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"For anyone interested in the bow as a hunting tool. . . endless fascination."--Field & Stream

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece, 1 Aug 2003
By Tom Holt (Somerset, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This is surely the best book ever written about the subject. It contains everything you need to know in order to build traditional bows, whether you're an experienced craftsman or a complete novice.

It's also an engrossing, utterly fascinating read for anybody interested in any aspect of archery, whether technical, social or historical. The section on bow design, explaining how bows work and what makes a good one, is worth the money on its own.

Even if you haven't the slightest intention of setting plane to plank, if you're at all interested in bows and arrows, this is a book you must buy. Above all, it's written with wonderfully infectious enthusiasm, warmth and wit by men who live for the joy of the bent stick.

A superb book which has given me a great deal of pleasure

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to build an all wood bow, this book is a must!, 8 Oct 1998
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This review is from: The Traditional Bowyer's Bible: Vol 1 (Hardcover)
This book starts by teaching you the basic knowledge of wood and how it will affect the bow's performance. From there it will take you into building a couple different types of bows and the best way to accomplish it. The only better way to learn is to have someone teach you. If you don't have anyone then this book is your best bet!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining and complete, but not too well organized, 23 Jul 1998
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This review is from: The Traditional Bowyer's Bible: Vol 1 (Hardcover)
Technical accounts from experienced bowyers, interspersed with war stories on bow making and bow hunting. Chock full with - black and white - pictures of bows, bow details and key operations in bow making. Each author's/bowyers' idiosyncrasies are given much leeway. On the downside, this book is not for the complete novice. Many technical terms are used without explanation, and a basic understanding of wooden bows is required.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Traditional Bowyer's Bible volume 1
My interest in this book is not just for the bowmaking or the archery, for which I found it very good. Read more
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Written by a collective group of bowyers that know how to keep the craft alive by building each readers interest. Read more
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