The Traditional Bowyers Encyclopedia

The Traditional Bowyers Encyclopedia

Author: Dan Bertalan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-07-17

Total Pages: 970

ISBN-13: 1628730129

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Expert bowhunter and archery traditionalist Dan Bertalan has compiled the most complete bowmaking text available today. By traveling coast to coast and consulting America’s top bowmakers, he has gathered the best information on how to build your own recurve longbow, improve your hunting skills, care properly for a bow, and more. Including descriptive photographs, diagrams, a complete glossary of terms, and reviews of particular bows that include draw/force measurements and hand-shot arrow speeds, this illuminating book will provide hunters, collectors, and others with invaluable insight into this specialized world. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.


American Indian Archery

American Indian Archery

Author:

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1991-09-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780806123875

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No one knows for certain just when the bow and arrow came into use in America, but they were in use from the far North to the tip of South America when Europeans first arrived. Over the hemisphere the equipment ranged from very poor to excellent, with the finest bows of all being made in the Northwest of North America. Some of these bows rivaled the ancient classic bow in beauty of design and workmanship. The attitudes of whites toward Indian archers and their equipment have ranged from the highest of praise with mythical feats rivaling those of William Tell and Robin Hood-–o mockery and derision for the Indians' short, "deformed" bows and small arrows. The Laubins have found most of the popular conceptions of Indian archery to be erroneous-as are most of the preconceived notions about Indians—and in this book they attempt to correct some of these false impressions and to give a true picture of this ancient art as practiced by the original Americans. Following an introduction and history of Indian archery are chapters on comparison of bows, bow making and sinewed bows, horn bows, strings, arrows, quivers, shooting, medicine bows, Indian crossbows, and blowguns. Those wishing to learn something about the use of archery tackle by American Indians, something of the ingenuity associated with its manufacture and maintenance, and something about the importance of archery in everyday Indian life will find in this book a wealth of new, valuable, and important information.


Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

Author: Gleason Leonard Archer

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780310435709

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This encyclopedia is intended for everyone, from scholars and students to laypersons--for all who are troubled by apparent contradictions in the Bible. It argues for the unity and the integrity of the Bible and should convince the skeptic and reassure the person who may be confused by the seeming discrepancies in Scripture.


Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers, Volume 2

Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers, Volume 2

Author: Jim Hamm

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-23

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781794166608

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From dozens of museums and private collections, authors Allely and Hamm have brought together the most exceptional bows, arrows and quivers from plains tribes such as Blackfoot, Crow, Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, and Comanche, as well as southwest tribes like Apache, Navajo, Hopi, and the ancient Anasazi. Beautifully detailed full-page pen and ink drawings give dimensions, decoration, and construction details.This pathbreaking and comprehensive book will strongly appeal to all of those with an abiding interest in Native Americans and archery.


Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Wooden Bows, Sinew-Backed Bows, Composite Bows, Strings, Arrows, and Quivers

Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Wooden Bows, Sinew-Backed Bows, Composite Bows, Strings, Arrows, and Quivers

Author: Jim Hamm

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-21

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781793997845

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Enlightening and entertaining, this book has easy-to-follow instructions for readers who plan to make and shoot their own bows and arrows. It's a must-have text for outdoorsmen, bowhunters, traditional craftsmen, and historians.


Hunting the Hard Way

Hunting the Hard Way

Author: Howard Hill

Publisher: Derrydale Press

Published: 2000-04-26

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1586671235

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Thrilling stories about hunting wildcat, buffalo, mountain sheep, wild boar, alligator, deer and small game with a bow and arrow.


The Traditional Bowyer's Bible

The Traditional Bowyer's Bible

Author: Jim Hamm

Publisher: Globe Pequot

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781585740871

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For anyone interested in the bow as a hunting tool, it is an endless fascination.