swords. Better to be lucky then to craft 'em.
With kind regards,
Rashar.
